The season of love is in full swing! We’re fast approaching Valentine’s Day, and florists around Aotearoa are buzzing with gorgeous blooms available for their customers to surprise and delight that special someone this February. With an array of florals to choose from, it can be
For years, when I would go and stay with my dad on Great Barrier Island, I would arrive to a freshly cleaned house with jasmine, freesias or wildflowers packed into vases in every room. Their scents filled the house, and those smells will forever take
With it being the busiest time of the year for buying flowers, experts at diys decided to share advice on using colour psychology to choose the right Valentine’s flowers for your partner. To do so diys partnered with Lee Chambers, a British environmental psychologist and wellbeing consultant, to shed light on the
McKenzie Country’s now-famous lupins are the controversial subject of a fascinating exhibition showing at Allpress Studio from June 1 to 18. Auckland-based photographer Mark Smith and plant enthusiast Felicity Jones have chosen lupins to demonstrate the tensions that even beautiful flowers can cause as a result
Instagram is a floral lover’s happy place. The platform is filled with millions of images of floral creations from all over the globe. But did you know that the average florist’s wastage sits around 30-40 percent? Sustainable florists are more important than ever as we
From issue 57.Rose Rowan's tips for creating eco-floral arrangements that are kind to the earth. If you are hosting friends and family over the summer months and want to create beautiful arrangements that are also sustainable, the answer might lie in your own backyard. Eco-florist Rose Rowan
