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Emma + Matthew 🕊️This loved up couple were interested in bloom buckets for DIY bud vases and left the arranging of the b...
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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Dreamy bouqs for Runé and her girls 🎀🏹The vision was seasonal, garden inspired florals with 'something blue' for the bri...
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 🥹

February moments from the cutting garden 🌼🐞🌝❤️‍🔥💫🎀[oo1] pink, blush and white dahlia bed[oo2] Penstemon 'Hidcote Pink' a...
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

AMARANTHUS 'GREEN TASSELS'Never have I met such a divisive plant ~ you either love it or loathe it.Admittedly, I too was...
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 💫

January moments from my cutting garden 🕊️🍑🏹🌸🎀✨[oo1] back cutting garden in afternoon light[oo2] bouquets for Emma and he...
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 🌞

A wild, whimsical bridal bouquet for Emma 🎀 All grown with love from the garden ~Dahlia 'Orsett Beauty'Cosmos 'Versaille...
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


Last delivery done and dusted for 2024 ~What a whirlwind of a year it has been for this little biz. After broadening my ...
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

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

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

 

✨Giveaway ✨To celebrate the Christmas season, I've got an awesome prize pack for one lucky winner!The pack includes: ~ o...
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.

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

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Now taking booking for Spring 2025 🕊️

Blessed to be amongst the best for this dreamy Spring styled shoot 🕊️In collaboration with ~Venue & Catering Photographe...
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

Obsessing over these Chantilly White Snapdragons currently flushing in the garden from an autumn sowing 🤍If you are want...
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 🫶

Check out this bi-colour cutie I grew from saved seed 🌈Last year I saved seed from my favourite poppies. The majority en...
29/10/2024

Check out this bi-colour cutie I grew from saved seed 🌈

Last year I saved seed from my favourite poppies. The majority ended up being the peachy tones that I was expecting, all but this jazzy unicorn.

Saving seed can be both frustrating and exciting. Many varieties of flowers like Poppies can easily cross pollinate. So there is no guarantee you're going to get back what you hope for.

Sometimes you'll have to grow a row of saved seed to find just one keeper, then you need to save that seed and repeat the process again for years and years until stability is achieved. The process is slow and sometimes hard to dedicate space if your area is small.

But I believe the art of saving seed is an important skill to learn. I myself have always been naturally curious and as a result, save more seed than I could probably ever use. Still my intention is to do more, I want to create new beautiful things like this unicorn poppy. I want to grow strong, resilient plants adapted to my climate and celebrate self-sufficiency in my garden.

As we enter Late Spring and into Summer you will notice many early spring flowering crops, like Icelandic Poppies will be coming to an end. I encourage you to try to save some of the seeds from your favourite blooms cause you never know what new beauty you may discover.

If you are interested in learning more about seed saving, I've written a journal article on my website - head to my link in bio to find out more 🌸


We work hard tending to seed babies all spring long - so it's understandable to feel defeated if they become spindly and...
23/10/2024

We work hard tending to seed babies all spring long - so it's understandable to feel defeated if they become spindly and weak 😭

But really, a bit of legginess in seedlings is rather common (especially in tall, fast growing annuals) and believe me when I say that it's definitely not the end of the world.

Legginess can be rectified when pricking out or transplanting to the garden, simply by burying the stem in the soil up to the first leaves to anchor the plant and help support the stem.

Some flowers, like Zinnia, Sunflowers and Cosmos can actually grow new roots from the stem too so burying is extra beneficial (more roots = more robust plant).

Pinching out once the plant becomes a bit more mature is also another way to slow vertical growth and encourage a more bushy habit.

Share a story below that might help a beginner gardener avoid a leggy seedling situation 🌼

Is it too late to take DAHLIA CUTTINGS?Definitely not 😃You may have noticed I've been busy taking dahlia cuttings since ...
18/10/2024

Is it too late to take DAHLIA CUTTINGS?

Definitely not 😃

You may have noticed I've been busy taking dahlia cuttings since the end of July in preparation for planting out by Labour Weekend.

It has taken me 3 months but I have successfully rooted over 50 dahlia cuttings which will be ready to transplant in a couple of weeks (will keep you updated in this process when the time comes!)

That said, I am still taking dahlia cuttings. I'm also still waiting on tubers to arrive which I will take cuttings from as well 🙊

Remember dahlias will happily flower right up to the first frost in autumn so there is sooooo much time left to get started.

I'd love to know how you are tracking with your dahlias cuttings this season, what methods are you finding work best for you?

25/09/2024
Earlier this year I had the pleasure of visiting Sarah from  and was given the tour of her dahlia patch, camera in hand....
20/09/2024

Earlier this year I had the pleasure of visiting Sarah from and was given the tour of her dahlia patch, camera in hand.

Today finally I had a chance to upload some of these special shots to my blog and Sarah so kindly agreed to share some of her insight about growing and breeding dahlias.

There are some real gems in this conversation and I highly recommend to anyone that is growing dahlias from seed this year to take notes - and lots of them. Link to the article in bio 💌

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