Why sustainable floristry is so important
We promote sustainable floristry and do not use floral foam or plastic in any of our creations.
A new way of working in floristry
We are sustainable florists and want to share our processes with you so you can appreciate that garden bouquets rather that commerical grown flowers are the ones with the most personality and heart.
10 Ten Wedding Flower Tips
We love wedding flowers. They add an extra something special to an already magical day. Check out our top 10 wedding flower tips when you’re planning your big day.
Our Guide to Wedding Flower Budgeting
With your wedding flowers you can go as big or as little as you like, just think about what you want to see in your photos. Think about other weddings you’ve been to, what do you remember? Did it matter that there were masses of flowers on the tables or no flowers?
Creating a mainly foliage based dried bouquet
A few tips on creating a foliage based bouquet using dried flora. Making better use of dried foliage can add lovely movement to your bouquet and adds interesting texture.
Repurposing a tired fresh bouquet into a dried bouquet.
Make your bouquet last and repurpose your tried fresh bouquet into a beautiful dried bouquet.
Creating a dried floral arrangement
A beautiful soft dried vase arrangement using different types of flora not normally found in dried arrangements. We never use floral foam in our arrangements so this one has been created using a criss crossing technique.
Flowers available for drying in April
We’ve been busy drying zinnia, dahlias, amaranthus, hydrangea and sedum. Foliage has included eucalyptus, corokia berries, olearia and firethorn (pyracantha) for it’s berries also to hopefully put aside for Christmas wreaths later in the year. When drying dahlia those with bigger heads may require some support so you could place the stem through chicken wire …