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DIY Your Floral Christmas Table Centrepiece
What Christmas dinner table is complete without a stunning, summery floral centrepiece? As a florist, these arrangements are some of the most fun to design and create, but you don’t have to be a professional to make something really special. You can use any flowers or foliage that is in season or that you haveRead more
Give The Gift Of Flowers This Christmas
With Christmas just around the corner (I know, where has 2022 gone!?), it’s about this time we start thinking about what to give the loved ones in our lives. I find that, more often than not, people are more thrilled to receive a gorgeous floral arrangement than an expensive gift they may or may notRead more
A Florist’s Guide to Styling November Flowers
November is late spring here in Australia, when our most fragrant and bright flowers are in full bloom and in high demand! And while I always implore florists to follow their intuition when it comes to styling, there are a few ways I like to style these November blooms for maximum impact. Bouvardia BouvardiaRead more
How To Make A Flower Crown
Ah, flower crowns! These beauties are a versatile, popular go-to for every florist I know, because who doesn’t love a gorgeous crown of flowers? Flowers crowns have been used as a symbol of love, celebration and fertility for thousands of years, across different cultures and periods of history. In fact, we can date themRead more
How To Make A Simple Vase Arrangement
There are few decorations more impactful in your home than a vase of fresh seasonal flowers. (We know we always have a few around the house!) The big plus with vase arrangements is that they can be as simple or complex as you choose. There’s plenty of room for creativity, from the type of flowers,Read more
5 Steps to Create Your Own Green Wall At Home
If you live in a city with less-than-ideal weather, chances are that you’re looking for ways to bring the outdoors into your home. And if you live in an apartment or small house, it can be hard to find space for plants and flowers—especially if they require lots of sunlight. That’s why so many peopleRead more
How To Make A Spring Wreath
We give flowers when a baby is born, in times of deep grief, for anniversaries, to celebrate birthdays, when a friend moves into a new home, to say thank you, for graduations, and to show appreciation on days like Mother’s or Father’s Day. When mass tragedy strikes, people flood the site with flowers, even strangers.Read more
How To Make A Winter White Posy
Posies are one of the most traditional and common floral arrangements – and it’s not hard to see why! They’re super versatile and can be created from all sorts of different foliage and floral material. Fun fact – posies have been used since at least mediaeval times when they were carried to disguise the unpleasantRead more
4 Reasons Why Floristry Should Be Your Next Hobby
Have you ever looked in a florist’s window and thought, I wish I could do that? Or perhaps you’ve tried your hand at creating a bouquet yourself and wondered why it doesn’t look quite right? While it may seem pretty straightforward to stick a few flowers in a vase, there’s actually a thought processRead more
Boutonniere: How To Make a Buttonhole
Buttonholes were first introduced as “nosegays” in early 1500s Europe and North America for wealthy gentlemen to disguise the odours of those eras (we’ll let you use your imagination). Today the tradition of wearing buttonholes continues for special occasions like weddings or big events. Buttonholes are traditionally worn by men on the lapel of theirRead more