Today I wanted to share something that really touched my heart and made me believe more in humanity and the human spirit. It gave me hope that wonderful people exist out there who genuinely want to spread love and happiness to others without any gains to themselves. It’s a wonderful feeling to have not met a person or even spoken to a person but they so lovingly and kindly send you a gift that they know would mean so much to you and something you have been wanting. God works in wonderful ways and He uses us as instruments to bring joy to others. I know that @candicegreenway was one of these instruments and I want to thank her for her kindness, generosity and giving spirit. It teaches us that we can give without expecting anything in return if only to see someone else happy. Thank you @candicegreenway for these wonderful @floretflower Zinnia seeds that I have been wanting so much. It’s wonderful when our love for nature and planting beautiful flowers also brings forth wonderful friendships and sows the seeds for great relationships. At the end of the day those are the important things!
I am so excited to grow these seeds and can’t wait to share the blooms from them.
#kindness #kindnessmatters #zinnia #zinniaseeds #floretflowerfarm #floretflower #floretzinnias #floretseeds #love #friendship
We design and create bouquets in a vase using our beautiful seasonally grown blooms from our farm.
Add a pretty ribbon and a message.
#bouquets #bouquetsinavase #farmflowers #flowers #farming #flowerstudio #growingflowers #vaal #ranunculus #ranunculusflower #growing #vanderbijlpark #spring #vaaltriangle #vaalflorist #vanderbijlparkflowers #vanderbijlparkflorist #seasonalblooms #seasonalflowers
Spring in the flower studio with bountiful colour.
#spring #springcolors #springflowers #springblooms #colours #flowers #growingflowers #flowerstudio #ranunculus #ranunculusflower #vanderbijlpark #vaal #farmingflowers
Counting my blessings!!! Thank you God for all that you have done.
Buckets of blooms picked in the late afternoon with only the gentlest of light left to guide us as we pick our blooms.
#countingmyblessings #thankyougod #bucketsofblooms #springblooms #growingflowers #ranunculus
It all starts with filling our bud vases with water and then we create with our gorgeous blooms. Bud vases filled with flowers of different heights and a touch of greenery is perfect for any table setup for an event. We love creating these bud vase styles floral arrangements. It’s wonderful as they fill up our studio table before delivery.
#budvases #budvasearrangement #budvase #flowers #florals #flowersfortables #events #vaal #vaalflorist #vaalgrower #flowerfarmers
Some Ranunculus pickings in white.
#ranunculus #whiteflowers #vaal #vanderbijlpark #flowers #growingflowers #ranunculusflower ulus
Deep reds swaying in the August winds. Another colour of Ranunculus I really love. -
#redranunculus #ranunculusflower #flowerfarming #farmingflowers #redflowers
Today I went in search amongst the leaves of the Ranunculus for some buds and I was so excited when I saw some of the first buds making their appearance for the season. Happy Days!!!
#ranunculus #ranunculusflower #persianbuttercup #grow #springblooms #growingflowers #flowerfarming #flower #flowers #ranunculuslove
The Stock flowers just very slowly starting to show us some blooms. Just picked one or two that have been the early bloomers. Soft pastel pink wins me over.
#stocks #stockflower #stockflowers #flowers #coolseasonflowers #stockblooms #pink #winter
Some moments in the flower studio today. This area I have decided will be used for drying our seasonal blooms, some time this week we will be receiving our drying racks. So excited about setting those up. This room gets some morning sunshine and then afternoon shade so it’s perfect for the flowers as they dry. Too much sunshine will start to bleach the colours from the flowers. This beautiful table in the room will be for all the dry flower projects. I have started to just sort through some of the flowers I dried from this season and laying them out on the table and working through them as I pack them in boxes for storage. Just love working in this space!!!
#flowerstudio #dryflower #dryingflowers #dryingflowersinprogress #dryingrack #flowerrack #flowerpreservation #flowerpressing #flowerdrying #inmystudio #inmyspace #inherstudio #studio #floraldesign #floralarrangement #dryflowerbouquet #dryfloral #workingwithflowers #seasonalblooms
I made this video to show how I do the airiness tests in my bouquets. Yes I literally shake them and when I see movement using flowers that add height, I know there is enough movement in the bouquet. A simple test and lots of fun to do. In nature flowers bend and move with the wind and it’s important to capture that motion in a bouquet.
Behind the scenes in our flower studio @labelleroseandbloom
Flower crowns are a fashion symbol synonymous with peace and love. In most cultures, a crown represents status and accomplishments.
“She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her away, she adjusted her crown and kept walking.”
I was paying attention to this little Bee holding on to this white Scabiosa flower while the wind blew the stem in almost every direction. He/she never gave up and just held on tight because it was understood that it was worth it.
With the change in season and juggling everything especially the Winter planting, I think we all at some point are like this bee, just holding on.
Have an awesome Friday!!!
Some flowers for Easter orders ready for collection.