WEDDING FLOWERS: king protea

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April wedding at Frogmore Creek Winery

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Autumn in Tasmania is so pretty! I might go so far as to say its my favourite season… The autumn showers bring green to the sun-tired landscape and the colours of the autumn leaves are so beautiful. I think its a great time for a wedding. And I think you'd have to agree that the gorgeous pictures by Kristy L Photography capture an Autumn wedding so perfectly. In April, I was lucky to be involved in this beautiful Autumn wedding at Frogmore Creek Winery

Burgundy was the colour theme of the wedding, so I used some new season Silvan Red Leucadendrons, which are a lovely rich deep-red colour in April.

The bride loved the King Proteas so they became the focal flower.

The Red King Proteas were teamed up with some pink Protea Repens and Brunia Albiflora in flower. I also used gum buds, white flowering tea tree, and some fine leucadendrons in green with a bronze blush on the tips.

The bouquets were bound with a rustic chocolate coloured twine, which I think really enhanced the burgundy colouring.

Cootamundra Wattle in bud was the foliage I used mostly. It is a beautiful wattle foliage that comes in both a silvery blue green and a purple. The frilly fern-like leaves of the green variety shown here, are covered in a silvery bloom which gives that blue-green, eucalyptus look. And those buds, frilly and wonderful, create a cloud of soft texture around the bouquets.

Boutonnieres made a feature of the new season Silvan Red leucos. They were teamed up with white flowering tea tree, Cootamundra Wattle, deconstructed Brunia, and the fine bronze-green leucos.

I loved using the flowering Brunia. Brunia Albiflora (meaning "white flower") grow a cluster of balls which are covered in tiny flower heads. By deconstructing them, I've been able to use the individual balls in these boutonniere.

The beautiful bride wanted a floral crown. I used plenty of foliage and texture, for a rustic look. The tea tree, gum buds, eucalyptus, and Cootamundra wattle all make an appearance. But the richly coloured Silvan Red Leucos were the focal point.

There were a number of little wrist corsages too, continuing with the overall theme.

They look so cute, all in a row!

Picture by Kristy L Photography

I just love this beautiful photo by Kristy L Photography. Stunning! So happy to be involved in such a gorgeous wedding.

Rustic Farm Wedding in North West Tasmania

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An old machinery shed in the middle of an apple orchard! Sounds like the perfect place for a Tasmanian wedding in March. The bride wanted vibrant reds and pinks, and some King Proteas with foliage and nuts.

So that's what she got! Beautiful Compacta Proteas with silky pink outer bracts and a rich red center, along with red mini king proteas were the main flowers used. I also added some Banksia Occidentalis which are a stunning pinky red colour in March.

Nothing can compare in richness of colour to the new season growth on a red leucadendron and the Silvan Red Leucos were ready to pick early for this wedding. They added a darker rich red conrast. Brunia Albiflora were in flower and looked great adding highlights. They're such unique flowers - one of my favourites.

For foliage, I used some lovely Eucalyptus Cordata which was heavily in bud, with some of the white fluffy blooms just starting to burst. I also used silky Silver Tree Leucadendron, which is always wonderful in a bouquet. It's luxurious foliage adds wonderful glowing highlights. The other foliage used is Irish Juniper, a blue green foliage with variegated stripe on its fine foliage.

Dried Corymbia Ficifolia gum nuts were added too. I like the way the colour of the nuts went with textural fibre I used to surround the bouquets. I like the nest-like quality of the fibrous posy holders. They add a rustic touch to a bouquet.

The boutonnieres combined Juniper, Myrtle and E. Cordata foliage with some Cordata gum blossom and a Corymbia Ficifolia nut.

The groom stood out with a rich Silvan Red leuco added to his.

The bride and her bridesmaid wore floral hair pieces. Juniper, Myrtle and some smaller leafed Cordata were the main foliages used. The Cordata blossom was mixed with a spindling of wax flower, and some rich red Leucos added colour.

The pieces were built on metal combs to slide into the hair style.

The comb provides a structure to built the hair piece around. Those gum blossoms are so pretty!

Stunning photo - looks like something out of a fairy tale! It was a pleasure, as always, to be a part of this couples special day.

Vibrant Summery Natives for a Vineyard Wedding

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Photography by Looks Like This

Summer weddings call for gorgeous outdoor settings, and what could be more gorgeous than a summery vineyard?! This January wedding was held at Frogmore Creek Winery in the beautiful Coal River Valley near Hobart. The Coal River Valley is home to many beautiful vineyards and definitely worth a visit if you're in Tasmania.

The bride loved proteas, and the combination of red, orange and pink with green. Colour! What fun to play with these vibrant warm colours that sing "summer"!

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It was a joy to use the fresh, seasonal blooms in her chosen colours to create the bouquet. I used a small red King Protea for the focal flower and surrounded it with different varieties of orange and red pincushions. I also used some banksias, the intense orange Ericifolia and the rich wine coloured Praemorsa.

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Pink was added using Kangaroo Paw called Bush Pearl. Some rich burgundy Leucadendron Safari Sunsets provided contrast. For the green, I used some gorgeous spent Hebe flowers - the texture and colour was fresh and lively. I also used my favourite glossy green Tasmanian Myrtle Beech. You can also see fresh poppy pods in matte blue-green.

For the groom, a poppy pod, some myrtle and some Hebe flowers in white, and to add colour, more Bush Pearl K.Paw and some stunning rich red flowering gum - Corymbia Ficifolia. The darker binding really set off the colours.

The bride wanted a floral crown to match the colourful theme of the wedding so more green with the Myrtle and Hebe, and a sprinkling of wax flower. Gum blossom just bursting with colour, and more Kangaroo Paw provided the rich colour accents.

It was a wild, fresh, summery crown.

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And thanks to the amazing photography of Looks Like This I got to see it in action.

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Beautiful!

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A great photo of the couple enjoying their day - it's such a treat to see photos of the flowers in action.

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There were 3 wedding cake toppers, a great idea using a collection of cakes, rather than tiered.

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For the venue decoration the bride used some wooden hexagonal display shelves for which I provided some wholesale flowers.

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I love the rich colour teamed with the dark stained wood in the rustic style venue. It really works.

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Large arrangements in ceramic pots sat on wine barrels to decorate the focal point of the ceremony.

Smaller versions of the same pots bursting with an explosion of colour were used to decorate the reception tables.

I love creating these little pots of colour!

Two different varieties of pincushions teamed with pink Kangaroo Paw, Poppy Pods, Flowering Gum buds, Myrtle, Agonis Flexuosa in flower, Hebe, and Safari Sunset Leucadendron.

Summery colour and texture.

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I think the photos speak for themselves! A beautiful day.

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Eclectic Summer Natives for a New Years Wedding

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Photography by Rosie Hastie

The first wedding of the New Year called for seasonal natives, with a colour scheme of navy blue for the bridesmaids and grey suits with navy ties for the men. I love navy! Its a stunning, flattering colour that provides a great backdrop for a great variety of colours in the floral design.

And there are plenty of seasonal summer natives to use around the New Year. It made designing the bouquets for this lovely wedding a real pleasure. The focal flowers used were some mini Red King Proteas. Other proteas used were Protea Compacta in Red and Protea Pink Mink. I also used Pincushions called Leucospermum Fountain, in apricot/orange.

Pink Kangaroo Paw called Bush Pearl was sprinkled through adding a unifying splash of rich pink. I also used the first pick of Brunia Albiflora for the season. There are some fresh poppy pods in the mix too. I really love them!

Plenty of textural foliage added to the eclectic feel of the bouquets. There's some Tasmanian Myrtle Beech, with its new seasons growth looking fresh and lush, some Grevillea foliage, and some flowering Agonis Flexuosa. There's also a sprinkling of Risdon Peppermint Gum foliage giving silvery blue highlights.

Photography by Rosie Hastie

I just love navy! It really makes those colours sing. Thanks so much to the bride for allowing me to use some of the stunning photographs by Photographer, Rosie Hastie. It is such a thrill to see the flowers on the big day!

You can also see some Corymbia Ficifolia buds. Corymbia Ficifolia is commonly known as Red Gum or Flowering Gum and flowers in a range of intense colours in big showy gum blossoms. It also produces brilliant Gum Nuts which I love to use in floral design as well. But the buds are equally lovely. They colour up quite a bit and the texture they provide is beautiful. The cream Leucadendrons are some L. Discolour which in late spring and early summer changes from green to this lovely clear cream with pink tinges.