carnie come back

The Greek call them dianthus caryophyllus� for those who aren't greek it means-

 �flower of the gods�

or in regular people speak - carnations.

A really brief history of the carnation -  by Holly Hipwell

For some 2000 years, carnations have held a high position in the flower ranks - possibly due to their long lastingness, their fresh scent, secret meanings,  and their ability to maintain form after being run over with a 4WD... But then one day something bad happened. 

Im not sure exactly what, because I wasn't there, but rumour has it, a carnation was spied getting all bouq'cozy  with some babies breath. I know! OMG. 

Anyway, they were immediately dumped into the NOT GOOD flower files, because that kind of fraternising just isn't on. 

 While most flower shops turned their backs on the carnations, underground floral boutiques such as "Woolies" "Coles" & "BP" backed the bloom, allowing it to escape extinction. And now in 2013, the carnation is making a come back. Im telling you now. You better believe it.

Its coming back. 

Its back. 

THE END. 

You know what else?

Carnations are THE official flower of mothers day. 

Just like Passion Pop is THE official drink of turning 18 and Nutri Grain is THE official cereal of the Olympics.. 

You know what else?

CARNATIONS ARE THE OFFICIAL FLOWER OF THE FLOWER BOMB!

To celebrate carnations and our mums, we are hosting a special Mothers Day Flower Bombing Class @ The School. ON MOTHERS DAY!

To make a booking or to ask questions, go here - THE SCHOOL

one perfect day

I have been holding this in for weeks upon weeks now, and finally I can reveal -

The wedding of Candice Lake & Didier Ryan!

I had to keep it a secret because Vogue wanted to cover the big day, and as much as I wanted to have exclusive rights, Vogue had the upper hand this time.

Late last year I received an email from Candice asking if I could do her wedding flowers, and was like- TRY AND STOP ME! After a few emails and a couple of stamps in her passport, Candice was back in town and she met me at the flower markets so we could pick her ultimate floral ingredients. Didier came too! Turns out he loves flowers, so he had a great time. We all did. My friend Gabby was there as well. We were picking out her wedding flowers too!

We needed to find something that would go with - The Dress. The Alberta Ferretti Dress. The Alberta Ferretti Dress that Alberta Ferretti made for Candice.

And that we did. 

We picked white misty and gardenias for the bouquet, white misty for the flower crown. Didier made his own buttonhole with natives, and his sister made the bridesbabes bouquets. We used natives to dress the arbour (that Didier made), which you can't see here, but you will see later... 
(I wont be mixing up Liz Ham's snaps with my iphone photos. No way, not today!)

To see more go to Vogue.com 

Images by Liz Ham for Vogue.