Flowers
Business is blooming at family focused peony farm
Picking, grading and packing for export is in full swing at Prebbleton Peonies near Christchurch. Most of the large, fragrant flowers are flown daily to Japan, the United States and Europe. Audio
The not so glamorous life of flower farming
Kate Briant, of The Rural Florist, on how growing flowers helps her juggle a busy young family while keeping her close to her roots in horticulture. Audio
Gardening with Xanthe White
Landscape designer and gardener Xanthe White talks about one of the most popular - planting flowers. Audio
From one bunch to four greenhouses
With no flora experience but the need for a new direction, Colin and Mary Birch have become the owners of a lily nursery in Cambridge. Audio
From one bunch to four greenhouses
With no flora experience but the need for a new direction, Colin and Mary Birch have become the owners of a lily nursery in Cambridge.
AudioYoung Wellington gardener devoted to dahlias
Once you've been bitten by the dahlia bug, you can't stop. That's what's happened to Wellington 13 year old Ed Malcolm-Tait. Audio
Growing dahlias 'a way to recalibrate your happiness meter'
People swoon when they visit what was once a bare block of land in Hawke's Bay, according to Natalie Tolchard, who launched full tilt into growing dahlias without any experience but plenty of passion… Audio
Growing dahlias 'a way to recalibrate your happiness meter'
People swoon when they visit what was once a bare block of land in Hawke's Bay, according to Natalie Tolchard, who launched full tilt into growing dahlias without any experience but plenty of passion…
AudioFloral Tribute
Every Thursday morning the five women from the Floral Collective Waikato set up their buckets in the Frankton Railway Institute Hall to sell field grown blooms to local florists. Varieties that don't… Audio
Floral Tribute
Every Thursday morning the five women from the Floral Collective Waikato set up their buckets in the Frankton Railway Institute Hall to sell field grown blooms to local florists. Varieties that don't…
AudioNew florist in town is paying it forward before she's even opened up her shop
A new florist has announced their arrival in a small town in the Tararua District in a very generous way. Sarah Romanos has been dropping bouquets of flowers around the Pahiatua town centre for locals… Audio
Paddocks ablaze with colour as sales plummet for daffodils
The cancellation of Daffodil Day and the temporary closure of an Auckland flower market because of Covid-19 restrictions has seen Waikato's Clandon Daffodils leave 75 percent of their daffodils in the… Audio
Paddocks ablaze with colour as sales plummet for daffodils
The cancellation of Daffodil Day and the temporary closure of an Auckland flower market because of Covid-19 restrictions has seen Waikato's Clandon Daffodils leave 75 percent of their daffodils in the…
AudioAlexandra devastated blossom festival cancelled
Now to Central Otago, where the Alexandra community is devastated their annual blossom festival has been cancelled.
It was to be the 65th year of the historic event and is the longest, continuously… Audio
Months of work binned as lockdown hits flower growers
Spring has sprung at the same time as level 4, forcing Auckland's flower growers to bin months of their work.
Under alert level 4 they aren't able to sell or distribute their goods but can't simply… Video, Audio
A Side Hustle in Saffron
Haley Heathwaite was looking for something "a bit different and a challenge" when deciding on a crop of her own to grow alongside her job with a Gisborne seed company. She chose saffron, the precious… Audio
A Side Hustle in Saffron
Haley Heathwaite was looking for something "a bit different and a challenge" when deciding on a crop of her own to grow alongside her job with a Gisborne seed company. She chose saffron, the precious…
AudioThe intricate sugar art of Tracy Byatt
Sugar is treated as the enemy these days in terms of health, but in the hands of a skilled artist like Whanganui's Tracy Byatt, it can also be used to sculpt extraordinarily colourful and lifelike… Audio, Gallery
The high price of flowers
Reports of a flower shortage pushing up wholesale prices are being overstated, according to Tony Hayes CEO of United Flower Growers. Audio
The rise in popularity of floral art
Many people are turning to flower arranging as a meditative ritual in the wake of the pandemic, reports The ABC. Audio
