October 15, 2018
forager about town
I fear that I am doing too good a job upholding my reputation as forager-about-town. A little botanical snip here, and a wee cutting there while out walking, and quicker...
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February 22, 2018
florabundance
I cannot imagine a day without flowers in it, or of not having flowers in my home. Monsieur Monet obviously agrees with me. What is it that he said? Something...
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May 29, 2017
no floral florals
This time of year is challenging for a flower lover like myself. In jest, on Instagram, I’ve been referring to my garden as the garden of nothingness. All jokes aside,...
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April 25, 2017
faffing, foraging and frippery
Faffing, foraging and frippery. Try rolling that sentence off the tongue several times! I’ve decided that these are three of my favourite words, despite the fact that they all have connotations...
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April 4, 2017
flowers on the low down
Flowers on the low down – those little flower arrangements that you see literally, when you look down, as opposed to the low down on flowers, which this is not....
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November 3, 2016
the jaipur flower market
If you follow me on Instagram then you may know that my family and I have recently been travelling in India. And, as I’m sure you also know, at any...
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July 11, 2016
a hallway vignette
I was looking at my little hallway vignette of vintage bottles and flowers the other day, and wondering if it needs a little change. After all, I am always advocating...
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June 10, 2016
the botanical foragers united society inc
I seem to have developed something of a reputation amongst my instagram friends. A little botanical snip here, and a wee cutting there while out walking, and quicker than I...
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April 16, 2016
a floral alphabet ~ dahlias
I was given the most wonderful gift a few weeks ago. Mindy, the very clever talent behind Twig & Arrow, a floral and event stylist here in Wellington, messaged me...
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February 4, 2016
a floral alphabet ~ hydrangeas
I’m a relatively fresh face at the Hydrangea Appreciation Society. I’m not sure why I’ve overlooked these beautiful mop headed flowers until the last few years. But I have. And...
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January 27, 2016
weed gathering
This morning Bruno and I took our seccateurs for a little walk. We are currently staying out at the beach, and the country road sides are full of flowering grasses and...
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August 28, 2015
a floral alphabet ~ blossom foraging
Before I even get started, and before you even dream of asking, no and yes. No, I will not tell you where this beautiful blossom came from. And yes, this...
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August 12, 2015
a floral alphabet ~ hellebores
When it is bitterly cold outside, as it has been this week, the gift of a hellebore, or winter rose, which blooms seemingly against all the odds, is all the...
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July 23, 2015
winter flower arranging
June and July. Are these the hardest months of the southern hemisphere year for us flower lovers? My garden is a wilderness of very slim pickings. The camellias are just...
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