This
August will mark three years of owning my own home, and will also bring new
light to the house renovations. The past year things have been on hold as we
have been too busy getting out and about and funding our social lives, but this
year things have changed and we are very house focused.
One
thing I have loved about being in my own home, even when renting is being able
to make the garden pretty and watch things I have planted grow. Much like when
you are pregnant only you can see the seed hatch and grow into something truly
beautiful.
This
year I have committed myself to the Melbourne Flower Show to hopefully gain
some great knowledge into growing some beautiful plants and landscaping tips- I
need to get inspiration from somewhere and where better to start.
In
conjunction with the MIFGS I was invited to be able to try out some glassware
from 2KLabware and create some amazing floral pieces. Initially the girls were
meant to be involved but we were quickly running out of time and I learn that
Madison liked to plant things but not necessarily arrange flowers. She did
however give it a crack and helped us to create quite a wonderful piece.
My
beautiful friend Dee owns a lovely Florist in Grattan St Carlton, which happens
to be named Grattans Flowers. I won’t lie I think other then today I have never
really been into a florist and was always a supermarket flower purchaser.
The
smell you experience when walking into a florist is just out of this world and
I could have stayed in there all day- -it reminded me of the fairy rainforest I
used to go to as a child.
Anyway
I was relying on Dee very much to inspire me and find something that would
perfectly compliment the 2K Labware pieces and in the end I think she hit the
nail straight on the head and aced it!
2K
Labware sells glassware that is quite alternative to your everyday pieces that
you would buy in the store. For example the pieces I was sent look like a man
in a white lab coat delivered to them for his scientific lab! I love how you
really can get so creative with their glassware and each and every piece has a
different use and can be re-used.
So
here is what we created and the pieces we created the looks with- please don’t
ask me about the flower names as this is not my department and all I could tell
you is they looked and smelt amazing!!
With
the beakers, we decided clean, plain and simple was the way to go. Most people
would have these succulents on hand, but they just seem to work for me, I love
it.
Beaker Succulents
Dee
also told me that if you keep these submerged in water they will actually start
to grow roots and you could go on to plant them in your garden, which I thought
was pretty cool and definitely worth the spend (even though they are affordable)!
50mL
beaker
250ml
beaker- I have seen these used as glasses for some pretty awesome cocktails or
bubbly beverages but never with a plant in them, so this is was a challenge with
what was in the florist.
300ml
beaker
Autumn Themed Test Tube Floral Arrangement
6
Tests Tubes and Stands.-
This
is where I thought I would really get stuck and had no idea how they would turn
out and if it would look any good in the first place. But low and behold these
probably turned out to be my favourite pieces.
My absolute favourite arrangement, that reminded me of a Spring country garden- just beautiful.
The Flowers <3 p="">
The
creative juices actually got flowing and we just kept making all different
versions of the test tube flowers keeping it to single stalks in each test tube
with the exception here and there when needed.
2K
Labware will be at this years Melbourne Flower Show, and I would certainly
recommend popping in and paying them a visit- so affordable and so much fun!
The
hallmark five day event features world class landscape designs and floral
exhibits, taking place from Wednesday, 25 March
to Sunday, 29 March.
