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Daydream Green, Stokes Valley Road, Lower Hutt (2025)

22/04/2025

This week I'm prepping for my 2nd to last wedding of the season! (my final wedding isn't until the end of May so I'm looking forward to a short break 😌).

It's got me thinking back on my journey and realising just how far I've come. A few years ago I was a SAHM, enjoying the time with my babies but also yearning for something more.

Fast forward to today, I'm successfully working for myself, sharing the flowers I've grown with the most beautiful couples on their special days. It's an absolute pinch me moment.

In the day to day, progress can feel slow. I always struggle with that feeling that I'm not doing enough, moving fast enough. But when I stop to reflect, I realise just how much growth has happened in a short time and it's exciting to think about what's to come.

For all those who have shared my work or recommended me to your friends - it makes a world of difference to a small business owner and I'll always be so grateful. If it wasn't for all your encouragement and support, I'm not sure I'd have the courage to pursue this little daydream 🕊️🌸

15/04/2025

An indulgent, berries n cream palette for Madeleine 🍒🤍🏹🍦🎀

This bride ordered bloom buckets to create her own bud vases at the intimate ceremony. The vision for the bridal bouquet was to celebrate the season with delicious autumnal tones.

It's such a joy to bring to life the vision a client has - every bouquet is so unique, made to fit the exact taste and style of the day ❤️‍🔥

07/04/2025

Garden inspired, whimsical florals for N+D 🧚✨

This bride came to me with a dream to arrange her own flowers for the wedding day. She ended up with bloom buckets for the ceremony + reception tables and left the bouquets to me.

Such a special moment and it makes my heart happy that I got to be a little part of it 💓

01/04/2025

Garden Wedding Reception details for L+J 🍊🫒

Tablecloths
Plinths + Furniture Hire
Tableware
Marquee
Florals .green
Venue

26/03/2025

A moment for Hilary's pastel bouqs 🩷🩵💛

The vision was bright and bubbly to compliment the bridesmaid dresses. Instead of monotype (single variety florals) we decided on a colour theme for each bouquet using a dominant shade to match the dress. Common flowers were then blended throughout to create unity between each bouquet.

I loved how they turned out, thanks for the trust 🥹

13/03/2025

Emma + Matthew 🕊️

This loved up couple were interested in bloom buckets for DIY bud vases and left the arranging of the bouquets and the buttonholes to me.

This is one of the most popular requested services at Daydream Green - by picking up the flowers from my studio and arranging your own reception flowers, it can really keep costs down.

I couldn't have asked for a more relaxed, sweet soul in bride Emma. It makes me all teary eyed to see the vision come to life 🥹🩷

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20/02/2025

Dreamy bouqs for Runé and her girls 🎀🏹

The vision was seasonal, garden inspired florals with 'something blue' for the bride.

All but the roses were grown with love from the garden 🥹

12/02/2025

February moments from the cutting garden 🌼🐞🌝❤️‍🔥💫🎀

[oo1] pink, blush and white dahlia bed
[oo2] Penstemon 'Hidcote Pink' and Monarda didyma 'Panorama'
[oo3] Late summer chaos in the perennial border
[oo4] blooooom buckets
[oo5] Snapdragon 'Appleblossom' and 'Snowflake'
[oo6] purple, red and orange dahlia bed
[oo7] Salvia leucantha and Nicotiana langsdorffii
[oo8] bouqs for Katie and her maids 🕊️
[oo9] Zinnia 'Zinderella Peach'
[o10] the dahlias at golden hour

26/01/2025

AMARANTHUS 'GREEN TASSELS'

Never have I met such a divisive plant ~ you either love it or loathe it.

Admittedly, I too was rather anti amaranthus for a long time because it unfortunately isn't a very attractive plant in the garden 🫣

BUT I've grown to love it with a passion for wedding and installation work due to its sculptural form.

How to grow ~
🌱 It's a tender annual so sow in the late winter through to late summer.
🌱 Seed is easy to germinate as long as you don't cover with soil (needs light to germinate).
🌱 Some say to direct sow but I prefer to tray sow and transplant and my seedlings are always fine.
🌱 70 days to maturity sow there is still time to sow now for late autumn harvest.
🌱 Full sun will produce the longest tassels however they will still grow ok in a bit of shade.
🌱 These babies get big so give them room to grow, a spacing of 20-30cm is best.
🌱 Remember they get big! So will need supporting or staking.

Tell me, are you team yay or nay for Amaranthus? Let me know in the comments and remember to SAVE this post as inspiration for later 💫

20/01/2025

January moments from my cutting garden 🕊️🍑🏹🌸🎀✨

[oo1] back cutting garden in afternoon light
[oo2] bouquets for Emma and her girls 🤍
[oo3] new variety of dahlia this year - Maya
[oo4] Snapdragon 'Costa Summer Orange' in the morning light
[oo5] all white bloom buckets for K 🕊️
[oo6] dahlias beginning to flush
[oo7] boutonnieres for the boys
[oo8] Floret 'Golden Hour' starting to flower
[oo9] bloooom buckets for days
[010] summer 🌞

07/01/2025

A wild, whimsical bridal bouquet for Emma 🎀 All grown with love from the garden ~

Dahlia 'Orsett Beauty'
Cosmos 'Versailles Flush' and 'Fizzy White'
Amaranthus 'Green Tassels'
Matricaria 'Tetra'
Phlox 'Blushing Bride'
Rose 'Fairytale Magic'
Snapdragon 'Chantilly White'
Sweet Pea 'Unwin's Royal Wedding'
Bells of Ireland
Buplureum
Ammi majus
Statice

24/12/2024

Last delivery done and dusted for 2024 ~

What a whirlwind of a year it has been for this little biz. After broadening my offerings as a weddings and events florist, I have been met with so many wonderful opportunities including my first ever styled shoot ✨

Thank you to all the loved up couples who have trusted me to flower their big day. I'm beyond excited for the next few months and bringing these visions to life. And to my fellow flower farmers who serve up their gardens and knowledge for picking, I couldn't do it without your help 🙏

So grateful for every message of support to the followers here, the relationships I've formed and work sourced through this platform. It's a crazy world really but a good one.

Happy holidays and happy gardening friends. See you in the new year x

15/12/2024

Locally grown garden blooms available for order now ~ mini posy $15, medium hand tied bunch $25 and large bouquet $50 + other custom sizes.

Perfect teacher gifts or for your Christmas celebrations 🎄

Pick up from Stokes Valley or delivery options available upon enquiry.

15/12/2024

While your garden may be flushing and full of flowers right now - it's important to realise the beauty won't last forever.

A flower's life cycle depends on pollination and setting seed. Even if you are the most religious dead header, your annual flowers will always have a time limit.

Therefore early - mid summer is the best time to start another round of seeds for autumn. Flowers sown now will have 60-90 days to mature and will bloom just as your summer annuals grow tired for the season.

Flowers to sow now for autumn harvest ~

Zinnia, Cosmos, Amaranthus, Celosia, Marigolds, Atriplex, Didiscus, Sunflowers, Snapdragons, Scabiosa, Daucus Carota 'Dara', Coreopsis, Strawflower, Ammobium, Carnations, Yarrow, Mignonette, Persian Cress, Gomphrena, Calendula, Matricaria, Buplureum.

Remember to SAVE this post for later and FOLLOW me here at .green for more helpful tips about seed sowing 🌱

12/12/2024

✨Giveaway ✨

To celebrate the Christmas season, I've got an awesome prize pack for one lucky winner!

The pack includes:
~ one bloom bucket
~ a pair of floral snips
~ a kenzan flower frog
~ one small bud vase

To enter like this post, tag a friend in the comments and follow .green Each tag is a new entry with a bonus 5 entries if you share this post to your stories 🩷

IMPORTANT:
The prize must be collected from Stokes Valley, NZ between 16th Dec - 22nd Dec 2024 only.
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The winner will be randomly selected on the 15th of August at 12am. I will contact the winner directly using this username .green - please be aware of any scam accounts who request to follow you, claim you are the winner and ask you to click on a link to register for your prize. I will not be sending any links in association with this giveaway.

This giveaway is not associated with Instagram or Facebook.

10/12/2024

A seasonal, garden - inspired bridal bouquet with roses, ranunculus, sweet peas, poppies, stock, snapdragons and mock orange ~

Everything but the roses were locally grown in the region. Some from my field and some sourced from fellow flower farmers.

There is nothing more dreamy, ethereal and heavenly than flowers cut straight from the Spring garden for your wedding day.

wellington
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Now taking booking for Spring 2025 🕊️

18/11/2024

Blessed to be amongst the best for this dreamy Spring styled shoot 🕊️

In collaboration with ~
Venue & Catering
Photographer
Planner, Stylist & Stationery .nz
Wedding Content Creator
Florist .green
Hair & Makeup Artist
Models &
Grooms attire
Brides attire .wellington
Cake
Linen (napkins)
Jewelry
Plinth
Candles

16/11/2024

Obsessing over these Chantilly White Snapdragons currently flushing in the garden from an autumn sowing 🤍

If you are wanting to start some seeds now, you're in luck as Snapdragons will happily grow in the garden year round.

Just make sure you are selecting the correct variety of seed to sow ~

💐 Group 1 & 2 Snapdragons (Chantilly / Costa) prefer cooler temps and should be sown from autumn through to early spring.
💐 Group 3 & 4 Snapdragons (Potomac / Madame Butterfly) are the varieties to sow now throughout the summertime as will tolerate the heat more.

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My name is Elly and this is my account .green. I grow cut flowers for sale from my urban garden in NZ. Follow me here for lots more beginner gardener inspiration and advice 🫶

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