This wedding that I did a few weeks ago turned out a million times better than I thought it would. I have to be honest and say that sunflowers would not be my first choice of flower for a wedding, they are quite difficult to work with as their stems are like trunks and they are rather cumbersome. I tried to make them appear more modern by cutting them short and keeping the arrangements tight, added bright green leaves to the inside of the vases to make the yellow really stand out. The bride loved them and we left the venue feeling pretty pleased that it all worked out. The photos were taken by my lovely friend (and helper) Carleen Seeto http://www.carleenseeto.com.au/

Just a few pictures of a wedding that I recently did for a couple at the Ivy Room on George Street in the city. It was a huge job for 2 people to undertake and I worked with my trusty sidekick, Maja, for 3 days on this baby. The couple were married upstairs in the pool area (about 40 degrees that day, I might add) and the reception took place a few levels down. I took these pictures – pity my usual helper (who just happens to be a photographer) was not there as she would have done a much better job of shooting the flowers.

A few weeks ago, I did some flowers for a dinner party at a beautiful home in Vaucluse. The celebrity chef, Karen Martini was catering for the party and she did a bit of a cooking demo in the kitchen for all of the guests. Luckily I got to attend the event too, the food was AMAZING, and Karen is a lovely person and very talented…….I am a fan!
I did some bright, popping arrangements with hot pink and acid green flowers, need to work on my photographic skills as I dont think the photos do them justice….they looked good. Even if I do say so myself.

I went to check out the famous DJ’s annual spring floral display last week.  It was rather impressive to say the least, the flowers were on a scale that I have never seen before….really enormous arrangements in every available space.  The pictures do not do any of it justice, get down to the CBD store and have a look for yourselves…it really is worth the bus fare!

And here is another display for the new SABA press launch that was held last month.  White parrot tulips and steel grass cut to size and arranged in a criss-cross pattern to give a slightly graphic effect to each vase. (dont even ask how long it took to achieve this look….very fiddly indeed.)
I have been using lots of white lately, but I think that it’s time to bring out some colourful blooms as summer is about to rear her lovely head…..

 Ta-daa! Who would have thought the traditional funeral flower could look so modern, graphic and edgy for a gallery opening?  So simple and stunning.

It was an opening party for new location of the Iain Dawson gallery in Paddington (check it out, he has some fantastic art pieces in his showroom: www.iaindawson.com)

I did these a few weeks ago at a friend of a friends house.
She has great furniture and taste in decor, just a pity there was so much light streaming in the room as the flowers seem a bit lost in the vase reflections. Loving the yellow calla lillys…..

Whoopee…..the delectable tulip is back in season – which is the only good thing about autumn/winter! I love their bright colours and simple, structured shape, and how they just keep on growing taller even after you have cut them.
These were for the table at our bookclub last night, they looked good but are not going to last very long, they never do.
I am giving them 3 days….watch this space….

Here a few shots of the flowers I did last week for SABA and Sportscraft, it was for the launch of their new collection. I love the rich purple/red combination of the short black vases……hot, hot, hot!

Ahhh, the heavenly hydrangea! I just love this table setting, the shape of the flowers and the shape of the vases work so well together. Big, fluffy and blue and white, they remind me of clouds. I did these vases 3 weeks ago and I only threw out the hydrangea stems yesterday……that must be a record??

Green and white always looks so fresh, especially in when placed in a neutral environment……the green really ‘pops’ in this photo.