With over 20 days left until the Lunar New Year, flower shops in Ha Tinh city are bustling with customers placing orders. These days, orchid arrangers are working non-stop, busily preparing flower arrangements according to pre-ordered requests. Most florists are working at full capacity, starting at 8 a.m. and ending at midnight. On peak days, florists in Ha Tinh city work around the clock. Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoan, owner of a well-known flower shop in Ha Tinh city, said that her shop employs five professional orchid arrangers (some seasonal and some year-round). These orchid arrangers are highly skilled, experienced, have a good sense of aesthetics, and must be able to "catch the latest trends." "For seasonal workers, when the orchids are arranged in a vase, the worker will be paid 15,000 VND/branch. On average, each worker will arrange about 200 branches/day. Seasonal workers will pocket about 3 million VND per day. As for the shop's employees, the highest paid worker I pay is 60-70 million VND/month during the peak Tet holiday season," said Ms. Ngoan.

Mr. Nguyen Huu Bong (residing in Can Loc district, Ha Tinh province) is highly regarded by flower shop owners for his skillful work. He can arrange orchids in many styles according to customer requests. (Photo: Provided)

Mr. Bong said that he has been involved in the fresh flower arranging profession for over 12 years. Recently, he and other florists have been working day and night to meet customer orders. "I'm a year-round florist at a flower shop in Ha Tinh city. Around Tet (Lunar New Year), I arrange phalaenopsis orchids, and the owner provides me with accommodation, meals, and a salary of 60 million VND for the Tet month," Mr. Bong said.

Ms. Ngoan said: "Currently, there are people who order orchid vases for 100 million to give to partners. A beautiful orchid vase is not necessarily based on the number of branches but on the artistry and pleasing perspective. At the shop, each worker will have their own strengths. To create beautiful vases, the worker must put all their mind into each petal, trying to satisfy even the most demanding customers."

Mr. Thanh (residing in Thach Huong commune, Thach Ha district) said: "Arranging Phalaenopsis orchids requires carefulness, not simply arranging the branches, but sketching out the layout, with artistry. The size of each vase depends on the number of branches and the arrangement. People prefer odd numbers, so very few people arrange orchid branches in even numbers."

Ms. Le Thi Huong (owner of a flower shop in Ha Tinh City) said that to recruit skilled florists to meet the demand for flowers during Tet (Lunar New Year), she had to place deposits with them several months in advance. "With more than 20 days until Tet, the five orchid arrangers have to work day and night. Learning from previous years' experiences, recruiting florists near Tet is very difficult, so I have to find and 'make offers and secure deposits' several months in advance. My florists are recruited from many provinces and cities such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Nghe An ... and even some from Ha Tinh," Ms. Huong said. This year, at the invitation of the flower shop owner, Mr. Tam (born in 1994, from Hue) came to Ha Tinh to arrange phalaenopsis orchids. "I was hired by the owner to arrange flowers seasonally and I'm paid per product. I count the orchid stems and calculate the price. The shop owner pays 15,000 VND per phalaenopsis orchid stem. On average, I arrange about 200 stems a day, earning 3 million VND," Tâm said.

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