Taupo based florist that creates seasonal bouquets with a wild, rustic garden feel. Taupo based florist with rustic aesthetic.
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09/09/2024
Our Coffee & Flowers option is proving popular! Order your flowers in a handmade ceramic travel cup from and then they've got something to keep once the flowers have finished. A good option in the summer months as the flowers are delivered in water so you don't have to worry about them wilting on the doorstep if noone's home. And we send you a photo on delivery so you can see what we made.
Available in two options $79 or $99 including the cup. The cup is dishwasher safe and so nice to drink out of! As much as possible we're trying to be sustainable and promote local so you can also choose to add a prepaid coffee card ☕️ from (can be used for any hot beverage) and / or a sweet treat from 🍪
Our packaging is recyclable too (did you know cellophane can be composted as it's not a plastic product).
06/09/2024
I love using cherry blossoms in a bouquet even though they're so fleeting. If you keep the branches in water once the petals fall off then you'll see the leaves 🍃 start to grow.
04/09/2024
Introducing the rest of my support crew who you may have met or spoken to on the phone. Krystle and Tamara have kept me sane during the stress of moving shop and are the reason why we're finalists in this year's Taupo Town centre Stella Awards in the survivor and sustainability categories. They're both fantastic florists and lovely people, and I'm so lucky to have them by my side.
Gorgeous images by
02/09/2024
Feeling like an idiot while having my photo taken but it's always easier when it's a friend behind the lens. Thanks
We've been in the new shop 3 months now and it's been amazing. So many repeat customers and new ones, which is so encouraging.
For those who don't know me, I've got a lovely husband and two great kids who you might meet while they do my Saturday deliveries for me. I drink a lot of coffee, love looking around plant shops and aspire to be a great gardener but sadly don't have much time for it as I spend too much time at work. But I'm lucky because I get to do what I love, with an amazing team, in a town with a beautiful lake.
I'm not a trained florist but I've been picking flowers and making bouquets all my life. I'm passionate about sustainable floristry, which just means working in a way where you consider the impact of your work on the environment and trying to work with nature and the seasons.
If you're passing by feel free to walk in and say hi.
28/08/2024
We've got the perfect giftbox for someone new to Taupo or just here for a holiday. All the best treats from our favourite Taupo businesses. A prepaid coffee card for along with a handmade travel cup from Then there's some delicious cookie loaf from to enjoy while you stroll along the lakefront and a gorgeous soy candle from to make your room smell lovely. Not to mention flowers ftom us!
26/08/2024
So much buttery goodness in this one!! Did you know you can add a vase to your order, and the good thing about these vases is that they also have a pourer so you can also use them as a kitchen jug. And they're dishwasher safe! Sourced right next door from
Gorgeous cymbidiums and kale from
19/08/2024
There's nothing like arranging flowers in a beautiful handmade vase, and we just happen to be right next to a fantastic potter! The pink vase used in the first photo is also a jug so can be used in the kitchen if you'd prefer not to have it as a vase, and it's even dishwasher safe.
18/08/2024
Everything in this bouquet can be dried including the stock at the back of the bouquet. It's definitely worth experimenting with drying spring flowers. They're a bit more delicate but so far we've had success with double daffodils, bluebells, hellebores and stock. Tulips have been a mixed bag, doubles seem to be better than singles but I'll reserve judgement until we've tried a few more.
No fancy drying methods, all we're doing is hanging them upside down to wait and see.
15/08/2024
This time, I actually remembered and had time to make my daughter a posy to give her after her dancing competition! 🕺 Sadly, I'm the florist version of a builder whose house is never finished! Instead of running out the door already late, forgetting to put together a 💐 - this time, I remembered... 🙃 It's a little win, but I'll take it!
08/08/2024
Showstopper of a king protea!!
01/08/2024
So instead of spending my morning sorting orders and making pretty things I spent it chasing my tail trying to figure out why my email wasn't working and talking to help desk people only to find out a couple of hours later it was a mircrosoft problem completely out of my hands. Took me 2 hours to remember my husband's golden rule when it comes to IT problems... if in doubt turn it off and on again😂😂
26/07/2024
Something uplifting for your weekend. I know a lot of people find tulips a little frustrating because they lean the way they want to but I kind of like how they have their own mind and move around in the vase. We'll be open tomorrow morning if you need a flower fix.
21/07/2024
Our first workshop in our new space with the girls from and it was amazing. Can't wait to do more!! This one was a vase arranging workshop, but we can also do mini wreathmaking and we've been talking to about adding candle making and perfumery too. So get in touch if this is something you'd like to do.
20/07/2024
A little bit of winter and a little bit of spring in this posy.
18/07/2024
If you're needing a little pick me up or just want to treat yourself we've got these cute little bunches in store (pick up only).
09/07/2024
Aren't the colours in this just gorgeous!! Stunning pink erica in a beautiful matching cup from Didi next door
A cute little gift that's like a bouquet but not.
02/07/2024
This one reminds me of a firework!
01/07/2024
So much pretty foliage around right now!! It's such a joy to work with.
26/06/2024
I just love these clashing colours! Mauve stock and tulips with an orange poker and red leucodendrons. Paired with a delicious slice of Soft n Stuffed Cookie Loaf from
Morning / afternoon tea sorted!
25/06/2024
Our prepaid coffee card bouquet add ons are proving extremely popular. Once you buy your bouquet, then you can choose to add 5x ☕️ 10x ☕️ or a handmade ceramic keep cup from and 5x ☕️
Available online or instore. Coffees are redeemed at
24/06/2024
Pretty orchids, tulips, and the first of the hellebores starting!
20/06/2024
Tis the season for protea...
18/06/2024
It's progress!! New white stands for our shop window.
17/06/2024
Birthday flowers 💐
15/06/2024
Our newest gift box edition - a cute little dried flower vase arrangement, a prepaid coffee card for 5x hot beverages from and a handmade ceramic keep cup from . Pretty and useful!
14/06/2024
We've got some cute flowers with a spring vibe if you're over this rain!!
11/06/2024
It's orchid season again. 🩷
10/06/2024
It's progress... we now have a sandwich board on Spa Road!!
07/06/2024
Doing what we do... just in a new location that's lighter, brighter and more importantly at this time of year - warmer!!
It's so nice as a florist to not be working in the cold struggling to tie twine because your hands are feeling stiff!!
01/06/2024
I'm loving our new photo taking spot in the new shop. We're open all long weekend for the King's Birthday Art Trail so come and say hi. 10am-4pm Sat, Sun, Mon
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A beautiful heart shaped wreath made for a memorial service. We used orchids, serruria, phyllica and bottle brush foliage so it should look good for a few days out of water. No oasis and no water tubes used so it can be left at the gravesite without creating any plastic rubbish. Just a bit of twine to tie things together.
A little bouquet making video I filmed when I should have been at home cooking dinner🤫🏡... I can only film these things when the studio's empty and noone's there to see me making an idiot of myself. #mumlife
Ironically as I typed that #midlife helpfully appeared and I guess that's where I am now trying to figure out this technology that keeps changing just as I think I'm getting the hang of it. So last week I finally made myself create a 'How to make a garden bouquet' pdf that you can download from my website (follow the product link. On the video). The pdf is free but if you'd like us to put together some flowers and foliage for you to have a play with in your own space then you can order the DIY bouquet from us.
There is nothing about spiral binding in it and it's not a step by step paint by numbers guide. Instead think of it as a collection of helpful tips and useful advice. The most important being to remember that garden bouquets aren't supposed to be perfect. If you have any feedback or suggestions for other 'how tos...' I'd love to hear it.
A little 2nd birthday thank you message to all you lovely people...🤗💕🎂
Went back to my studio yesterday after a week's break where I just thought I'm going to leave it and what will be will be. So most of my flowers I've taken out of water now and have hung up for drying. Surprisingly I still had a few anemones that just looked like they were reaching their peak. Definitely one of the benefits of getting product direct from the grower - it's so much fresher. They've been hung up along with a couple of buckets of chrysanthemum and these gerbera.
Had a delivery of a couple of boxes that got put with the courier on the 17th to be delivered on the 18th turn up a week and a half later while we're in the midst of this lockdown. Fortunately it wasn't as heart breaking as I thought it was going to be opening the box. Nothing had rotted and most of it we can dry, so yay we'll likely get to use most of it after all just in a different form. @mangrove_creek
Last day of the art trail today. So come see us if you're looking for something to do in spite of the weather.
Finally made my 9 year old daughter a flower crown for her birthday party today. Every time she sees me making one for someone else she asks for one, and usually I just don't have time - especially at this time of year. So it's nice not to have every weekend filled up with weddings, feels like I get to have a summer.
When I’m working with flowers, I feel at home. It’s my art and my passion not just a business. I set up X.O.X floral because I wanted a way to work with flowers that was reflective of my style, my belief in the way floristry should be and because I wanted a business that worked with my family. Late 2019 we finally outgrew my garage based studio and moved into our new premises at 10 Miro St in Taupo’s industrial area, giving us more room to create the beautiful flower commissions people having been asking for.
The lockdown period during COVID-19 gave us time to reflect, and made me realise that more than ever my business was needed. Always the abiding principle behind what we do has been to nurture connections between people, their environments and each other. I want people to look at my flowers and feel something, feel a connection with their grandmother’s garden or recognise something they’ve seen growing by the roadside but never really paid attention to before.
Our bouquets and arrangements are created using seasonally available flora that we’ve either picked ourselves or sourced from NZ growers. Because we’re trying to be the change we want to see we don’t use imported flowers or floral foam. Afterall Taupo has a cold, harsh climate not a tropical one! Our bouquets are lovingly wrapped in brown paper, with recycled fabric used as ribbons and if you want your bouquet delivered in water we’ll put it in a glass jar. Our wreaths are also made from scratch and tied with twine using a mix of fresh and dried flora.
We love doing weddings and it’s a privilege for us to create the florals that will be in your photos and memories forever. Because we absolutely love what we do and we do it well you can trust us that whatever florals you’re wanting - be it armfuls of foliage for the marquee, a stunning ceremony backdrop or a gorgeous, flowing bridal bouquet we’ll put our heart and soul into it.
A Japanese proverb I came across a while back is - ‘Happiness is to hold flowers in both hands’ and to me it’s a reminder to stop and breathe and focus on the now. Hopefully if nothing else that’s what we do - spread a little happiness.
