Inspiration in Bloom

Some floral tidbits that have caught my eye recently.....

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Last week in blooms

Taste of Sydney in Bloom

Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending Taste of Sydney in beautiful Centennial Park. It was a super ace day. There were tequila cocktails, stuffed figs, ice-cream sandwiches and lots of other sensory pleasures.

Somehow, in between stuffing my face, I managed to snap some pics of the blooms that surrounded us.

If you get the chance next year, GO! And save me a Sake Kingfish Ceviche.

March Markets in Bloom

The Saturday flower markets only have about a third of the stalls that trade through the week, but that's still plenty for the average home bloomer.

Stock can be a bit old, but it is super cheap. They had beautiful magnolia bunches for $8, and I got 25 of those awesome roses below for $15. I also discovered ginger flowers (the pinecone like pink flowers below) which are $6 for a huge (over a metre long) stem.

Where else would you rather be at 7am on a Saturday morning?

Spray Roses in Bloom

Don't say it, spray it!

Analogous in Bloom

I took a workmate through a flower school assignment the other day on colour theory, and it reminded me how much I love creating an analogous design (although hate saying it - try it, it sounds like a made up word!).

Analogous uses three colours that are next to each other on the colour wheel. So it's very harmonious. I have used red, pink and purple flowers in this little design for my dining space. 

I am super in love with carnations at the mo. When you arrange them really tightly like this they create the most amazing mini posy, and the petals look like paper. Carnations - for style, not just for servos! 

Don't you think this looks kind of Mexican? I think it's the colours. Also, Dahlias are crazy beautiful right now, so go out and buy some! 

Bin in Bloom

In Potts Point, darling, even the bins are in bloom!