FLORA Flowers

FLORA Flowers Artist turned Flower Farmer & Florist. Growing extraordinary flowers for local people to enjoy.

Showing the real stuff…not just the pretty flowers!My experiment to figure out which stock seedlings are singles (and mo...
30/01/2025

Showing the real stuff…not just the pretty flowers!

My experiment to figure out which stock seedlings are singles (and more importantly which are doubles) has resulted in some frozen plants! Seems there was a cold spot on the top shelf of my fridge ❄️

Sadly I’ve lost all my favourite ‘pastel quartet’ seedlings…but I do have some more of them already started so all is not lost! And the other 3 trays survived.

So far there is no difference in colour between the seedlings, so 🤷‍♀️

Once upon a time, we used to be able to grow this beautiful pastel mix statice.I'm not sure what happened in the seed wo...
19/01/2025

Once upon a time, we used to be able to grow this beautiful pastel mix statice.

I'm not sure what happened in the seed world, but for the past few years it has been impossible to get seed for this pastel mix.

And to make things worse, the seed for individual colours which I've been enticed to purchase with their 'pastel' or 'pale' descriptions, have all ended up being bright colours. So frustrating!

Thankfully I've tracked down some pastel statice seed, and now I'm on a mission to get it to NZ. It's a fairly easy process, but not cheap due to our MPI checks.

Who else prefers pastel statice instead of the bright stuff....?

What an incredible joy it is to be able to provide florals for all my special family events.This weekend's event was my ...
19/01/2025

What an incredible joy it is to be able to provide florals for all my special family events.

This weekend's event was my granddaughter's 1st Birthday Party....and the flowers were bright and bubbly just like she is.

Pretty sure she is going to be a flower lover...

Favourite moment of the day!Meet Dave. He's my Dads bestie (and has been for decades), and he also happens to be one of ...
14/01/2025

Favourite moment of the day!

Meet Dave. He's my Dads bestie (and has been for decades), and he also happens to be one of my neighbours.

It was his wedding anniversary today so he ordered a bunch of flowers for his wife. We had a bit of a clandestine meet-up to hand the flowers over without her knowing!

I don't do many bouquet orders anymore due to time constraints, but when I do I always love being part of people special moments :)

What a season!We've hosted 15 PYO flower events at our Point Wells farm, allowing loads of people to experience a dose o...
11/01/2025

What a season!

We've hosted 15 PYO flower events at our Point Wells farm, allowing loads of people to experience a dose of flower therapy.

Our last scheduled event is tomorrow night (Sunday 12th), and there are still a couple of tickets left (available on our website floraflowers.co.nz)

Next week we will consider holding events for groups of 4+ people/tickets. And then it will be time to start pulling the crops out and planting new ones :)

We had such a great PYO event on Tuesday morning! The weather was just perfect, and as always, the flowers were plentifu...
08/01/2025

We had such a great PYO event on Tuesday morning!

The weather was just perfect, and as always, the flowers were plentiful...

And we had 3 return customers from this season (how's that for a good recommendation)

We're down to our last few PYO events now, so don't delay if it's something you've been wanting to do.

Tickets are available on our website www.floraflowers.co.nz

I am fortunate enough to live within driving distance of the big West Auckland seedling grower Nga Rakau!Soon I'll be pu...
08/01/2025

I am fortunate enough to live within driving distance of the big West Auckland seedling grower Nga Rakau!

Soon I'll be putting in my usual big order for Hardy Annual seedlings to be planted late April! If your flower farming operation is too small to make ordering from Nga Rakau viable, but you would love some of their seedlings (especially the ones that are tricky to grow yourself), then I am offering a solution.

You can order from my list of varieties, and I can post them out to you.

If you are interested, please message me with your email address and I will send you the full details.

The original farmers…always popping out to check on the PYO patch.So glad I inherited their green fingers 💚
05/01/2025

The original farmers…always popping out to check on the PYO patch.

So glad I inherited their green fingers 💚

Your PYO ticket allows you to pick 20 stems. That might not sound like much to you, but it's a pretty big bunch when you...
05/01/2025

Your PYO ticket allows you to pick 20 stems. That might not sound like much to you, but it's a pretty big bunch when you stick them all together!

Here's an example of a 20-stem bunch from one of last Summers pickers. She was stoked!

Now that we have Christmas and New Year are over...it's time for you to consider a treat for yourself.We've added 8 new ...
01/01/2025

Now that we have Christmas and New Year are over...it's time for you to consider a treat for yourself.

We've added 8 new PYO event dates to our website so that you can come and enjoy some magical moments in our PYO patch.

Go on - you deserve it!

Our PYO season finished mid-January. so these are likely to be our final dates.

Hope to meet you in the PYO patch!

Matakana is an epic place for a day trip or getaway...but with that comes our legendary Summer traffic woes.Fortunately ...
30/12/2024

Matakana is an epic place for a day trip or getaway...but with that comes our legendary Summer traffic woes.

Fortunately our early morning or evening event times mean you won't get stuck in the traffic which ever direction you are coming from.

We're just about to release our event dates for the rest of our Summer PYO season, so keep an eye on the website or sign up to the email list to be the first to know.

It’s that time of year when the dahlias are the stars!
29/12/2024

It’s that time of year when the dahlias are the stars!

I get asked this question a lot!And unfortunately, the answer is no.Our season only runs until mid-January. This is beca...
29/12/2024

I get asked this question a lot!

And unfortunately, the answer is no.

Our season only runs until mid-January. This is because we take great pride in our flower quality. Most flower crops are only in their prime for a short time, after which we pull them out and plant fresh crops.

So after mid-January, our PYO patch will not look lush and lovely like it does now, and will have lots of gaps in it where crops have been replaced.

If you are looking for a premium PYO option during late Summer, we can highly recommend the 'Summer Blooms Experience' at Nourish Gardens on Waiheke Island.

And finally 5 months after I planted my first batch of dahlia tubers, I’ve managed to get my last batch in the ground. I...
28/12/2024

And finally 5 months after I planted my first batch of dahlia tubers, I’ve managed to get my last batch in the ground. It’s a little bit later than planned due to a couple of little somethings called Christmas and Family!

This late planted batch will give me a nice fresh lot of strong dahlia blooms in March (if all goes well…)

The final job is to dispose of all the leftover tubers on the fire heap 🔥

It's no secret that we are huge fans of the humble sunflower here at FLORA Flowers!And far from being a plain-Jane type ...
27/12/2024

It's no secret that we are huge fans of the humble sunflower here at FLORA Flowers!

And far from being a plain-Jane type of flower, we find them so versatile, and great for adding volume to a bouquet.

We had a bit of fun this morning creating sunflower bunches with 4 different vibes...which one is your favourite?

Lots of people have been asking,, so here are the details on where and when to get your hands on our farm-fresh locally-...
22/12/2024

Lots of people have been asking,, so here are the details on where and when to get your hands on our farm-fresh locally-grown flowers for your Christmas...

No pre-orders sorry (unless you are my Dad!)

It's a busy few days of flowers ahead for me...luckily I have adult kids arriving home to take care of all the Christmas preparations 🤍

I've had a few requests and have decided that I am crazy enough to add a PYO event to the 24th Dec. So head to the Flora...
22/12/2024

I've had a few requests and have decided that I am crazy enough to add a PYO event to the 24th Dec.

So head to the Flora Flowers website if you are keen to pick your own super fresh flowers for your Christmas celebrations (and enjoy a peaceful moment before the busy day of preparations begins!) www.floraflowers.co.nz

There's also gift vouchers there if you want to drop some hints about a suitable gift for you...



An absolutely stunning morning for our PYO event.We time our morning events to start just as the sun hits the field...su...
21/12/2024

An absolutely stunning morning for our PYO event.

We time our morning events to start just as the sun hits the field...sunhats are definitely recommended!

More events are in the pipeline...you can sign up for our email list to be the first to know when we load more events onto our website.

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The start of a whole heap of beautiful stock plants! We’ll be enjoying these flowers in April. I’m having a go at removing all the single flowered plants… #seasonalflowers

Well our Summer PYO events are over. What a fantastic time we had watching our pickers experience the joy of choosing and picking their own florist quality blooms. And yes - we’re pretty sure we’ll be doing this again next summer, so if you missed out we recommend heading to our website and signing up to our PYO email list

Loving my zinnias from @floretflower - they are just as special as I imagined 🤍

These Fabulous viburnum berries are heading to @twigandbloommatakana today. And yes they are just as shiny and metallic looking as you see on the screen! Must be Christmas…

The most delicious snapdragons from the PYO patch! I thought these were going to be a failure because our resident obnoxious pūkekos danced all over them and I had to chop them right back. But they’ve come back nice and strong! Loving this lemon colour too 🤍

Last week at our Pop Up Flower Bar at @thefarmersdaughter_omaha you loved the weird and wonderful things…and the dried bunches (and the dahlias of course!) So I’m just heading out to harvest all the weird stuff growing in my field…then I’ll be doing an early morning dahlia harvest tomorrow. The Flower Bar starts at 9:30am and this week we have eftpos! Looks like a fab day to have a chill catch up at @thefarmersdaughter_omaha See you there!

Another 3rd year seedling that is performing well. In my head I have named this one ‘Nothing Special’ because there is nothing fancy about it. It’s just a plain mid pink chunky ball … but my collection is always missing good pinks! It might be one I’ll be releasing 2025…

The all important vase-life test! These ladies were harvested 6 days ago and have been totally neglected in my warm house in a vase since then. And the winner by a country mile is this deep magenta one (or what would you call this colour??). Still looks perfect… Yep she’s a seedling that I’ll be tagging and keeping for further trialling next year.

Yes growing dahlia seedlings is an addiction! It takes a lot of patience, record keeping, observation and sweat to produce a new variety that can be named and sold. Pretty much a 4 year process… But little gems like this make it all worthwhile 🤍

I see a lot of sunrises and sunsets at this time of year … and I hear lots of bird chatter! One of the perks of the job… I love this time of day 🤍

Every now and then I allow myself an unhurried harvest. Such a joy this morning to wander around the flower beds and pick flowers just for a single bouquet. I noticed all sorts of little things (and creatures) that I usually don’t have time to see. I think I need to do this more often!

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Flowers with creative flair

FLORA Flower Studio is my home-based florist business in Warkworth. I’m very excited to be able to combine my background in both art and horticulture to bring you flowers with creative flair, and I’m currently obsessed with growing a collection of foliage and flowers sustainably so that I can provide you with some ‘grown-not-flown’ flora in your purchases. I’m available for pre-ordered bouquets, wedding flowers, funeral flowers and flowers for any other special occasion (or just because you deserve a treat!). My farm fresh flowers are also available at Charlie Gelato Garden during their strawberry season (approx last week Sept - Christmas)