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{waiting for a delivery...} 16 May 2012 | 12:44 pm
A very belated blog post... I can't believe how long it's been since my last post - please accept my apologies for the lack of love on my blog. The last few months have been a mix of busy with work th...
{I've fallen in love again!} 20 Jan 2012 | 04:12 pm
How could I ever think I didn't want to do this (floristry)? 4:30am wake up call and all - these beautiful babies are more than worth it! Being the anal perfectionist (& stress head) that I am ...
{sending a message with flowers} 19 Jan 2012 | 04:27 pm
Duchess of Cambridge's (Kate Middleton) wedding boquet conveyed special meaning (c) Guardian.com.uk Too ashamed to say the words, "I'm sorry", too shy and bashful to utter those three little words, ...
{a little project of my own...} 8 Dec 2011 | 12:37 pm
I feel very guilty for abandoning my blog and not keeping up with my 'Alphabet of favourite flowers' but I have a good excuse - promise! (or at least I think it is...) I wish I could say I've been su...
{'D' is for...} 6 Dec 2011 | 11:45 am
D is for the deliciously fragrant Daphne odora. This darling does tend to break my heart though. One minute she is looking gorgeous the next she has dropped dead for reasons otherwise unknown.Her...
{'C' is for...} 6 Dec 2011 | 11:03 am
C is for the charming ‘Cécile Brünner’ Rose. From its most perfect form as a shell-pink tight bud, through to its full frilly-fancy party dress form I absolutely adore this rose. I think a lot ...
{'B' is for...} 29 Nov 2011 | 12:33 pm
B is for brilliantly blue Bluebell. Hyacinthoides non-scripta, otherwise known by its common name of English Bluebell, and Hyacinthoides hispanica - Spanish Bluebell, are spring flowering perennial ....
{'A' is for...} 24 Nov 2011 | 05:25 pm
A is for the very adorable Anemone - in any shape and form they come in! Delicate and elegant, serene and oh so pretty! Anemones are members of the buttercup family. In spring the cute as a button Po...
{the alphabet in flowers} 24 Nov 2011 | 05:14 pm
I often get asked what my favourite flowers or plants are. For me this is like asking a Mother if she has a favourite child! I don't do favourites as such, I love all plants and flowers (with or witho...
{vertical flowers} 31 Oct 2011 | 04:31 pm
What better way to spend a Saturday than to play with flowers (free flowers at that!)? It was the annual Flower Grower's Ball on the weekend and as such the Sydney Town Hall was decked out from top to...
