BUSINESS FEATURE
BY RENEE FARMER
MOST OF THE WORK AT THE FLOWER SHOP GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES. THE FLOWERS ARRIVE DE HYDRATED IN A BOX AND CAN TAKE UP TO A FEW DAYS TO OPEN PERFECTLY. THEY NEED TO BE PUT IN WATER AND TRIMMED BEFORE ARRANGING CAN BEGIN. MANY WORK DAYS BEGIN AT 5 A.M. JIMMY SIMS, OWNER
The business arranges owers for several events, including weddings.
Jimmy Sims opened Kemah Flowers & Co. after previously owning a Pearland shop.
PHOTOS COURTESY KEMAH FLOWERS & COMPANY
Kemah Flowers & Co. Local shop commemorates community’s highs and lows with owers A fter 22 years in the oral industry, Kemah Flowers & Co. owner Jimmy Sims began unexpectedly after the death of his grandfather.
have enough money to reopen a physical shop. Instead, he started his ower business again out of his car. “From there, I regrew a business with nothing,” Sims said. While delivering an order to Kemah, Sims spotted an open build- ing space. He called the number and, three hours later, put a deposit down. Kemah Flowers & Co. moved into its current location in 2015. Kemah Flowers & Co. has won a number of awards; however, the real awards, Sims said, are the notes of gratitude he receives. “When you nd a community that you love and they accept you right back, you can’t help but be successful,” Sims said.
Kemah Flowers & Co. 601 Kipp Ave., Kemah 281-532-6933 www.kemah orist.com Hours: Sun.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat. 8:30-11:30 a.m.
A orist heard him criticizing ower arrangements the family had received and challenged him to come to her shop and try making an arrangement. After 2 1/2 hours, he had made a casket spray for his grandfather. People liked it and started asking him to do arrangements. After training from another orist and working for high-end ower shops, Sims decided to open his own shop in Pearland in 2001. However, a cancer diagnosis in 2013 forced him to close down the shop to cover medical bills. While his treatments were successful, he didn’t
knows owers and, as a result, his community. He and his team of two designers create ower arrangements for weddings, funerals and other events. Through providing orist services to the Bay Area during the highest and lowest moments of life, Sims said he has grown a deep understanding of his neighbors. “We’ve been through a lot with the community,” he said. An East Texas native, Sims moved to the Houston area to study nurs- ing at Sam Houston State University. While in school, his ower journey
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