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…
Christmas at an Irish country house. Ballymaloe House, Ireland
Grab a mince tart and feast your eyes and ears on Christmas at the iconic Irish country house and food mecca, Ballymaloe House. With seven dining rooms, a conservatory, several stairways, landings, window arches and lobby areas, Iona Murray – resident floral stylist, certainly has her work cut out for her. This huge task is…
Fresh floral Christmas
A little Christmas inspo brought to you by Little Twig Flowers and The Image Takers. Little Twig is making custom Christmas decorations for homes, restaurants, parties. Hit them up at http://www.littletwig.com.au
Takes my breath away, every day
“Having my breath taken away by a single bloom”. This is just one of the things that drives Sophie, flower farmer at Little Triffids Flowers in North Wagga Wagga, NSW Riverina If you’re curious about growing flowers or you’re already a grower, this series of farmer profiles should give a great insight into life as a…
From the farm gate: artisan flower farmers
As you may have noticed…there’s a very exciting renaissance going on for field grown flowers in Australia. One group is all about connecting small artisan flower farmers and for the flower lovers and designers who seek their blooms. Consortium Botanicus – is a collaborative project, resource and directory to connect and promote micro-scale slow flower…
Glasshouse flowers… Barcelona
What a dream! A glasshouse studio for playing with flowers! ohhh! On a recent trip to Barcelona, I discovered Manuela from Gang and the Wool and the Monument Hotel. Here is her story and her style. Enjoy….. The GANG AND THE WOOL is my studio, my flower shop. It emerged in 2010 when I decided…
Dream job – styling the iconic Ballymaloe House, Ireland
Imagine if you could fill your day doing the flowers for a beautiful Irish country house where you source everything from the expansive gardens – both walled and wild. Well this is what Iona … gets to do for the iconic Ballymaloe House in south west Ireland. This is sustainable floristry at its best. The…
Floral styling at home – handy tip
For home stylists, here’s a little photo story for putting together a table centrepiece, and a very handy tip…. The sticky tape grid! Keep everything where you want it to be with a simple hashtag of sticky tape…. Thanks to the talented hands of Little Twig Flowers and for capturing it all Litte Star Creative…
Florist profile: Wild at heart
Chris Campbell from Wild at Heart Flowers in Brisbane is a floral artist with a huge respect for her craft, nature and her role. Was it always flowers… I truly wish I could say I was lured into floristry by the loving garden hand of a grandmother or relative, and that the veins of horticulture ran…
Have snips will travel – wedding flowers in Tuscany
Travelling to Italy to do wedding flowers sounds somewhat romantic and rather exciting. It was…. SUCH. A. THRILL! ….but…! It wouldn’t be an adventure without a flat tyre, getting lost on foot in the narrow one-way lands of the Florence hills and watching in nervous delight as all our flowers bobbed up and down in a little…
Hygge with plants and flowers
“Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark upon a sentimental journey and enjoy every idle hour.” John Boswell Thanks to the Danish, we have a way and a word to be at one with Winter and embrace all things cosy. Hygge is more a feeling than a meaning. It’s that…
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