Harvest

Just when you think that Spring has blessed you with all of the Grape Hyacinths it can ...

... you pick another handful.

K xx

Photograph by Moss & Vine

Garden grown, garden crown

It is still warm where I am. The garden is still growing and creeping and crawling and blooming.

Often we sit outside to eat, drink cups of tea, read books, and chat around a solid, weathered table.

Yesterday I went to the garden, bare footed, armed with my scissors and snipped away, collecting bright flowers and wispy vines.

And this is what I made. All from the backyard.  Have I mentioned just how much I love flower crowns?

I love flower crowns!














K xx

Watch this space!

I was recently part of a creative collaboration involving some of the coolest creatives I know. The end result was a beautiful collection of images for my floristry portfolio.

A massive thank you from the depths of my gratitude reserves goes out to Erin Black, the dizzyingly talented photographer, who brought the whole thing together with faultless professionalism. And to the stunning singer songwriter, Sarah Bird, who put her model hat on for the occasion. And while I attempt to conquer technology and get these photographs up on Moss & Vine, here is a tiny sneak peek.

This is a wired posy bouquet of roses and hypericum berry (also known as St John's wort, also known as a noxious weed, and at $10-$12 per bunch wholesale at the markets, it is a rather expensive weed). This design is characterised by the formal and even placements of the flowers and its perfect dome shape. It is 'dressed' with camelia leaves ringing the base of the dome, and a decorative handle bound with a complementary ribbon. It is a popular choice as a wedding posy as it won't lose it's shape. Each flower, leaf and bunch of berry is individually cut from it's natural stem, wired onto an artificial stem, and then taped with special floristry tape. All of the individual elements are taped into this final arrangement.

More images to follow.

K xx

***P.S Erin was also behind the header and footer pics here on Moss & Vine.
Contact her at erin.a.black@gmail.com
You can check out Sarah Bird's music at www.sarahbirdmusic.com
Flowers by Moss & Vine