Hi Michelle, Coffee & cake sound a good idea. Iv'e had this thought my self. I run my little business from home in a small country Queensland town & have a big old house with a beautiful double front yard full of jaccaranda trees & agapantha's linning the footpaths. It looks very park like & I get many comments. In my little
corners there's little ponds & water trickling over the rocks & gold fish swimming.I have put tables & chairs with unbrella's for the quite relaxing afternoons as it gets very hot up here on the Downs. I haven't as yet approached the local council to whether I could have the food & beverage along with the flowers as when I first started my floristry here almost 2 years ago it cost me nearly $500 in councils fee's just to legally set up & things have been very very slow for me here as there are two of us in the town plus a big IGA store & soon to be a woolworths opening up next Oct 07. I guess my point is it may not be worth it for me even though I feel I have the perfect setting but maybe for you in your situation if you have a proper shop front it would be aventages. I'd check with your local council.

Kind Regards Helen