Tea and Petals

03/03/2026

Hey there Instagram, it's been a while!
Loving this pretty cake made by a friend, using ALL the flowers. Nice!! 👌🌸🌼🌺🌱

25/06/2024

Helping in the local primary school garden this morning and a group of year6 girls spot some slaters...

"Ewwww! Ewww!" from the girls.
"They're not ewww, really." I say, wisely.

"Mmmm, yeah they're aesthetic." says one.

???

Can someone please translate this for a person of....ahem... middle years? Someone who never Tiks any Toks? Or doesnt even Insta the Gram very often?

Asking for a friend, of course....😁

15/08/2023

POV....When your spring allergy suffering family are away and you decide to bring ALL the flowers inside 😁

06/08/2023

Question: What's Barbie's favourite flower?

Answer: Pinks!

Haha! Although of course we know them as carnations here in Australia. They're vibrant, easy to grow and come in many shades and patterns, available most months of the year in my Seasonal Mix (message me to order).

Like any edible flower, be cautious: try a small amount at first (petals are usually the edible part) and source them from a grower such as myself who doesn't use chemicals.
Use them as a statement decoration on a plate or glass etc...or pull apart to sprinkle individual petals.

31/07/2023

The side benefit of growing purple snowpeas for their edible flowers is that sometimes you are surprised with delicious snowpeas as well! 😂👍🏻

17/05/2023

RESPECT to this rose plant in my garden. It's currently battling black spot, an infestation of aphids and the cutest Ringtail Possum that climbs up every night and happily consumes any leaf or flower within reach. And yet it still manages to produce this one perfect bloom!

10/05/2023

I loooove seeing the gorgeous things that are created with the flowers I grow. Look at this cake from the talented chef at
Such beautiful vibrant colours! I will definitely need to sample this one (all in the name of research of course 😁)

07/05/2023

This is exciting! I hope council will get on board too 🤞🥰🌱

The Newcastle council backs plans to create flora-covered bus stops, pollination walls, and more garden space to bring bees back to the rapidly transforming CBD.

28/04/2023

Pansies are on their waaaaay! Excited about the beautiful colours and patterns starting to appear. Peak season here is approximately mid-late winter until summer heat starts to burn their foliage and flowers. A tricky flower to grow in warm temperate NSW (they prefer cool and sunny conditions and struggle with our heat and humidity. And pests love them as much as we do!)

Totally worth it though 🥰🤩❤🌼🤞🌱

19/04/2023

When life gives you lemons the size of grapefruits, make....

Lemon cordial
Limoncello
Lemon and lime yoghurt cake with lemon icing
Lemon butter
Lemon in your salad dressing
Lemon on your smashed avo
Lemon in your cocktails
Lemon vinegar natural cleaning product

I can definitely say I have never for one minute regretted planting a lemon tree 😁🌱👏

12/01/2023

Success with beetroots! (Bit exciting because I've had several years of beetroot failures)

16/11/2022

The Letter Q have been using my flowers for their catering. Check out the article for some tips on platters for the festive season.

Tips on creating the perfect platter this festive season thanks to Newcastle-based caterer Kendall Sadler from The Letter Q Café & Catering.