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Fiddle leaf fig, Ficus lyrata, in a studio setting

How to care for a fiddle leaf fig, season by season

A florist's season-by-season guide to the fiddle leaf fig: how watering, feeding, light, pruning and leaf care change between its warm growing months and its cool resting ones, plus the...

The Geography of Gifting

We mapped a year of Australian flower orders across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The three cities spend the same. They send for very different reasons.

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What My Fashion Friends Said When I Left for Flowers

Kellie on leaving fashion's copy machine, four quiet years, being back at the bench, and the free monthly studio workshops launching this July.

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Indoor plants styled on shelves in a bright, modern living room

The Best Indoor Plants of 2026

The indoor plants worth your windowsill in 2026, chosen and kept alive by Australian florists, from the hardest-to-kill to the sculptural showpieces.

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The rose, turned back

Reflexed roses ask a florist to undo a flower by hand, one petal at a time. This winter they arrive in four colours, and I think the fuss is the...

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A mother holding her newborn against her shoulder in soft window light

What to Send a New Mum: Flowers, Food, Care and Timing

A gentle guide to gifts for new mums in Australia that centre the mother, not only the baby: timing, flowers, food, practical help and card wording.

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A white Fig and Bloom arrangement being placed in a calm, light-filled room

Corporate Flower Gifting Etiquette in Australia

How to send corporate flowers that read as considered: the right occasion, tone, colour and card, from a florist who delivers reliably across Australia.

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A calm, light-filled private hospital room with a neatly made bed, a chair and framed botanical prints on the wall

What to Send When Someone Is in Hospital: Flowers, Hampers and Thoughtful Alternatives

A considerate guide for anyone supporting someone in hospital: check ward rules and the patient's needs first, then when flowers suit, thoughtful alternatives, card wording, and sending to home after...

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A close-up of native and protea blooms — orange pincushion protea, king protea and gum nuts

Australian Native Flowers and Meanings: A Gift and Wedding Guide

A considered guide to popular Australian native flowers and what they tend to evoke, with practical advice on choosing and pairing them for gifts and weddings.

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A Fig & Bloom florist hands a white and green bouquet to a woman at her front door

Sympathy Flower Etiquette in Australia: What to Send, When and What to Write

A warm, practical guide for anyone sending condolences: how to choose sympathy flowers, when to send them, what colours communicate, and what to write and avoid on the card.

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A bride in soft window light holding a bouquet of peonies, garden roses and eucalyptus

Australian Winter Wedding Flowers: Seasonal Guide by City

A design-led guide to planning winter wedding flowers in Australia: mood, colour and texture, with practical notes for Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and a florist briefing checklist.

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A bride and her bridesmaids holding soft summer bouquets in a lush Australian garden

Summer Wedding Flowers in Australia: Heat-Safe Seasonal Guide

A design-led florist's guide to summer wedding flowers in Australia: heat-resilient design, seasonal directions, colour for bright light, and the logistics of hydration, transport and outdoor setup.

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Osaka Signature bouquet with a greeting card, studio flat lay

What Australians really write on a flower card

We read a year of flower-card messages, 37,000 of them: what Australians write, what we leave unsaid, and the line we reach for most.

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The Australian Flower Calendar: What's in Season, Month by Month

A month-by-month guide to the flowers in season in Australia: what is at its peak, what is arriving, and the natives that define an arrangement made here.

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What Makes a Bouquet Look Cheap

A bouquet gives itself away in the first half-second. Kellie on the real tells of taste: colour, the obvious flower, and the weakest-stem rule.

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Soft white Fig & Bloom bouquet with greenery for a gentle sympathy gesture

Sympathy Flowers: What to Send When Words Are Hard

When words are hard, sympathy flowers can offer quiet care. Here is how to choose an arrangement and write a simple condolence message.

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Buckets of fresh stems — carnations, hypericum and eucalyptus — lined up in the studio supply area

In the Buckets: June

What came back from the market this fortnight: hellebores, deep plum stock, ornamental kale, and why June is secretly the best month to buy flowers in Melbourne.

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