About Vanessa of Demetra Florist Deagon

Vanessa started her floristry career at Canberra’s exclusive David Jones Florist in 1986. Years of intensive training with the best in the business, honed her skills in all facets of the industry including creative wedding bouquet design, corsages, buttonholes and all floral arrangements. Her talents then went on to work with some very exciting firms including a florist that had the tender for Parliament house where she would work on-site supplying flowers for functions and daily flower arrangements including the Prime Minister’s round table. Designing flowers for visiting royalty Vanessa had the wonderful opportunity to design and create a posy for HRH Queen Elizabeth II. Katherine Florist, Northern Territory, was unique work as this florist had the largest delivery area in the Southern Hemisphere; the fresh flowers would be flown with the Royal Flying Doctor Service, sometimes over 1000kms to remote outback stations.

With a passion for customer service and a flair for flowers, Vanessa has started her own business, Demetra.
Designing weekly corporate flowers for Brisbane businesses to devoting her days satisfying people’s desire to say, ‘Happy birthday’, ‘I love you’, ‘Congratulations’, ‘You’re important to me’, ‘Thank you for everything’, ‘I’m sorry for your loss’, she has found her niche in life.

The fact is, Vanessa says, “It is just as lovely to give flowers as it is to receive them and although they do not last forever, it is the impact that is everlasting”.

Vanessa rises at 4am to attend the flower auctions, sources local growers, and calculates prices daily to ensure she is working hard to keep overheads low to ensure superior freshness, value and service at a very competitive price, every time.

Community

We love where we live and work. The Sandgate area is such a special place to reside and community values are huge here. Demetra often donates to charities and fundraising committees including donating any unsold flowers to nursing homes and non-profit organizations.

“What a beautiful surprise – beautiful maroon orchids that will last for ages & even some iris flowers which are my favorite. Thank you again – as a side note – the florist you chose is very good, they are simply stunning”
Jenine, Woolloongabba