03/06/2026
A Chapter Closes, Another Begins 🌿
Today Toby made his last flower arrangement for Flowers Nambucca.
And truthfully… this feels emotional.
Flowers have been such a huge part of our story. Mother’s Days, birthdays, anniversaries, sympathy flowers, celebrations, heartbreak, remembrance. So many moments where flowers became a way of saying I love you, I’m thinking of you, I remember.
For a long time, we poured our hearts into Flowers Nambucca, and we are deeply grateful to every person who trusted us to create something meaningful for someone they cared about.
But life changes us.
In just a few days, on the 9th of June, it will be one year since my mum passed away.
Many of you know that for years I cared for her through dementia and illness. Caring for someone you love changes you. Losing them changes you too.
And through grief, something quietly became clearer.
In an Italian family, love is often expressed through food.
Food is care.
Food is comfort.
Food is how we gather.
It is soup when you are tired. Coffee at the kitchen table. Cake shared in conversation. Bread, warmth, company, someone making sure you have eaten.
As we moved through this past year, and as so many of you shared that you wanted more savoury food, homemade meals, soups, coffee, and a warm welcoming place to gather, something began to feel right.
Quietly, we realised we wanted to nourish people in a different way.
Flowers are beautiful, but they are also incredibly demanding, unpredictable, and labour intensive, especially for a small business run by just the two of us.
After a lot of reflection, we have made the decision to transition away from flowers and focus fully on the café side of the business.
This next chapter feels deeply personal.
It feels like care.
Care through food.
Care through warmth.
Care through conversation.
Care through community.
So here is Toby, holding the final flower arrangement created for Flowers Nambucca.
Thank you for trusting us with your celebrations, condolences, milestones, and memories.
And thank you for walking with us into this next chapter ❤️