Daisies for Miss Harri.

My little sister is VERY clever. And, she's actually very grown up and brave too. She's only just a grown up, but in February this year, she packed up her world and went to live in New Zealand so she can go to college there. (When I went to college and uni, I just packed my bag every day and caught the train to class). I think she's very brave.

Anyway, we all missed her LOTS.

BUT, last week, she came home for a visit - HOORAY!

I was so excited to see her that I bought a big armful of daisies at the markets, and wrapped them up with a black and white striped ribbon, and took them to the airport to meet her. Daisies are a particular favourite of Miss Harri's.


On a final point of excitement, she did tell me in the car on the way home that she's been buying sunflowers every week to have in her room! I'm quite excited that sunflowers have made her weekly shopping list (this is big news, that the sunflowers are taking precedent over "perky na-nas"* and other such luxuries). It's rather nice to have flowers in one's room - makes SUCH a difference!

*Perky Na-na. What is this ridiculous THING, I hear you ask. Well, those crazy Kiwis have actually given this bizarre name to a chocolate bar. I think it's got banana lolly inside. Harri hasn't eaten one yet (probably because she's been buying sunflowers instead? Or because they have a ridiculous name... I'm not sure). But I've seen a photo of one. And they really are called Perky Na-nas. Which is crazy.

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A February Wedding, Part Two!

I know I've already had an excited little type about Alex's weddding, but then she sent me this gorgeous photo and I just wanted to share it!

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A February Wedding

It's been a little while since I shared some wedding photos with you, so here we go!






I had a lovely time looking after the flowers for Alex and Mike's wedding earlier this year. Alex chose a bouquet that had lots of fabulous texture to it, without being too dramatic, to complement her garden party wedding. We carried the textured theme on to the stems also, which were bound in satin ribbon and a natural seagrassy wrap.


















I just love the combination of flowers... and not flowers(!) Alex ands her bridesmaid carried: roses, dendrobium orchids, cymbidium orchids, tiger orchids, bouvardia, brunia, snow berries and baby succulents!





Alex and Mike, congratulations! (And thank you for letting us share your special day with our friends too!)
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I love hycainths.

Isn't it incredible how a fragrance can instantly trigger a memory?

The week of high school work experience that led me to a career in flowers smelled of hyacinths. My task each morning was to arrange the vases of posy flowers on their table in the display, and being that the week was in the cooler months of the year, the hyacinths were abundant.

I couldn't think of anything more wonderful to do with my life than spend it surrounded by such gorgeousness. Every time I have hyacinths in the shop, I'm taken straight back to that week, and it's another reminder of why I do what I do.

I love the slow drop of temperature as we descend into winter and my world smells again of hyacinths... Brilliant!