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A Gold Coast Florist talks about Roses and Fragrance

There is a misconception among many people we speak with who come into our studio, that roses these days are devoid of any fragrance. While this is often the case, there are some wonderful varieties that produce scent, and some, to an astounding degree.

‘Cottage’ style roses are the most likely to satisfy your aroma-craving senses. With many in shades of white, pink, and apricot, showing off a heady, traditional old-world rose scent. There are also some standard size blooms that produce a more subtle, yet sweet fragrance.

Also, there are some varieties of what we call ‘cluster’ roses, which yield soft to strong perfume (The darker magenta-pink roses in the picture below are an example of these).

So, if you are seeking fragrant roses, please ask us – and we’ll see what we can find for you. (But do give us some days notice for specific things.)

We recommend locally grown roses for the best fragrances – however there are some imported varieties that do still carry a scent.
roses bouquet Gold Coast Florist

preserved rose red parkwood flower shop

Not sure about sending fresh flowers on Valentine’s Day? While we love fresh flowers (come on, we’re florists!) we do have other options too – from plants, teddies and chocolates, to these gorgeous preserved roses in glass.

There are a few different sizes available, from tiny vials to glass globes. We also have some different colours from time to time.

Preserved roses are a lovely keepsake, and with the right care (kept dry and out of direct sun, easy!) they will last for over a year.

Check out our preserved items here.

bouquet in a vase, soft and pretty. Gold Coast delivery

These huge cream coloured beauties are called ‘Cafe au Lait’. They aren’t available all the time, but wow when they are – yes please!

Need something special? Order something in our online shop, phone us, or pop in today!

pretty flowers delivery Gold Coast Florist

We hope your Christmas is restful and fun, and that the year ahead is filled with good times and things that you enjoy.
We have enjoyed doing up all your special orders this past year, and only wish we were faster with the social media so that we could share even more beautiful things with you.
All the best –
the AGF team
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One of our favourite styles for wedding flowers is the classic mixed white seasonal blooms, complimented with differently textured greenery.
seasonal white flower bridal posy Gold Coast

This is an example of an informal, almost hand-picked-look posy, from a May wedding. We have used standard and mini roses, carnations, stock, lisianthus and snapdragons.
To see more of our wedding work, check out out instagram, our portfolio, or come in to see us (but do call first just in case we’re busy).
Also, check out our wedding page for more info.

If you’re looking for Valentine’s Day flowers, you’ve come to the right place!

Whether you’re after interesting flowers, classic Valentine’s day flowers, or just something simple, book now for pick up or delivery on the Gold Coast. Take a look in our online shop for ideas, or in our specially selected ‘romance‘ section (It’s corny, we know, but that’s what Valentine’s day is all about, right?).

If you can’t find what you’re after, why not give us a call: 55947774. We’ll do our best to help.

rose and lily bouquet

Above: An interesting bouquet with roses, lilies, chrysanthemums and gum.

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Above: The classic standard red rose arrangement.

Rose Meanings:

Sometimes we’re asked about rose meanings. Usually I will tell you that you can give flowers your own meaning by what they mean to you. But, in case you’re curious, here are some basic meaning for the most popular colours of roses:

Red: Love (of course!)

White: Innocence, purity

Pale Pink: Sweetness

Hot Pink: Passion, desire

Yellow: Friendship

Red and white together: Unity

 

Soft tones and textures, using roses, baby’s breath, lisianthus, stock, sweet peas, etc… and accents of gold on the leaves and twine to add a hint of rustic feel…

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and lace… pretty!

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parkwood florist rose glass globe fun cool

Just a fun thing – glass globe with a rose (artificial), with moss and “x o heart u” on a tag.

We can’t always get these lovely creamy cottage roses, but these are gorgeous! Simple bridal posy with trailing ivy around.

bridal bouquet posy cottage roses

We often get requests for specific items to be made up in silk flowers – this one was a little while ago for a local Parkwood business. Lovely artificial roses, peonies and hydrangea mixed with real dried bark and twisted willow stems, arranged in silver tins.

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Bouquet includes white ‘icebreaker’ roses, apricot ‘carpe diem’ roses, and pale pink ‘sweet avalanche’ roses, with a trim of camellia leaves and white satin ribbon.

We don’t usually get asked to use bling, but this wedding was an exception. As well as using a mixture of real and artificial flowers to achieve the desired look, we used little pearl strands and diamante gems. We will post more pictures of this wedding in our portfolio section.

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A Gold Coast garden wedding with a reception on the lawn, and some very pretty bouquets! These gorgeous enormous bouquets include masses of white and cream lisianthus, kale (ornamental cabbage) and stock.

I was wondering how to make the wrapping extra-special on this box of chocolates that was going out, when I found some spare short roses and tada! I’m sure this would work at home with some flowers from the garden too, or even with some twigs or leaves…

specially-wrapped-chocolates

 

 

 

Last week we added a blue and white wedding to our portfolio, this week we’re adding a red and white wedding. Enjoy!

red and white rose wedding bouquets

The bouquets^

Traditional rose corsage

A corsage^