Summer & I - Floral Creations

04/11/2023

We'd 💖 to see you at our Petal Palate page please❣️😊💐

We love Customer Reviews 🥰 AND seeing their edible flower masterpieces❣️ Thankyou for your kind words and for choosing Petal Palate to assist with adorning this beauty Beth’s Cake Creations ~ 😍💐

19/09/2023

It was this evening, 4 years ago - that our Summer girl was diagnosed with Leukaemia! We may not have our farm menagerie anymore but thankfully we do have Summer❣️ It's been a long journey for our family and September (being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month) will always have a huge impact! We remember the struggles, those who are amidst their cancer journey and especially those who have grown their wings... and we wish for better days ahead for all. Cancer is devastating on so many levels, it's a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual battle that reminds us to be the best we can be and grateful for every day!

17/09/2023

Summer & I are expanding our repertoire with the fam❣️ We'd love it if those who have supported Summer & I - Floral Creations could pop over and add your Likes to our Petal Palate page & posts too❗You all help us grow‼️😃👍🏵️🌼🌸

W💛W❣️ When we decided to launch Petal Palate we thought we would be welcomed however we didn't know that we'd gather community support like this❗ 😃 Thanks to our beautiful Locals, our page is gaining momentum & almost as much colourful abundance as we are currently producing & harvesting - from food lovers to chefs, cafes to cake makers ‼️ If you find us on your plate locally - be sure to compliment the chef and tag us too if you post your scrumptious pics❣️😁👌📸🌼🌸🏵️

14/09/2023

"Petal Palate" Scrumptious Seasonals❣️ - A few sample punnets of our edible flowers were delivered to various local locations to trial Today as part of our launch❗Like what you see? 😃Contact Summer & I - Floral Creations or Petal Palate @ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551239279858&mibextid=ZbWKwL
to sample and order!

14/09/2023

New Venture & Logo❗ Featuring an array of our very own farm fresh edible flowers‼️ 😃

14/09/2023

Check yourself, loved ones & fur babies too‼️

13/09/2023

Our first Orange Calendula flower bloomed Today❣️ May this be the beginning of many more❗😊 Calendula take approximately 45-60 days to bloom once seeds have germinated so as you can imagine, we are delighted to finally see this beauty emerge‼️

12/09/2023

When seeds germinate and begin to grow, they're bright green and full of goodness 🌱- so why wouldn't they attract birds, bandicoots, possums and even field mice!? ✅Protecting new growth in a raised cage works well! As you can see, everything is growing fantastically! 💚Pictured 10 days after sowing - Snow Peas, Climbing Beans, Bush Cucumbers, Crystal Apple Cucumbers, Squash, Alyssum flowers and the "Sweetie" Tomatoes (not in pic) are looking great too❣️😃👌

11/09/2023

You'd think at first glance this was a lovely cluster of Snapdragons but they're not... when a friend has spare Bougainvillea cuttings, why not try to propagate those too❗😃 Some are over a metre in length so many new plants can be made‼️😊👌

09/09/2023

Why hello there non venomous Common Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis punctulatus)! Glad you like my garden, I like not seeing your face next to my hand when moving pots off a rack though - thanks! There are lots of trees here, go be there like your name suggests! 😵‍💫😂

08/09/2023

Just a few hundred seedlings doing their thing... Pic 1 are radishes planted 5 days ago and pics 2 & 3 are the 🫛Snow Peas, 🌱Climbing Beans, 🍈Crystal Apple Cucumbers, 🥒Bush Cucumbers, 🌼Portulaca Flowers and a 🌈few Snapdragons sown 7 days ago❣️😊👌

07/09/2023

Always growing❣️

07/09/2023

With Today's temp currently sitting at 27 and bright clear skies in view, thisafternoon is the perfect time to take some of our succulents from inside the home - outside! This reduces any excess moisture within the soil, mimics their true habitat and deters succulents from stretching for sunlight and becoming leggy! Allowing your indoor succies some direct sunlight is super good for them, particularly in the afternoon. Sunburn is less likely, leaves become more vibrant and colours can even change❣️😊

06/09/2023

15.6 mils in the rain gauge after last night's storm! The seedlings and flowers growing (like our Dianthus pictured) will benefit lots from the rainwater as it contains more Nitrogen and Oxygen than tap water! Plus, because plant roots have received rainwater directly, they'll grow quicker too! 😊👌🩷

05/09/2023

Snow peas are generally planted during Winter in South East Queensland however I planted more anyway on the second day of Spring. They usually germinate within 7-10 days but with these warmer temps and a good watering morning and arv, I've had some begin to sprout already❗ It's only been 3 days‼️ 😃👌🫛💚 The Tomatoes with expiry of 2016 are also growing well! I'm not expecting all of those to germinate but any that do are a bonus❗PLUS the Cornflowers planted on the 2nd of Sep have been propagated by heat mat indoors and there's a few sprouts there now too! 😁

04/09/2023

Another beauty Spring planting day of 742 seeds / groupings sown in the same tray as appropriate companion plants! Pumpkins with Radishes, Sweet Corn with Carrots and Marigold flowers, Shallots with Alyssum flowers, Tomatoes with Calendula flowers, Cabbage with Watermelon and Sugarsnap Peas with Pak Choi! 😅

I've added a few (out of season) seeds Today, purely as they've either expired or are close to expiration date. I've also planted Butternut Pumpkin seeds that I saved myself. You'll see there's still tissue stuck to seeds sown and that's ok as it'll assist with moisture retention and act as a slight mulch during germination! 🩵😊👌

A little over a month ago I did a mass planting however had to leave seedlings unattended for over a week without water 😬 Needless to say, they dried out ...it's all good though - I've refreshed the top layer of soil, replanted in and who knows, some remaining older seeds may germinate with the new seeds planted (as I've sown companion plants in with those) ...AND perhaps some of the root systems from previous planting may revive! Stranger things have happened - we'll have to wait and see! 😃🤞💚

✅Seeds / groupings planted so far this Spring = 1267
Plus what I've direct sown into the garden beds‼️

03/09/2023

🌱Only 40 hours since planting and if you look closely you'll see that the 🫛Snowpeas are already working their way to the surface ready to sprout AND the older seed stock with expiration date of ‼️2016 🍅"Sweetie" Cherry Tomato‼️seedlings have begun to emerge! 😃 I often plant up older seeds when I plant new stock so if they don't germinate, I have plenty of others that will and it still feels like a successful planting overall - and sometimes in the process, you just get lucky❣️😁👌 Gotta 💚 these warm Springtime evening temps!

02/09/2023

525 seeds sown to start off Spring planting 2023!
Planted, Documented, Watered - Now GROW❣️😃

01/09/2023

Pressed Flowers (part 3) - Today, the first day of Spring, 2023 - a few of the kids & I spent some time picking some of our home grown flowers to press, including Nasturtiums, Violas, Pansies and Dianthus. It's a new press, flowers (some) of which we've never tried to press before - and we can't wait to see the result in a couple of weeks when we take a sneak peak❣️😃🤞

01/09/2023

Pressed Flowers (part 2)

From Spring, almost 9 years ago - these are flowers picked and pressed by my 3 eldest kiddoes (then 7,6 & 5 years old) None pressed by the then 4, 3 or almost 2 year old that time, but all my kids were big on picking me flowers from the youngest age (thanks to their Daddy for teaching them to do so 😊 - Thankyou Steve❣️)

I remember the day we pressed these together very well! It was our first time using this flower press and I thought it would be a good project for our homeschooling. Memories were made here that will be treasured forever❣️ (And 9 years on from these floral pressings, Summer (our Eldest child and blessed Cancer survivor) is about to be certified as a qualified Florist)! 😃 W🧡W‼️

01/09/2023

Pressed Flowers (part 1)
I thought I'd share this Today - being the first day of Spring... As I opened this lovely op shop find , I discovered flowers already pressed! Gypsophila, Fuchsias (feel free to ID others in the comments under pics if you like)!

It got me thinking who may have pressed these and why, and when and where? Could it have been a child beginning their first flower pressing project, or a Parent preserving their child's first flower pickings as a keepsake? Perhaps it was a momento from a loved one or friends garden, or from one's own? Maybe it's flowers and memories preserved from an outing or holiday? Were they Grandma's - with the intention of making into a card or a framed piece?

I can only assume that these pressed flowers were not a first attempt from the person... The flowers are placed onto the orange paper (top and bottom) with another layer of folded newspaper each side with then corrugated card each side too! I suspect the person had already experienced the grooves created upon flowers from the corrugated card and inserted the additional newspaper as a preventative from that happening again. Perhaps this would have been successful - if they were not kept hidden in the press for so long, or if the tension of the wing nuts had been different? Either way, it's a lesson learnt for me with my own trials & storage and for that I am thankful!

From where the press came from, I don't know, but I'm curious about the squirrels pictured as we don't have them here in Aus - so maybe, this press has travelled oceans to arrive here!?
Whoever the person, whatever the reason, these flowers pressed almost 20 years ago (judging by the newspaper clippings in between paper) - were pressed intentionally and found their way to me! - and now you❣️😊💐

21/08/2023

If icy mornings always looked this beautiful would anyone ever wish for anything more? 😃

A sea of snow and roses ❄️ 🌹

20/08/2023

Whatever you choose to do Today - I hope it makes you smile❣️

19/08/2023

Our budget blooms are back baby‼️ Fresh Flowers for you or to gift - It's our Sunday Special❣️ We have Ranunculus, Carnations and Snappies available Today! Collect from us at Royston, just Pm to arrange 😊
A = $15
B = $25
C = $30

19/08/2023

Long time no see - we know! Summer and I have been busy with our Floristry studies and have just completed our practical Wedding Exam! With so many corsages, buttonholes, halos, bride and bridesmaids bouquets and church arrangements here - our home looks and smells absolutely gorgeous❣️😊 We also have surplus fresh flowers so check out our page throughout the day for some Sunday specials of beaut blooms‼️

08/03/2023

Thank you - for everything (particularly education, dedication and most of all inspiration) ❣️ Shine on Ladies like the stars you ALL are‼️😊💐

04/03/2023

Well - This weekend is off to a blooming gorgeous start❣️😃💐

28/02/2023

When you're feeling absolutely terrible, tested negative for Covid but the Doc says you have a raging fever so something's going on - Yet your flowers are delivered and you have a wedding zoom class on so you participate to make a bridal crescent bouquet AND possibly make your BEST arrangement EVER! 😂 (Side effects of fevering can be - possibly becoming delusional - so here's hoping this appears as beautiful to you as it does to me right now)! 😆✌️

28/01/2023