Thanks for your comment. It's a reasonable question. I'll answer in two parts. 1) I wouldn't consider myself a floral "influencer" or an expert - I create what I think is beautiful. I run a successful event floral business that has taken many years and hard work to grow. 2) I learned entirely independently and developed my style in many ways that would be considered non-traditional. Is a knife more efficient? - yes. Is it something I am personally comfortable using when I design? - no. With sharp shears, can I get a good angle cut on a stem that goes in a floral arrangement with a very limited-use window (weddings)? - yes. I have plenty of team members who use knives - because that is how they learned. All this said, I can make arrangements faster than every trained designer I've ever worked with - probably _because_ of a lack of training.