Rose Petals Florist

Shirley has always loved flowers. She first started off with an athletic career as a runner and still holds the record for being the youngest cross country runner to be on the US team at age 14! Out of college, she transitioned into teaching aerobics and had her own tv show based out of Fresno California for 2 years. She loved guiding people to reach their fitness goals and helping contribute to the quality of their lives. Both of her parents were stand up bass players and found great success performing in the Big Band era. Her mother was also an artist and Shirley learned a lot about art from her just by watching. After moving to Lake Tahoe in 1983 her flower business was started simply by strolling through local restaurants and selling flowers to customers. It wasn’t long until she acquired her own flower shop. She is completely self taught and started designing all occasion arrangements. After some time Shirley developed a brand new passion for wedding work, which is still the main focus of Rose Petals today. She loves talking to brides and finds it easy and fun to figure out all of their details based off of their own unique personalities. Shirley’s philosophy is “If you find what you love and it makes you happy, you have truly found your place in the world.”