About Us

Hi, my name is Ashaana Baijnath and I am the founder of Umusa Packaging now known as Flowers on Chartwell. My interest in flowers sparked at the age of 7. My dad worked for a local nature reserve and I would often visit him at work. He was invited to many schools and events demonstrating how to plant trees and to take care of them. I remember the day he had come to my school, I was so thrilled that my dad was there hosting. Looking at all the interested faces made me feel super happy and proud.

I lost touch with the beauty of nature as I grew older, as most of us do, however, I never fully forgot about it. After I finished school I studied for a while but I then decided I needed a change. I dove into the pool of employment and oh boy, it certainly was no walk in the park.

I tried my hand at different occupations. I slowly realized that I cannot work at a job I’m not completely passionate about for the rest of my life.

I tirelessly began researching how to start a business and the resources it would require to start up. I delved into the formulation, e-commerce, design and basically everything related to the industry I was interested in.

I had initially started out with corporate and personal gifts. At the time I had a limited inventory which I used to get our name out there. I attended a business seminar where I landed my first big order with Old Mutual. I slowly grew my platform thereafter by cold calling all my orders to reach more companies. social media played a huge role in growing my business. Who would have thought a simple like, share or comment on different social media sites could make such a big impact?