Plano | April 2026

Business

BY KAREN CHANEY

Prom bouquets are top sellers at CDdesigns Florist.

Plano resident Catherine Daniels owns CDdesigns Florist in east Plano.

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CDdesigns Florist oers “explosions of nature” Catherine Daniels opened a CDdesigns Florist storefront in Plano in 2019 after a decade working at a orist and years building from her garage to a studio within a wedding planning business. She said one of her favorite things about owning this business is being able to say yes to any outlandish idea customers request. “There would be ranunculus, larkspurs, roses

“Ranunculus petals remind me of bird feathers,” Catherine Daniels said. “To me, it’s kind of nature mimicking itself.”

Plano East Senior High activities, including perfor- mance bouquets, prom and homecoming. “We love performance bouquets. We ask what character they are playing and we put as much theme into that as possible,” Daniels said. “We made origami roses out of book pages for ‘Beauty

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and tulips,” Daniels said. “It is kind of combining it into an explosion of nature. Explosions of nature— those are my favorite types [of arrangements].” What they oer Although Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day are their top two busiest seasons, CDdesigns Florist also has many requests that revolve around nearby

Daniels, a longtime Plano resident, said culti- vating her natural creative bent into a career has created a sense of fulllment. “Working with people and being involved in all their celebrations is such a genuine human expe- rience,” Daniels said. “To be involved in bringing something beautiful to them is so rewarding.”

4101 E. Park Blvd., Ste. 145, Plano www.cddesignsorist.com

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