Published April 14. 2017 08:16PM
After nearly two decades of running a floral company as a side business out of a house, Kathy Schock chose to retire from her job as an office manager at Lehigh Valley Physician Group to pursue her passion for floral design full time.
Along with her husband and co-owner, Joel Essington, they opened Petal Pushers floral company in December at Hometown Village Square in Rush Township.On April 7, Petal Pushers celebrated its grand opening with the Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce, and held a ribbon cutting ceremony.Petal Pushers specializes in unusual fresh flowers for any occasion including weddings, anniversaries, funerals, formals and birthdays. The shop also offers handmade wreaths, home décor, balloons and houseplants.Petal Pushers is a full-service floral shop, with delivery in the Tamaqua, Barnesville, Schuylkill Township, Walker Township, Lake Hauto and Panther Valley areas.Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.For more information, visit
www.petalpushersfloralcompany.com.
Kathy Schock, center, cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of her shop Petal Pushers Floral Company in Hometown. Also pictured, from left, are floral designer Maria Mihalski, sales associate Melissa Hess, Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce Administrative Assistant Vanessa Gerhard, Petal Pushers co-owner Joel Essington, and chamber member Linda Rice. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO