Order now for Mother's Day!

This year Mother's Day is on Sunday the 13th May.

We already know that gerberas will be scarce - they always are around mother's day as the weather is getting cooler and as there's such a high demand. But there are plenty of other flowers that are really lovely!

Rose and Asiatic lily bouquet

We have some new plants in store too, cute succulents and interesting indoor plants. We'll try to get some photos to post for you.

Croatian Crest in Flowers

We had a wonderful customer come in a few weeks ago, saying they had a tricky job for us. We love a challenge, and it was our privilege to be able to do this.

The request was to make a traditional Croatian shield/crest as a floral wreath for a service. Including a ribbon inscribed with 'Rest in Peace' but in the Croatian words, 'Počivao u miru Božjem'.

We used large and small carnations as the main flower, also some chrysanthemum as necessary to fill the spaces. The green foliage around the edge is mostly gardenia.

Red Rose Wedding

We hope you enjoy this one... it was a wedding using all different shades of red roses.

Red, red & red roses and glossy black berries as well as celosia to break up the texture

A buttonhole/boutonniere simply with a rose and black berries. This time we used a black dart to hold the stem, it acts almost like a little water vial for the rose.

Cymbidium Orchids

We have been doing up some artificial cymbidium orchids in concrete/stone look pots, here's a preview:

Artificial cymbidium orchids in stone look pot. Great for home or office!

Happy April everybody!

Native Flowers

Often when people think of native flowers they think of dull and lifeless, almost dry flowers, that although they will last well, may not be as attractive as other flowers. While this can sometimes be the case, we don't like dull either, and native flowers don't have to be!

A native bouquet including banksia, protea, luecadendron, lily, celosia, gum.

We like the sculptural qualities of native flowers, and we like to combine them with other flowers, often vibrant tropical flowers which are also beautiful not only because of their colours, but because of their unique design. 

Native arrangement including banksia, protea, anthurium, luecadendron, spider orchids, wattle, strelitzia...

Bouquet, tall arrangement, table arrangement, you are only limited by your imagination! (and what's in season, of course.)

A native arrangement including protea, luecadendron, celosia, button chrysanthemum, banksia, etc...

Terrarium Deluxe

I'm sorry, I can't help it - posting again about tillandsias! We really should put more flowers up here, but anyhoo... who wants to see flowers when you can see a Super Deluxe Terrarium!

This is a vintage glass terrarium with white sand, incredibly burrowed driftwood, and three different tillandsia varieties.

Have a great week everybody!

Agave

Here we have 3 small agave plants in a concrete/stone look pot. We like the lush and fresh look of them, just so simple and natural, and pure.

Upright Arrangement

Something like this is suitable for many occasions, from baby boy, to thank you, to sympathy. In this arrangement we have included white oriental lilies (to open), yellow gerberas, blue iris, white freesias, and snow berries, as well as xanadu, gymea and spinning gum for foliage.

More Tillandsias

We can't help posting again about them... we're so in love.

                    The Tillandsia Medusae is flowering!  How happiness!                    

Tillandsia Cynea in rustic ceramic with white pebbles. Another month till flowering.

Our darling Tillandsia Magnusiana in a fishbowl vase with sand, charcoal & grey shells.

Crimson Splashes

...Care, humility, rank, and pride 

In the sight of the flowers are laid aside. 

Bright, oh! bright are a thousand shades, 

Crimson splashes and slender blades...

(From: The Flower Fair, by Po Chu-i, {A.D. 772-846})

Happy Valentine's Day!

Next Tuesday is V-day!

We should probably say something about how Valentine's Day is next week, and how we will have wonderful flowers (particularly roses ;) and you should all come in and get some! But we don't need to tell you that do we? We'll just let these bears lure you with their cuteness.

If you would like a passionate speech about why red roses are so fitting for the occasion see our post: here

Anthuriums and orchid in vase

Something for a table or reception counter. Red anthuriums and white Singpore orchid in moss with happy plant leaf curled around.

Re-writing the language of flowers 1: Sunflower

Recently I discovered an ancient book, tattered and falling apart, though it doesn't have a date in the front I gather it to be from around the 1850's. It is full of curious things, and amongst these a list of flowers and botanical specimens 'with the poetical language each is supposed to convey.' In other words, the language of flowers.

We often get asked if certain flowers or colours have a meaning, and while I personally don't take any significance from what is written about flowers and their meanings, but consider more what the flower is in itself - something beautiful, or unique, or interesting, or bright, I do find it interesting. But, consider my utter dismay when upon reading of sunflowers that their meaning is haughtiness or, if they are short, adoration.

Adoration, I can understand, but haughtiness? Desire, exultation, or striving, maybe, but the last thing I imagined a sunflower to be would be haughty. So, it is decided, from time to time we shall find an inappropriate floral adjective, and re-write it! Today we'll start with the sunflower.

Flower: Sunflower
What it says: Chin up, cheer up, thank you, I love you, You are a true friend.
Availability: Most of the year.
If you need them for a particular day or occasion, phone us a couple of days ahead so we can get them in for you if we don't have them. If they are not available, the next closest thing would be a yellow gerbera.

The White & Green Album

For your pleasure - a selection of studio work and inspirations. Enjoy!

Christmas & New Year Opening Hours

We will be closing for the 25th, 26th & 27th of December, and also 1st & 2nd January.
Other days over the holiday period may be slightly shorter hours, but just call us... even if you need something on the 27th or the 2nd, you never know, we might just decide to come in...