Oh Winter, hello again.. According to Chinese medicine, Winter is the best season if you’re a creative, so a good time to get down with the Yin energy of the season. ‘Winter is the best season if you’re a creative’ Thousands of years ago, people lived in a state of complete harmony with nature. They…
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Drawing… for the love of flowers
She’s been drawing since she can’t remember. She’s even allowed to draw on the walls!! This is Shannon Cheung from Typoflora. Shannon creates the most beautiful hand illustrated designs with flowers across a range of original and sophisticated stationary and branding services. I’ve loved drawing ever since I was little. I remember mum used…
A Royal Forage – wedding flowers to make a statement
Meghan and Harry’s wedding flowers are set to make a strong statement for flowers with an environmental and social conscience. According to media and palace reports , flowers and foliage have been foraged from the Royal’s parks and gardens, from bee-friendly wildflower fields and flowers will be given to charity after the event. Oh wouldn’t…
Mother’s Day milestone – 1 year anniversary
These are my mother’s hands – a farmer’s daughter, nurse, gardener and floral artist. (And loads of other things!) When I kicked off this blog last Mother’s Day, I didn’t realize how fitting that start date actually was. See, I have my dear Mum to thank for passing on a love of flowers and it’s…
FLOWERING NOW. Exhibition in Melbourne
Lucky Melbourne! For the second year, this incredible event celebrating floristry and its community is on again. Thirteen Victorian florists have each designed and constructed their own artistic installations that defy traditional understandings of floristry and will been display for the public to see this weekend in Collingwood. Melbourne is home to some of the most…
Flower farming in the Blue Mountains
Floral by Nature is a micro flower farm on a 104 acre property in the beautiful Kanimbla Valley, Blue Mountains. Together with their two young children, Celine and her husband Tristan grow a range of annuals – sunflowers, zinnias, celosia, snapdragons, poppies, dahlias and David Austin Roses. “We have set aside approximately two acres for the…
Wrap up – Five day Flower and Garden Show
Over 91,000 flower lovers and eager green thumbs flocked to the 2018 Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show last week to admire an array of award-winning gardens and seek out new and rare blooms, striking floral installations and engaging presentations. We are so lucky to have a show of such high standard and size here in…
Floral feast on show
As you’re probably aware, the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is underway, and this year is a cracker. We are so lucky to have a show of such high standard and size here in Melbourne. It’s rated among the top five flower and garden shows in the world and is the largest horticultural event…
How dying flowers teach us how to live
As I clean up the pile of decaying and rather stinky flowers from the weekend wedding job and also from the mantels and benches of my own house, a pang of sadness hits me (it doesn’t help that Julia Stone is singing a very melancholy song in the background). It’s such a shame that beauty…
Roses, peonies and sparkling, oh my!
Micro farming from the soil up Yes you read that right, this farm is dedicated to peonies, sparkling wine and old world perfumed roses. How dreamy! Crofters Fold (even the name is dreamy!) is an inspiring spot. Located in the heart of Granite country near Kyneton in the Macedon Ranges, farmers Danielle and Ashley farm holistically…
Floral fiction: If you had your time over, would you live the same life twice?
‘The Memories That Make Us’ If you dream of escaping to the country or growing flowers on your land, or indeed just have a thing for either flowers, the country life, romance and following your heart, you’re in for a treat. Melbourne writer Vanessa Carnevale has expertly captured the profound and enchanting effect of flowers…
Flower farm life
In the little hamlet of Lyonville not far from Daylesford in Victoria, is the cutest little farm gate where you can pick up a bunch of flowers fresh from the field. Janae and her husband Chris (and their two children) grow chemical free blooms for the public, for florists, for restaurants. It’s their second season…
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