In Bloom

22/12/2023

How it all started!

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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns, many individuals turned to new hobbies and creative pursuits. One such trend that emerged was the resurgence of home baking, particularly the art of sourdough bread making. Among the many stories of people discovering the joy of bak...

21/12/2023

The Home of Proper Bread.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns, many individuals turned to new hobbies and creative pursuits. One such trend that emerged was the resurgence of home baking, particularly the art of sourdough bread making. Among the many stories of people discovering the joy of bak...

07/09/2023

Check out my NEW blog post - An Update on my garden's progress for Franschhoek Open Gardens 2023.

Hello again, dear garden enthusiasts! If you haven't had the chance to read my first blog about my garden and the Franschhoek Open Gardens 2023, I'd suggest pausing right here, giving it a read, and then returning to dive into this exciting update. For those who've already joined me on this gardenin...

05/06/2023

Exciting to be part of the upcoming Franschhoek Open Gardens 2023 Check out my blog post on preparing my garden, what it looked like back in 2021 and where we are now and still more to come.

Nestled in the enchanting Franschhoek Valley, my home became a haven for my love of gardening when I moved here in the vibrant summer of October 2021. Coincidentally, we arrived during the weekend of the renowned Franschhoek Open Gardens event, where neighbouring homes showcased their beautiful land...

04/06/2023

Road trip, wedding, flowers on the stoep with friends and wine on a farm somewhere on the Garden Route... what a bliss.

It can be challenging to find true friendships that endure over time, and as we age, we tend to realise that fewer things are truly important to us - including our friends. A real friendship should be effortless and not require hard work. I had the pleasure of creating the floral arrangements for an...

03/06/2023

Welcome to my website & Blog, check out my blog post.
This was a magical experience!

As a passionate floral enthusiast and creative soul, I had the incredible opportunity to collaborate with the esteemed magazine Sarie for their highly anticipated Voorbladgesig 2022 competition. With my expertise in floral installations, I was entrusted with the task of creating captivating and ench...

18/11/2022

Lovely to have worked with SARIE, to create their green foliage backdrops for their SARIE Voorblad Gesig Competition.

Congratulations to Brittany for winning SARIE Voorblad Gesig and Lindy winning SARIE Nuwe Gesig.

07/11/2022

This coming Wednesday, again at 8pm on KykNet 144

Dont miss out on how Gerrit, Helena and Cassidy takes trough to the 3rd Episode of Die Groenste Vingers.

23/10/2022

Having flowers in your garden is such bliss!!!

Love waking up in the morning, sitting in my garden, watering them and having a coffee.

Sunday Morning shenanigans from my garden…

14/10/2022

As I have mentioned before, I have been taking everything on that comes my way, that being said, tune into KykNET on 26 October, Wednesday 8pm and see how S2 of Die Groenste Vingers kicks off!!!

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23/09/2022

Need weekend flowers for you home…
Have a few left of what was picked yesterday.

Message me to order.

16/09/2022

Flower for those special occasions...
Chamonix Estate Franschhoek

09/09/2022

A Gift that keeps on Giving.

27/08/2022

It was a happy birthday, celebrated!

Thanks to for these incredible photos.
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25/08/2022

In a previous post I mentioned how much I enjoy foraging...

Recycling what mother nature throws out of her garden. I then challenge myself to bring this alive again and give it a new purpose.

Here I have started with a photoshoot backdrop, creating a fantasy world for those little ones to dress up, drink tea or play in a world they transport themselves to and where those moments can be captured and become portraits at home.

Whatever your idea or theme for doing a kiddies party or just a photoshoot, a babyshower, kitchen tea, give me a call and let's talk.

24/08/2022

I love when an open canvas is handed to me and here I basically received a few important points to keep in mind when planning for this event, which was the name of the venue and VVIP coming for a wine tasting conducted by Capensis Wines

I worked with a beautiful selection of Fynbos, something special to this beautiful country we live in and the surroundings of this venue speaks for itself. It's a silence that hits your inner emotions that one needs to experience for oneself.

I brought in some pinks (for the rose lovers) for a pop of colour, a hint of reds and some burgundy tones (for those red wine lovers).
One thing I love to do is to forage, responsibly, and bring in elements nature has shaken off and I enjoy using those to incorporate them into my work and giving them a whole new purpose.

Like the grape vines in the one arrangement representing the wine-element with the berries on the side draping out.
The Kalanchoe flowers also represent the grapes but yet such a beautiful, unusual and stunning flower. These grape-like buds open up at the bottom and make the most amazing little flower – mother nature and all her little pretty surprises.

For the restrooms, I kept them very simple as the interiors are so exquisitely executed. I used Salix Discolor a.k.a American Willow, a beautiful long stem with the softest cotton-like buds.
My favourite Fynbos flower is the Pincushion and here I had it with the pink Snapdragons and a dash of yellow, on a sideboard installation.
Complimenting the beautiful chairs, sketched and embroidered by .strachan via the Ebony Gallery.

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23/08/2022

Sometimes Less is more 😀
The simplicity of Blooms in a vase goes a long way.

I love to work with foliage in a vase, not just for the fact that it last longer and that you can do it yourself and much more affordable but green is the colour of life, its renewal, energy and nature.

It ads a calmness to any environment!

When I do floral installations in residential properties, I always aim to bring something green from outside in to the home.
Green is associated with meanings of growth, harmony, freshness, safety, fertility, and environment.

Something we all need and strive towards.

Even just some blooms form your local market will cut it!
These poppies and ranunculus I bought from my local flower grower, these lasted me more than 2week, with regular change of fresh water and a fresh cut of each stem you can also enjoy your flowers for much longer.
you can buy the seeds from The Flower Cartel and grow your own cut flowers at home.

22/08/2022

The unspoken language of Flowers.

From new life to death, from purity to passion, flowers have had many meanings in myths and legends.
Swelling from tender bud to full bloom, flowers are associated with youth, beauty, and pleasure.
But as they wilt and die, flowers represent fragility and the swift passage from life into death.

Holden Manz Wine Estate

21/08/2022

Hi there, for those who have not met me yet, here I am.
My Name is Willem van Schalkwyk and I am a florist in the beautiful Franschhoek Valley in the winelands.

I haven’t been a florist my entire live, from corporate live, traveling the world, back to corporate and now, here I am, 5 years surrounded with the pretty things that Mother Nature bless us with.

Floristry have found me a 5 years ago and it was LOVE at first sight, I was InBloom from day one!

Franschhoek have so much to offer, an exquisite landscape can be found here, adding to those memorable moments caught on to photos to treasure for years to come.
Franschhoek has also made Time Magazine's prestigious list of 'World's Greatest Places' for 2022, a perfect place to celebrate those milestones in your live, big or small, events or the gathering of loved ones witnessing two people in love tying the knot.

I am here to help you with creating a memorable ambience for whichever moment you are celebrating, with beautiful flowers and things, to capture those once in a live time moment for you to transport yourself back to for many years to come.

30/07/2022

Day 10 of the ten day challenge.
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The goal is to promote passion positivity and attention to our love of floral art

29/07/2022

Day 9 of the ten day challenge.
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The goal is to promote passion positivity and attention to our love of floral art

28/07/2022

Day 8 of the ten day challenge.
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The goal is to promote passion positivity and attention to our love of floral art

27/07/2022

Day 7 of the ten day challenge.
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The goal is to promote passion positivity and attention to our love of floral art

26/07/2022

Day 6 of the ten day challenge.
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The goal is to promote passion positivity and attention to our love of floral art

25/07/2022

Day 5 of the ten day challenge.
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The goal is to promote passion positivity and attention to our love of floral art

24/07/2022

Day 4 of the ten day challenge.

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The goal is to promote passion positivity and attention to our love of floral art

22/07/2022

Day 3 of the ten day challenge.
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The goal is to promote passion positivity and attention to our love of floral art

21/07/2022

Day 2 of the 10 Day Challenge...

20/07/2022

Day 1 of the ten day challenge. I was nominated by Monique Ritson of Dinique Emporium to present pictures/videos of my work and nominate another artist to do the same for 10 days. 10 images 0 explanations. The goal is to promote passion positivity and attention to our love of floral art . I nominate Pieter Honeyborne to do the challenge.