Porter & Hudson

12/09/2024

10/09/2024

Contemporary garden romance was the brief to create the softest ambience for Stephanie & Paul to celebrate their love. Reception venue The Eveleigh The Grounds Events, Flowers & Styling Porter & Hudson, Stationary Hoopala Hire, Social Media Content MC Social.

03/09/2024

Happy Birthday.

28/08/2024

ROSSANO’S CASA POP-UP

Porter & Hudson store
Saturday 31st August
9am - 12pm Midday or sold out prior

I am SO EXCITED to host Marylin of Rossano’s Casa for her first pop-up. Marylin’s food is truly a feast - packed with so much flavour and love, you’ll be left not only in wonderment but promising yourself just one more bite even if your eyes are too big for your belly.

I have been a big fan of Marylin’s food for years and I have often ordered her food to gift to loved ones and corporate clients.

Marylin has curated a wonderful selection of sweet and savoury goods for you to indulge in. From beautifully soft and bouncy foccacias to umami tasting cookies and decadent flavour profiles you will find something you’ll fall in love with. And given Father’s Day is this weekend, it’s the perfect time to pop down and grab a box or two of mixed treats to entertain the family on Sunday or to gift to the paternal figure you are celebrating.

Please pop down this Saturday 9am to 12pm to enjoy a treat or four, and good luck just stopping at that!

22/08/2024

Daffodils are now out for you to take.
If you do take a bunch please make a donation to The Cancer Council. This is an honesty system to raise funds for a very worthy cause today x

20/08/2024

DAFFODIL DAY 2024
Thursday 22nd August.

This year we will be placing bunches of daffodils out the front for you take in lieu of making a donation directly to The Cancer Council. This will be an honest system of raising funds so please donate if you take a bunch.

15/08/2024

Due to a medical appointment, Porter & Hudson will be closed from 12:30pm today and will reopen tomorrow morning from 10am. Our online store will remain open for you to place your orders online for Friday and beyond.

Apologies for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding at this time.

13/06/2024

A prime example of when clients say, ‘do whatever you want, we trust you!’. Challenge accepted.

03/06/2024

WINTER TRADING HOURS
Commencing 3rd June

Monday to Friday - 10am to 4pm
Saturday - 9am to 12pm Midday
Sunday - CLOSED

27/05/2024

40 LAPS AROUND THE SUN ✨

The brief to design this textural tablescape started as a chat with requests of mauve & yellow seasonal garden flowers. A couple of hours later I received a panicked message telling me to ditch the purple and yellow and to go with a neutral colour scheme and attached to the message was a picture of the table. And that’s where my creative heart ignited.

The table was an absolutely stunning and organic slab of wood from a tree that would have seen more than what I ever will in my lifetime. The edges left bare and all the curves and knots celebrated. It was when I saw the table to which Vee and her family would feast and celebrate her 40th Birthday that I knew I had to create beautifully textural gardenscapes housed in footed bowls.

I sourced the footed bowls that were a mocha textural ceramic material and weaved gardenia foliage, white sea holly, mini calla lilies, carnations, mums, wildflower and phalaenopsis orchids into each setting. I really wanted to create a lush and texturally interesting tablescape so I also sourced miniature white pumpkins that were placed on moss mounds on platters and tufts of moss were added on the table itself. The tablescape was then gently lit by tealights in ribbed glass votives.

The biggest challenge I had design wise that this beautiful property wasn’t local but was in fact located in Mudgee. I dutifully packed all of the flowers and styling elements, wrote out a detailed but simple how to instruction sheet finished with words of encouragement for my client. Not only did she excel at styling the table but I think I may have just found an extra set of hands when wedding season kicks off in August.

Designing with a neutral palette can be a challenge because it can all look a little boring and bland. The trick for me is to really lean into texture and selecting the textural elements I can use to create something just a little bit different.

Happy 40th Birthday Vee, I hope your weekend with your beautiful family was all you wanted and more.

06/05/2024

MATRIARCH - Celebrating those we call Mum.

Join us in celebrating the maternal figure in your life this Mother’s Day with the gift of flowers. We have thoughtfully designed our Mother’s Day offerings for you to gift on Sunday 12th May.

The Florist Curation Soft is a beautiful choice to celebrate maternal love with a softly feminine pastel colour palette. It features delicately muted tones reminiscent of old English Gardens and soft sorbet swirls.

The Florist Curation Autumn is the perfect choice to celebrate maternal love with a glowingly autumnal colour palette. It features warm tones reminiscent of the change of colour in nature just before the cooler months set in - Deepest burgundy, mustard, orange, latte & peach.

Porter & Hudson will utilise the season’s best flowers & foliages sourced from our trusted growers.

Please note photos are a guideline only.

Each Porter & Hudson x Mother’s Day bouquet and arrangement is individually created for each order. Pre-order today to avoid missing out as we are guaranteed to sell out.

Delivery available Saturday 11th May. Pick Up Only Sunday 12th May. Head to our website to place your order by simply clicking on the Mother’s Day link or you can call the store on 4677 0767 or pop in and see us in store to place your order.

29/03/2024

Wishing you all a happy and safe Easter long weekend and see you all on Tuesday.

21/02/2024

NEW TRADING HOURS FOR SATURDAY

From this week the store’s new trading hours for Saturdays will be 9am to 12pm.

Walk ins and pre-ordered pick ups will be available on Saturdays.

06/02/2024

PORTER & HUDSON X SAINT VALENTINE

Pre-Orders Now Open Online & In Store.

Tag your significant other and don’t leave it til the last minute as sell out is guaranteed.

26/01/2024

Porter & Hudson will be back on Monday!

We are rested and recharged and looking forward to seeing you all when we return. The online store is now open for deliveries and pick ups from Monday and beyond.

https://www.porterandhudson.com/phstore

26/12/2023

Porter & Hudson is taking a break and will be closed until Monday 29th January 2024.

07/12/2023

Good morning and happy Friday!
With the hot weather we are experiencing today and tomorrow, we have turned the air conditioning to the max and closed the doors for ultimate cooling to keep the flowers (and florists) happy. Open today until 4pm and Saturday 9:30am to 1:30pm.

Image of one of our beautiful wreaths adorning the walls of a private residence, featured in Country Style 2021.

20/11/2023

C H R I S T M A S

I can’t quite believe I am writing that word, where has the year gone?! Like most people I am probably not feeling quite ready for the festive season but Mariah Carey is starting to warm those vocal cords once again and I am seeing more and more adorned Christmas trees, decorations and cute festive pyjamas.

We still have availability for our workshops so head along to our website and click on the workshops page to book your place. Our Christmas workshops are renowned and each year the demand is bigger and bigger which I am so grateful for. I love hosting and teaching you all and watch you all walking in perhaps feeling nervous with anticipation and then your wonderment at the end of the class amazed at the design you have created and are so proud of.

If workshops aren’t your thing, that’s ok! I will open up our custom wreath orders this week for pick up or delivery commencing from 1st December. And as always we can work with you to create floral centrepieces for your home for Christmas, feel free to contact the store so we can have a chat about your styling and colour palette.

This image is from a creative photoshoot I did a couple of years ago but the table styling and elements is something that still resonates with me. Layers of texture from moss to hand made leather, soft linen and hand poured soy candles in vintage mason jars. Soft monotone colours of whites and nudes with a contrast of berry. Muted, understated but intricate in the layering of elements. Photography and styling by , Florals by

26/10/2023

Christmas Workshops 2023

Fresh Botanical Christmas Arrangement Workshop
Sunday 26th November from 11am
https://www.stickytickets.com.au/KVGS9

Christmas Botanical Wreath Workshop
Sunday 3rd December from 11am
https://www.stickytickets.com.au/EXC5S

Christmas Botanical Wreath Workshop
Saturday 9th December from 2:30pm
https://www.stickytickets.com.au/EXC5S

Christmas Botanical Wreath Workshop
Sunday 10th December from 11am
https://www.stickytickets.com.au/EXC5S

Christmas Botanical Wreath Workshop
Saturday 16th December from 2:30pm
https://www.stickytickets.com.au/EXC5S

Fresh Botanical Christmas Arrangement Workshop
Saturday 23rd December from 2:30pm
https://www.stickytickets.com.au/KVGS9

19/10/2023

Hello! It’s been a long time between posts but we’ve had alot of new followers lately so I thought I would reintroduce myself.

My name is Rebecca and you can find me buried amongst flowers in my store 6 days a week and sometimes seven if sleep isn’t high on my agenda.

The name Porter & Hudson pays respect to the strong women in my family. My great grandmothers, my grandmothers, and my beautiful Mum are the foundation to who I am and what I strive to be.

This photo, albeit a few years old now, combines two of my favourite things - flowers and New York. The image was taken on the streets of Brooklyn after attending a workshop by and and where I first saw a black dahlia and limelight paniculata.

I sometimes struggle to articulate my floral design style. To be honest I don’t want to commit because I consider myself highly creative and I’m afraid of pigeon holing myself. I love flowers and their natural state and I love to celebrate them, whether it’s the swoop of a crooked stem or freckled petals or an uneven wash of colour. Nature is truly amazing. I love my designs to be unapologetically abundant but I also love the challenge of sculpture and minimalism.

Travel is something I love and wandering to find inspiration. It’s been a minute (or years) in between flights but I can’t wait to be in the air once again. Family is very important to me and my two very excitable Japanese Spitz Bowie & Jagger.

People often ask me what my favourite flower is and I can’t have just one!! So here is my top five:
* Hydrangea (especially Paniculata)
* Bearded Iris
* Coral Charm Peony
* Black hellebore (and just black flowers in general really)
* Smoke Bush

So tell me in the comments below, what’s your favourite flower and why?

31/07/2023

Vale.

19/06/2023

WINTER TRADING HOURS
Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm
Saturday 9:30am to 1:30pm
Sunday Closed

05/06/2023

Janine’s 60th Birthday Dinner Party.

A couple of months ago, I received an email from Janine’s stepdaughter enquiring if we were available to create some arrangements for Janine’s celebration and assist with some styling items.

Janine is a regular client, popping into the store every Friday to buy flowers for her home. Her warm personality and quick wit as well as her greeting of ‘Hi! hi!’ as she walks through the doors of the store is one of my favourite things. No matter the mood or stress I feel on one of our busiest days, Janine’s compassion to my well being, love of flowers and a gab about travel and F1 leaves me feeling recharged and ready to tackle the rest of the day.

The main focus of the brief for Janine’s 60th Birthday dinner party was all things Positano - classic hues of blues, yellows, whites and of course a citrus twist. In that I had no problem as I researched Italian floral designers and their whimsical and garden style arrangements to create a texturally interesting tablescape for guests to enjoy. The biggest challenge I faced however was finding a way to top the style queen herself - Janine! Janine’s style is refined and everything is meticulous in her selection of high end quality design pieces and antique. A mix of old and new yet always strikingly beautiful. It helped that her step daughters had raided her linen, crockery, cutlery and glassware. I designed the floral arrangements in footed cut glass bowls with a loose and sweeping design shape. At the base of each vessel, I placed a collection of tea light votives as well as scattered loose lemons on the table to emphasise the placement of lemons in the arrangements but to also reinforce the colour palette and Positano theme.

Happiest of Birthdays Janine and I hope your night was filled with beautiful food, amazing company and Amore.

15/05/2023

Porter & Hudson is taking a short break and will reopen Wednesday 17th May.

26/04/2023

Whenever Ashleigh from contacts me for flowers for an event she’s styling, I always know she will give me a challenge.

Random strange fact about me: the colour purple makes me nervous. I never feel confident working with it and it’s cool tones, throw me a pink, peach, yellow any day of the week and I can create something with my eyes closed but purple…. It gets to me. So when Ashleigh sent a concept my way with the non-negotiable being that purple must be featured, the palms of my hands got twitchy and sweaty.

Needless to say, I workshopped some colour combinations and pushed myself with colour blocking and textures to create the sweetest floral nest for the most perfect pressed flower adorned buttercream cake. And the tones of the flowers set amongst the warm atmosphere of The Cellar Door at created a statement as big as the love celebrated for Paulo & Stephanie.

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17/04/2023

Anna.

12/04/2023

Birthday love for Grandma.

05/04/2023

We are taking a break over the Easter long weekend and will return on Tuesday 11th April from 9:30am(ish). Wishing you all a happy Easter and if you are travelling, please be safe.