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25.01.2022 It’s a sad day here at The Cottage Flower Farm. It’s the day we say goodbye to a most beautiful season of Ranunculus. I believe I’ve cut my last handful today and they’ll be in some subscription bunches today and tomorrow. What an amazing season it has been with so many people falling in love with them. ‘Til next year, Ranunculus

24.01.2022 A good harvest in the beautiful rain this morning. Flower Subscriptions are heading out all this week so if you’re expecting yours you’ll see some Spring beauties like this in your bunch. Probably a few excess stems available for some spare bunches today!

24.01.2022 After making orders for Teacher Posies, I’ve got a few excess posies available I’ve got 7 bunches available: 6 x $25 bunches - Edit - all sold 1 x blue bunch $25... Message me to reserve one See more

22.01.2022 Good morning! A bit later than I’d hoped but I’ve just filled the flower cart. A few people got in early and preordered for pick up today so I’ve got 5 wrapped bunches available. 1. Purples with protea $20 - SOLD 2. Purple Stock $25 - SOLD 3. Ranuncs $20 - SOLD... 4 Apricot delight $25 SOLD 5. Apricot natives $35 SOLD Pick up only today as I’m busy planting out some summer Flower seedlings Please message me to reserve a bunch! Have a lovely day!

22.01.2022 This is the little flower patch at home. Lotsa Ranuncs coming! I’ll be cutting today and tomorrow for orders and will definitely have some spare bunches available.

21.01.2022 Something simple and fresh for our BnB guests tonight. It’s been so lovely welcoming guests back to our Cottage accommodation and to Western Victoria during the last month. We’ve sure had a slow year. Since December last year in fact when the horrific bushfires stopped people from travelling followed by you know what. Here’s to a new year. Be safe and be kind to one another.

21.01.2022 Lots picked up and I’m still bunching! 3 mixed bunches in the cart this afternoon and 3 Lupine stems bunches. Edit - all sold , thank you! Lupines - All SOLD Pink Stock bunch $25 - SOLD... Purples bunch $25 - SOLD Pink Stock with crimson $25 SOLD Treat yourself or treat a friend or neighbour Pick up only. Message me to reserve one. **Stawell and Horsham delivery available tomorrow morning!

21.01.2022 I’ve got 6 bunches, some wrapped and 2 in jars this morning. Hopefully something for everyone’s taste. Terrible photos, beautiful flowers! Please message me with the bunch you’d like to pick up Edit - All sold! Thank you!

20.01.2022 How pretty are these Candles?! I’ll have them ready soon for some special gift hampers I’m putting together. Hand-poured soy candles in the most delicious florally scents! I’ll be teaming them with Hand- crafted chocolates from the Blue Mountains, in beautiful floral packaging of course! Can’t wait to show you them! They’ll be in limited quantity so stay tuned if you think you may like one!

19.01.2022 I have 4 lovely posies available this morning. Pick up is from the Flower Cart - please message me to reserve one! Edit - all SOLD, thank you

19.01.2022 Today we ticked a few jobs off: One was to harvest the purple Larkspur for drying. Thanks to Jackie @edan.and.rose. Jackie is a florist and a 2021 Horticulture student and has been helping me do the jobs I just can’t keep up with! We bunched and hung up the Larkspur and some white Statice - both are great for drying as they retain their shape and colour. ... We also made a lovely concoction of soil, rotting leaf compost, sheep poo and worm castings and potted on a few (45) more dahlias. See more

19.01.2022 I’ve longed for the opportunity to say; The Farm Stand has been Filled! But I can’t. Because I don’t have a roadside farm stand. One day...! So for now, I can say the Flower Cart has been stocked with $10 posies! ... The sun and the rain have made so many flowers bloom so I’ve cut a bucketful this morning and made some little posies, ready to come and grab. They’re here until sold out (but I’ll keep restocking it so they may never run out!) Please grab the posey and leave the jar so I can refill it. Most Ararat locals know where I am for pick ups but if you want one and need our address, please just message me. Angie See more

19.01.2022 Sweet Peas are here! I spent a good part of yesterday tying these back to the trellis as they got knocked around in a big wind last week. There are 3 varieties here: Anniversary, Enchante and High Scent

18.01.2022 Thank you everyone for your support this morning! They sold quickly! This gal remains. Edit - SOLD! Thank you She’s in a jar and is $35. Pickup only.

17.01.2022 A bouquet from last Summer. Airy and romantic with Dahlias I grew from seed. This one I’ve named ‘Antique’. Sometimes I found she blew her centre quickly and sometimes she didn’t. Still pretty, either way. Our dahlias are still 2 months away from flowering and I can’t wait for their beauty again!

17.01.2022 A huge 12 bunches for orders and Subscriptions from the 3 buckets I cut yesterday... plus I kept going and cutting extra stems during the day! I’ve only got 2 extras! Edit: both sold, thank you. Pick up today. Message me to reserve one

17.01.2022 3 more bunches this morning as I’m actually taking a day off tomorrow! All with gorgeous pink stock and rose scented geranium. They smell beautiful! $25 each All Sold, thank you Message me to reserve one

16.01.2022 Good morning! 3 wrapped bunches this morning ready for pick up in the Flower Cart. $25 each All Sold - thank you Message me to reserve one

16.01.2022 3 bunches of lovely fluffy Ranunculus today. Pick up only. EDIT -All Sold, thank you. $20 each.

16.01.2022 Rain soaked Ranunculus. These are from the 2nd patch of nuncs, only just starting. A few different shapes, textures and colours unfurling. There will be no flower orders today or tomorrow so I can give the flowers time to recoup after the rain, hail and light dusting of snow! Later in the week is filling up with orders so get yours in! Reminder for those people with pre paid Flower Subscriptions - they’ll be starting soon! Flower Subscribers get first pick of the patch - best in ground - if you like!

15.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who bought the Gift Hampers I put together. I’ve now sold through Hampers and Candles but still have some individual pieces which will make beautiful Australian made Chrissy gifts. Winnow Chocolate Block $12.00 Rose Geranium Soap $6.50 Organic Bees Wax Hand Balm $16.00 Cotton Australian Flora Teatowel $24.00... All products are designed and made in Australia. Thank you for supporting small businesses. Message me if you’d like anything.

15.01.2022 I’m so grateful for this community’s support! I’ve had another busy start to the week and and have special orders on the weekend and next week. However... this heat and 36 again this Friday is making me nervous. Heat can open flowers early, can wilt plants, kill young seedlings and ruin the best laid plans. It’s a nerve wracking job - raising and growing to fill beautiful upcoming fresh flower orders! Please be kind Mother Nature! ... After a few orders completed this morning, I’ve got 3 bunches available for pick up. EDIT: All Sold, Thank you Please message me to reserve one See more

15.01.2022 Favourite colour palette of the week. Deliveries done and pick ups all ready. All bunches will have this theme because that’s what SEASONAL means - you get what’s in season. No out of season glasshouse grown flowers - everything we use we have cut fresh from our flower beds.

15.01.2022 A quick cut this sunny evening for Wednesday’s fresh flower orders and a couple of Flower Subscriptions. It’s going to be another busy day bunching, seed starting, planting out seedlings, tying up blown over plants, deadheading sweet peas and shovelling sheep poo.

14.01.2022 A sneak peek of our 2021 Calendar. A3 size with lovely glossy photos of beautiful seasonal flowers! Most preorders have now been sent out and picked up and I’ve ordered a few extras. $30 each

14.01.2022 Back home after 2 days away. It’s been very hot, dry and windy in Ararat by the looks of the garden beds. I haven’t even checked down at the cottage garden beds yet but looks like I’ll be cutting like crazy this evening when it cools down - so lots of bunches available tomorrow! Get your orders in if you’d like to pick one up. I’ll be making $25, $35 and $45 bunches.

14.01.2022 This weekend was the best! I hosted 2 of my friends and fellow flower farmers, Lucy @pennyweightfarm and Hayley @therookblooms for the weekend and a well overdue catch up. They stayed at our bnb, a 118 year old cottage where my little urban flower farm is. These 2 girls are not only so generous with sharing their flower growing knowledge and great friends of mine, they also share a love of nature, birds, compost, drinking wine, eating loads of cheese ... and everything flo...wer related. Giving them a tour of my flower beds both here and at our home was such a privilege and it sure was well overdue. Thanks Lucy and Hayley for a great weekend. Ps, can you tell I just got a selfie stick?! See more

14.01.2022 Those curly Foxie ears. Tall Foxies, Delphs and Larkspur spires are in our bunches this week giving height and movement.

14.01.2022 Straws ready for new homes. Today I’ve got 6 bunches of beautiful, bright, fresh cut Strawflowers $16 per bunch. EDIT - all sold, thank you. Message me to reserve one.

14.01.2022 Flower Cart top up this arvo. All fresh flower orders are on hold apart from Subscriptions as it’s slim pickings in the flower patch at the moment. To fulfil your Dried Flower creativity, I have some bunches ready to go: 3 x Fresh Strawflower bunches $16ea 1 x Fresh Blue Sea Holly $16ea... 3 x dried Bunny Tails $16 4 x dried Giant Poppy Pods $16ea Please message me to reserve one See more

14.01.2022 Lovely florist, Liv, collected this bucketful of flowers during the week. Knowing she drives a significant distance for them makes me proud and very grateful. Knowing they’re as fresh as can be, they’ve come straight from the flower beds and made into bunches within a few hours. Knowing they’re grown organically without any harmful chemicals and pesticides. Knowing they’re grown locally and not imported and flown thousands of kilometres in a plane.... Supporting a small local business. These things are important to us. Are they important to you?

13.01.2022 Finally... Hampers are ready! I have sourced some really beautiful products to put in these hampers. Everything is designed and handmade in Australia by small businesses. I have found beautiful handmade vegan soap and lovely natural beeswax blend Hand Balm from a small business in Tasmania. These gorgeous Pure Soy hand poured Candles from the Mornington Penninsula, 100% Cotton Australian Flora Teatowels designed and made in Torquay and lastly yummy Winnow Chocolate blocks ...made in the Blue Mountains with the prettiest wrappers designed by the talented Shannon of Typo Flora. All my favourites in a cute little basket just for you! Note: Keeping faithful to our Environmentally Sustainable ethos, we refuse to use gross single use plastic cellophane, simply put the shredded paper into your worm farm or compost and reuse the pretty satin ribbon! There are 2 Hamper options... see previous post for photo. More details in Comments...

13.01.2022 Are you curious about growing Dahlias from seed? The thing is there is no guarantee what shape or colour the flower will be! It’s pot luck! I’ve got 3 favourite dahlias that I’ve bred from seed in previous years - See pics following the infamous Cafe au Lait Dahlia I’ve started quite a few dahlias from the beautiful Cafe au Lait dahlia seed I collected last year.... If you’d like to try one or some, I’ve got them for $8 each (4 for $28). I’m potting them up today, ready for Friday pick up. Be aware - it really is pot luck as the colour and petal shape you’ll get from a seed dahlia!

12.01.2022 I’m so happy with this little patch of Lupines this year. 2nd year in and so many blooms! Set in a sea of lush green leaves, the flower spires bend to follow the light and in the language of flowers, they mean ‘always happy’. This patch was started from seed in Autumn 2019. I’ll have a few bunches available Thursday and Friday

12.01.2022 What a beautiful morning for cutting handfuls of Ranuncs. I’ll be filling up the flower cart this afternoon with $10 mixed posies and $25 bunches. Message me to reserve one! Fresh... Organic Grown here in Ararat See more

12.01.2022 I’m just loving combining bright pops of Ranunculus and Anemone, Carnations and Lace in with these beautiful Proteas, Geraldton Wax and Leucs. Deliveries are happening this afternoon and this bunch is available. $50 delivered. Be quick and add it to this afternoons delivery run. Edit- sold.

12.01.2022 Small offering in the Flower Cart this morning. 2 x Lupine bunches $12 each SOLD 1 x mixed bunch $25 SOLD Pick up. Message me to reserve

11.01.2022 New Signage. The Flower Cart is nearly ready for Ararat’s Fresh Cut Flower stand. Keep your eye on Facebook in the coming weeks to be notified when the Flower Cart is stocked. You’ll be able to choose your own bunches and pay via cash or by scanning a QR code. Easy Peasy.

11.01.2022 In the Flower Cart this morning... EDIT - All sold, thank you Available for pick up today. Message me to reserve one

11.01.2022 Mixed Summer Colour buckets headed out last week for a local school - Lake Bolac students were making their own table arrangements for their graduation dinner! This makes my heart happy. Teaching kids the importance of locally grown pesticide free flowers is the way to go!

10.01.2022 I’ve popped a few more bunches in the Flower Cart this morning. Cut fresh = long lasting! $25 each pick up. Edit - purples sold 1 x Pastel available... Message me to reserve one

10.01.2022 I’m so excited to finally be able to show you these floral candles that I’ll be including in my gift hampers! Pure Soy, cotton wick (no nasties) hand poured, just for me, by my friend Blondie Soy Candles. https://www.facebook.com/blondiesoycandles/ I couldn’t wait for daylight photos so I snapped some this evening- so the photos aren’t great but you can see how beautiful they are! And if only you could smell them! Scents including Japanese Honeysuckle, David Austin Rose, Jasmine, Orange Blossom and more. In the next couple of days I’ll share the 2 x Hamper Options and the full list of what’s included. Hint - everything is flower related (of course!) and is from Australian owned small businesses, just like mine. Handmade Rose Geranium soap in the hampers too!

10.01.2022 Sunday arvo spent making up hampers. My studio smells amazing from all of the beautiful scented candles and the soaps. My favourite part of making these up is actually adding in the gum leaves and gumnuts and sprinkling with dried flower petals! The A4 Calendar hampers are nearly sold through so I’m happy to make up a hamper with any ingredients you’d like in it, just ask and I can send you the options. Pick up or delivery available within Ararat or Ballarat

10.01.2022 Peony perfection. The sunlight through the petals makes it look like a painting Peonies take 3 years to mature enough to produce flowers for cutting. This is only year 2 for my peonies so I’ve pinched off nearly all the buds so the plant can put its energy into making great flowers next Spring and I can’t wait! I let this one flower though!

09.01.2022 I’m out cutting lots of these gorgeous Ranunculus this evening. We had a little coastal getaway for 2 unseasonally hot Spring days and I came home to so many blooming flower beds ready to be cut. The temperature has really dropped and there is rain forecast - I’m cutting now because I don’t want these beauties damaged. This means more bunches for you! Get your orders in for: mixed bunches and ... florist buckets! See more

09.01.2022 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Christmas Gladies! This lot need new homes before this coming hot weekend! ... $15 for 5 stems (2 bunches for $25) 6 x White bunches - Edit - All Sold 4 x Red bunches - Edit - All sold! Message me to reserve a bunch. I’ll have more available next week.

09.01.2022 These Ranunculus are loving the recent rain and today’s sun! This colour is just so beautiful! As a customer, would you prefer straight long stemmed bunches or mixed jar posies? I’m a bit pressed for time today but I have made a few bunches available for pick up today. This pink Ranunc bunch - $20... Jar posies x 3 - $15 See more

09.01.2022 I’m out cutting again this morning! At least it’s a bit cooler today. The heat has brought out lots of Strawflowers so I’ll be bunching them up later this morning. EDIT - all sold thank you. 5 x Strawflower bunches $16 each... Pickup - message me to reserve one!

09.01.2022 I cut a couple of buckets of beautiful Spring blooms this morning. There are lots of orders heading out today and tomorrow but I’m sure I’ll have some leftover for some extra posies. Keep your eye on Facebook and I’ll let you know when I’ve topped up the flower cart

08.01.2022 These colours! I’m cutting this afternoon for a special birthday order tomorrow. Ranuncs, Anemone and Sweet William.

08.01.2022 I’ve made up some small herb tussie mussies. A few sprigs each of Paraley, Rosemary, Oregano, Sage and Tyme. I may have missed the boat on the Tyme but it’ll still look so pretty on your kitchen counter! $10 each First sweet pea bunch $10

07.01.2022 I thought I’d just pop down the back to see what needed cutting before the hot days coming tomorrow and Tuesday. I came back with this! I guess I’ll be madly bunching today now... keep your eyes peeled on Facebook for Flower Cart top ups or message me to reserve one. $25 Pick up only today

07.01.2022 3 bunches of the brightest and prettiest Strawflowers left! Edit - All Sold, thank you! Pick up only. $16 Message me to reserve one!

06.01.2022 A fresh cut bucket of loveliness ready to make bunches for Flower Subscribers today. It’s been a long wait for those die-hard flower subscribers who pre paid their monthly or fortnightly subscriptions a few months ago when these flowers were just babies. Now look at them all grown up and about to head out. I’m opening up a few more spots for subscriptions so please message me if you’d like more info.

06.01.2022 Fresh Spring Garden blooms. My style - Light and airy, just picked from the garden bouquet. No stuffy formal bouquets here. It was a busy day of deliveries with flowers for all occasions. We sent out Feel Better Soon, With Sympathy, New Baby, Thank You Teachers and Congratulations Little Dancers. And Subscriptions! Your fresh cut flowers will be THiRsTY today! Once you’ve unwrapped and untied them and arranged them in your favourite vase, keep your eye on the water level and top up if needed. Change the water to fresh water every second day, trim the stems by 1.5cm and your flowers will reward you.

06.01.2022 Mother Nature at her finest - I am loving this vibrant blue Eryngium / Sea Holly at the moment. Such a statement stem all on its own and what a gorgeous natural blue colour against this freshly rained on background. There is currently more rolling thunder overhead after a lovely 40mm of rain.

06.01.2022 Fact: I might be the last person in the Southern Hemisphere to be dividing Dahlias. I’m still dividing clumps ready to plant out and I’m glad I looked in this tub that I though was empty because I just found 3 massive clumps of Winkie Krestel. Ready to plant out about 3 weeks ago by the looks of it! Orange is NOT my favourite colour, but I have to say these gorgeous blooms added a special pop to bouquets last season.

06.01.2022 3 more bunches this morning. 1 x mixed Spring posey $35 SOLD 1 x mixed Spring posey $25 1x purple bells jar posey $18... Message me to reserve

05.01.2022 This big bunch of fluffy marshmallows headed out yesterday They’re definitely starting to slow down for the season and I know a few people who are going to miss them!

05.01.2022 A few more Gladdies available today. Gladdies - 5 stems for $15 Gladdies - Red - all Sold... Green Irish Bells- 5 stems for $10 Please message me to reserve one. See more

05.01.2022 Thursday deliveries underway. It’s another beautiful day in Ararat and I’ve been cutting and bunching again this morning. If you’re waiting on your deliveries, they won’t be too far away, it’s just been an extra busy morning! I’m so grateful for the support for my little Flower Farm - it’s so lovely meeting and delivering to new people in this lovely community

05.01.2022 I cut lots this morning before the heat, made bunches for birthdays and subscriptions. All delivered now and now I’ve bunched up these ‘leftovers’. Leftovers is what I call them because they are left at the end of completing all my orders. They are still all lovely and fresh cut this morning! 1 x mixed wrapped bunch $25 SOLD 1 x mixed bunch $20 SOLD 1 x lupine bunch $12 1 x foxglove bunch $12

04.01.2022 Wishing everyone a Happy Christmas and Happy Holidays! Thank you for your continued support throughout the year

04.01.2022 Thank you local journalist, Jack Ward, for reaching out to find out how I kept my head above water during tricky COVID times. Homeschooling 2 little people and finding the time to keep our micro urban flower farm thriving sure was a tough time but support from local flower lovers helped us pull through! Eternally grateful Ararat Jack is such a professional young journalist, it was a pleasure chatting with him. You can read the full article in today’s Ararat Advocate and read more of Jack’s work at @Ararat’s Latest.

04.01.2022 You guys! This 2020 Top 9 has got me excited about Dahlia season again! We had an epic Spring season which included a magical garden and abundant flower patch and not to mention a lot of new followers and customers. Spring sown seedlings for Summer flowers were another story... They were eaten by slugs or dried out by consecutive hot days and not enough watering. We’ll have to wait and see what survives and hopefully thrives. ... At least the Dahlias are looking ok. Looking back you loved Tropical Dream the most with it’s soft apricot tonings. It’s featured in 3 of these 2020 top 9 posts! Here’s to a floriferous 2021 Dahlia season with loads of Dahlia spam coming your way! Dahlia Season - Feb through to May

04.01.2022 Brighten up your Long Weekend ! At the end of a busy day, I’ll often have some excess and shorter stems that I don’t like to waste. I’ll make them onto little posies and pop them out in the cart. These $10 posies are not available to order, only available when I post them on Facebook! Edit - all sold, thank you $10 each pick up

03.01.2022 Favourite bunch for this week! I know it’s only Monday but I love this one. So many Spring beauties, some of which took 8 months to grow. All grown and nurtured with love here in Ararat. No flower miles. No pesticides. ... All cut fresh this morning and delivered to a lucky lady this afternoon See more

03.01.2022 This bright Tutti Frutti Mixed Bucket, cut fresh this morning, will be for Flower Subscriptions heading out this afternoon and tomorrow. Any excess will go into the flower cart tomorrow morning

03.01.2022 This special big bunch went out yesterday for a special Ararat lady for a very special occasion!

03.01.2022 It’s a bit slow in the flower patch but we gathered a few edible flowers to decorate our Blueberry Cup Cakes. I made a new delicious icing too with blueberries, honey and cream. On yesterday’s adventuring to Glenpatrick and Elmhurst we picked up loads of fresh Blueberries from Michelle @elmhurst_blueberries

02.01.2022 So much Stock to cut this morning. Pictured with some purples is my favourite Rainbow Stock.

02.01.2022 You know that saying, when 1 door closes, another 1 opens... we said good goodbye to our beloved Ranuncs and look what I found in the patch today! Strawflowers! You all loved Strawflowers last Summer. You asked for them fresh, dried, just the dried heads, tucked into Christmas and dried wreaths and even seeds to grow your own. They’re just starting now so expect to see loads more over the next few months! ... One of the best things about Strawflowers is when they dry they retain their colour. Naturally! So no more to the bleached skeletons and chemically dyed horrors of the ‘Preserved Flower’ craze. It’s time to go. Give me natural any day! See more

02.01.2022 A big bunch of beautifully perfumed Phlox stems headed out today. And Safe to Sniff because we don’t use pesticides or any chemicals on our plants! Phlox has really great vase life, often lasting 2 weeks plus.

02.01.2022 Finally... after a busy morning, the Flower Cart has been topped up. A few different bunches today. Edit - all sold, thank you Message me to reserve one! Thank you, Angie

02.01.2022 I was a hot sweaty mess this morning after speed cutting what I could. We’re heading for a top of 37 today!!!Yuck! All flowers for today’s orders safely sitting in the A/C and some special ones in the flower fridge - which is a spare bar fridge so it’s little and only fits 1 bucket and a few jars. Maybe I’ll ask Santa for a big flower fridge...

01.01.2022 A lovely customer of mine, Kym, shared this pic of her 10 day old Ranuncs sitting pretty on her kitchen table. So beautiful that I had to share it. I’ve had a great season this Spring with my Ranunculus but they’ll probably only be around for another few weeks. They are lovely in a mixed bouquet but so lovely just on their own too! I have 3 straight bunches of these fancy Ranunculus this morning in the flower cart. $20 each pick up only. ... Trim their stems by 1.5cm every second day, replace with clean water, keep them away from heated rooms and they’ll last for 2 weeks!

01.01.2022 We made Some extra bunches today with the excess from this mornings harvest. As usual I cut way too much . These 4 bunches - Edit - all sold but I’ll have a few more available in the morning.

01.01.2022 I have 3 straight Bunches of Ranunculus available today 15 stems for $20 Pick up only.

01.01.2022 EDIT - All sold Thank you so much! I’ve got some extra Candles for sale! These beautiful hand poured Pure Soy candles are made by my friend and professional candle maker Sal, of Blondie Soy Candles on the Mornington Penninsula. I gave Sal the task of finding me the prettiest and never seen before candle holders. She didn’t disappoint and made these for me with such gorgeous floral scents. Pure Soy Candles. They come in a box for easier transport and gift wrapping. $35... Message me for scents available See more

01.01.2022 Cutting a Green and White Mixed Bucket This mix includes Achillea, Queen Anne’s Lace, Orlaya Lace, white Choc Lace, Chincherinchees, green Poppy pods and some Sweet William and I’ll add some white Chantilly Snaps that are flowering at home.