What's in a Florist's Workshop Bag?
After many floral workshops: What I Pack, What I Wear - and Why
The Flower Scout
A floral designer, freelance florist and unapologetic flower obsessive, with writing featured in Flowers Magazine Australia, Blumenhaus Journal, and Australia Florist online and scouting flowers worldwide, BTS and interviews.
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The Secret Language of Flowers
The unusual things flowers do and learning to work with their natural behaviours
How Substack Led to My First Paid Writing Assignment
A behind-the-scenes look at how an unexpected email led to writing 'Plastic Free July' for Australian Florist
11 Weird Botanical and Human Behaviours
The strange things that flowers do and cause, and why
The Flower Scout Travel Guide – 10 Apps I Never Travel Without
The apps that help me discover flowers, not just destinations.
The Flower Scout's Travel Guide to Finding Flowers
Where I find flowers – from the obvious, botanic gardens and flower festivals, to floral workshops, flower farms, airports, zoos, and all the unexpected places along the way.
From Shop Fronts to Editorial Shoots: The Many Lives of a Florist
How floristry moves between retail, events, freelance work, hospitality, educational and editorial design - and why most floral careers are far less linear than they first appear.
Beyond the Four Seasons
How the six seasons of the Noongar calendar reflects flowering cycles, weather shifts and deep ecological knowledge - and how this helps florists anticipate the availability of native flowers.
The Florist Who Takes Flowers to Sea
A fresh update to the Flowerlogue, and a captivating story of a florist creating aboard luxury superyachts.
Easy "How-to"- Create a Simple Tulip Bouquet
It's local tulip time at my local wholesaler, a perfect time to create an elegant tulip bouquet design which can also be placed in a vase or wrapped for a gift