Fogbow Flowers

10/04/2026

The abundance of filler flowers when I was picking this morning made me appreciate just how important they are. Sure the dahlias are popular and scream ‘look at me’ - but they are getting a little funky now. The chrysanthemums, matricaria, salvias, hydrangeas, alliums, scented geranium, stock, snapdragons…. All make the bouquet balanced.

04/04/2026

A cancelled wedding order and disappointment transformed into lots of joy and fun. My two granddaughters made posies and donated them to their choice of recipients. The local Fire service and the Wellington Free ambulance.

31/03/2026

Had a fabulous trip away with fellow flower growers in the Floral Business Activator group to Melbourne. Many thanks to Susy@petalandtwig who stocked my flower stall while I was away. The dahlias are doing a mad flowering burst before the cold weather so I now have lots of dead heading to do. No complaints though.

24/03/2026

Dahlias can represent the full colour spectrum. Perfect for representing all moods and tastes.

20/03/2026

The dahlias are back after the storm - trying to flower madly and set seed before winter. Unfortunately they will be thwarted in that regard for now by cutting.

16/03/2026

Tried my hand at shredding and plating flax for a bouquet. Weirdly satisfying - reminded me of horse’s tails. What do you think?

11/03/2026

Some Lily stems available

10/03/2026

My those Lisianthus are slow - seedlinds planted end of Septmber. Meanwhile gorgeous Nadia Ruth survived the storm and is my current favourite dahlia. I am still waiting for Joal Kaitlin …… Hoping we have enough sunlight now to grow tubers for next Spring. I heard today that sunlight hours in Wellington this summer were DOWN 82%! Should I be planting shade loving plants??😎

23/02/2026

Flowers slowly but surely coming back - a couple in Stall today

17/02/2026

Just received these great looking perennials from Crafted Earth - thank goodness they arrived after the storm. Beautifully grown and packaged.

16/02/2026