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Field notes from the studio

Flower stuff
worth reading

The advice we give at the bench every week, written down properly — care guides, seasonal cheat sheets, and honest answers to "will I be any good at this".

The Sunday Stem

One email a week — what's blooming at the market, new class dates first, the odd discount.

Latest piece

Care guide · 6 min read

How to keep cut flowers fresh for a fortnight

Supermarket bouquets die in four days and studio bouquets last two weeks. The difference is three boring steps — here's all of them.
Seasonal New Zealand flowers arranged in a basket Seasons · 7 min

What's in season in NZ, month by month

A cheat sheet for buying flowers that actually last — and what to skip each season.

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New students at the workbench during a class Classes · 5 min

Your first workshop: what to expect

What to wear, whether you need to be "creative", and why nobody judges your first spiral.

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Dried flowers and grasses on the studio drying wall Dried · 6 min

Dried flowers: the basics that matter

Which stems dry well, which turn to sad brown sticks, and how to keep colour for a year.

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Three different bridal bouquet styles side by side Weddings · 8 min

Wedding bouquet styles, decoded

Posy vs hand-tied vs cascading — what each costs in time and stems, honest version.

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Corporate team laughing during a flower workshop Groups · 5 min

Team building that isn't cringe

Why flower workshops beat escape rooms for team days — from someone who's hosted 200+.

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Rather make one than read about it?

Fair. Classes run weekly — the bouquet masterclass is where most readers end up.

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Care guides Seasonal charts Wedding DIY Studio news Care guides Seasonal charts Wedding DIY Studio news

Six articles so far — new ones land with the seasons. The newsletter hears first.

From the bench

Everything we write about happened here first

Meet the studio
Stems being conditioned in buckets before a class
Tutor's hands showing the correct cutting angle
Finished student arrangements waiting to be wrapped

Blog FAQ

The tutors (Amelia, Rosa and Theo) write between classes. No ghostwriters, so updates are occasional but everything's bench-tested.

Please do — most posts started as a student question. Flick it through the contact form and if it's useful we'll write it up.

The guides get you further than YouTube guessing, but the hands-on bit is the point of the classes. Start with what to expect, then decide if a bench seat is your next step.

Reading's good. Making's better.

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