In the beginning, Stella had a small area in Karteros provided by a friend. However, after a decade of dedication and hard work, it has now expanded to six stremmata, including production grounds.  

“The work with the plants needs love, good attitude and persistence, and fortunately it is something that both my husband and I have," she said.

In the nursery, there are about 10,000 species of plants, and flowers are always blossoming both for indoors and out. In addition, Stella offers a variety of flowerpots, irrigation systems, different types of soils and much more. She has her own production of plants, but also imports from Italy and Holland.

Regarding the pluses of the profession, she says: “We work in a space that has a calming effect because of the abundance and variety of plants. It is particularly pleasant to communicate with and serve our customers, and that's something that helps us forget the long and irregular hours of work. However, the caring of plants in an area of six stremmata is tedious and tiring work because they are live organisms and require particular handling."

Something that especially pleases Stella is the fact that their plants are always of extremely high quality, and that her husband, being an agriculturist, can advice and supervise in maintaining gardens, etc.

With regard to her down time, she says it does not really exist, but she tries to escape for short interludes two-three times a year with her husband and two daughters, Katerina and Elpiniki.

About her future plans in the nursery, she says: “Soon we intend to enclose the space and develop a larger parking area to accommodate our expanding customer base. In the long run, we hope to add five more stremmata with a still bigger variety of plants.”

Since Stella works with beautiful flowers almost every day of the week, we asked her what her husband brings her on special occasions, like Valentine’s Day.

“A box of chocolates would do just fine!”