blooming lovely

Tuesday, 27 August 2013

poho and barnaby

the shop: poho

location: shop 2, 117 macleay st. potts point

contact: 02 9331 4333

website: pohoflowers.com.au

the florist: barnaby

number of years in floristry: 2

best thing about being a florist: it's a very immediate creative process with so many different projects at once. everyday is different.

favourite flower combination: i love working with hydrangeas. they're so big and tactile. i have also overdosed on wattle this year.

most memorable event/occasion you have done flowers for: we're so lucky to do some visual merchandising for a large australian retailer. they allow us to come up with concepts and they're always fun to do. just yesterday we hung 1000 poppies to create a multi-coloured ceiling.

you are inspired by: the people around me and who i work with. we all have different experiences and knowledge and sharing these creates new possibilities.

you are passionate about: photography. i used to work as a photographer for 12 years and still like to work on different projects. so instagram is also a bit of an obsession at the moment.

the new phase/face of poho

winter wonders

'go local'- poho supports australian growers and agriculture

carnations/blushing brides

wondrous whites

classic beauties

the colours of the australian desert

floral dance

understated elegance

striking lines

'go local'- poho prefers locally grown flowers and foliage

crateful of greens

blooming lightly

stunning cyclamen

barnaby

Thursday, 8 August 2013

the perks of the blooming blog :)

i am so grateful for the joy this blog has brought me. capturing nature's most amazing creations has given me countless, beaming smiles. peeking into the busy and beautiful days of sydney's florists has been wonderfully exhilarating. without a doubt though, the highlight so far for me is getting to know the talented and inspiring people behind the industry. back in february this year, i featured paula and tammy from b&b roses. i was graciously received and given the tour of the rose farm. i also got to see tammy's amazing home that day. an artful space that needs to be photographed! several months later the perfect opportunity came up and i was lucky enough to photograph tammy again, this time for the flower issue of 'the quintessential magazine'. also on the same issue are masterful florals from aleksandra, matt from the floral craftsman and myra from my violet- three of the loveliest and gifted florists i had the privilege of meeting through the blog. check it all out on- thequintessentialmagazine.com.au

tammy and her display cabinet as seen on 'the quintessential magazine'

Monday, 29 July 2013

wild lotus and jess

the shop: wild lotus

location: 331 barrenjoey road, newport

contact: 02 9997 7616

website: wildlotusflorist.com.au

the florist: jess

number of years in floristry: 9

best thing about being a florist: watching the seasons forever changing and being surrounded by the beauty of nature everyday.

favourite flower combination: textures, berries and succulents with the contrast of soft and delicate flowers.

most memorable event/occasion you have done flowers for: making an old rundown scout hall turn into a beautiful wedding ceremony filled with an abundance of flowers.

you are inspired by: my mum and mother nature.

you are passionate about: family, flowers and textures.

winter blossoms

artful contrasts

layers of textures

fine forms and colour

wildly beautiful

amazing australiana

the day's bounty

lilac love

winter's gift

like jewels

roots and all

gorgeous greens

bromeliad and bark

poppy love

winter blossoms

happily creating

"surrounded by the beauty of nature everyday"- jess

seeing, knowing, making beautiful

Monday, 6 May 2013

jardine and high tea with mrs. woo

the shop: jardine hansen pop up at high tea with mrs. woo

location: 72b oxford st paddington

contact: jardine 0412 890 841; high tea with mrs woo 02 8065 5345

signature style: fashion meets flora

the florist: jardine

number of years in floristry: 3

best thing about being a florist: being surrounded with treasures everyday that make me smile. sometimes when i leave the market with a full van, i become a little giddy with joy and laugh to myself on the way back. i love how instinctive and accessible floristry is and how it's actually kind of tough and physical but the end result doesn't appear that way.

favourite flower combination: i feel like it changes so much with the turning of the seasons but i will always adore putting brambles, branches, lichen covered sticks, gum nuts or rugged bits in with pretty garden roses. i'm recently smitten with tulips but i think they should just exist on their own so they can do that wonderful wild sweeping thing they do so well.

most memorable event/occasion you have done flowers for: i did an installation in a space that was once a puppet master's shop. it's in a beautiful sandstone building underground so it really feels like a cave. i harvested armfuls of jasmine and with the help of two lovely friends, covered the walls in vines and flowers. we covered the ceiling with old paper maps, linen and lace, tiny paper ships and lights. the installation stayed for two months. i held film nights there and lots of creative people used the space for poetry readings, shadow plays, drawings, etc. it was nice that by the end, everything was dry, nicely preserved but brittle.

you are inspired by: old people at garden shows who know so much about plants and nature and are so happy to share their knowledge.

you are passionate about: plants, specifically at the moment, my expanding collection of begonias ( such colours and textures! i could stare at those leaves endlessly); and my garden roses. and branches and twigs, moss, etc. also travelling and adventures in general.