Yearly Archive: 2009
Market report Thursday 9th July
Today’s market was cold!! Colder in Melbourne than here in Ballarat there’s a world first!!! Flower quality was excellent today. As it is the middle of winter Iris and Tulips are in full production. these winter favourites add colour to any home or office and are extremely good value. We are able to supply extra…
Read moreMarket Report 2/7/09
The cold weather continues to play havoc with production in Victoria, with numbers being down once again, with recent frosts taking their toll on some of the field crops around the region. This morning we were able to get some nice deep pink oriental lillies from a grower in Torquay, along with his very popular…
Read moreMarket Report 25th June
Winter has certainly set in for all growers in the market with stock numbers well down on previous months. This hasn’t stopped us from filling the van to breaking point, making for a slop trip up the Pentlands this morning. The naturally producing winter crops such as the calandula, the iris, and erlicheer are starting…
Read moreMarket Specials Thursday 4th June
The first official market for winter didn’t reflect the actual season with recent mild weather ensuring a good volume and quality of product in the market today. We are bringing Lissianthus in from Queensland at the moment. The Victorian product is not up to scratch. The Queensland season is in full production and the quality…
Read moreForest Resort Wedding Expo
In May this year we took Janine and some flowers out to the beautiful setting of Novotel Forest Resort for their wedding expo. Here are some shots from the day and as usual the Stems Bridal team didn’t let us down with design and the market team didn’t let us down on the quality. Enjoy…
Read moreMarket report 28th May
The Market team have arrived back to Ballarat with another van full of flowers. Winter is definitely in the air, with the first calandula, snap dragons and stocks entering the market. These lines offer great value, as the striking colours make them ideal for a gift or to brighten the home. Also of great quality…
Read moreMarket Specials Thursday 21st May 2009
An absolutely fantastic flower market today and the truck was packed full of excellent flower lines. Peony Roses yes Peonies are in store now. Yes they are definitely out of season however we have sourced some through Holland and have imported some premium fresh Peonies into Stems for you to choose from. Their stately large…
Read moreStems Bridal Sessions 2009
Well, we have had another successful Stems Bridal session with brides and their mums getting some fantastic floral ideas and a lot of colour matching going on. The food once again was amazing from the Turrett in Sturt St, and a special thanks to Carmel for her display cake (below) which looked great…
Read moreMarket Report 14th May
It was a case of re-loading after a very busy mothers day period. Although many of our customers have a beautiful mothers day gift in their home, it is still largely a case of business as usual in the shop. Many of our suppliers experienced very successful Mothers Day sales equalling if not surpassing previous years,…
Read moreMarket Specials Thursday May 9th
A 2 a.m departure ensured we were one of the first buyers into the market today. Even though most of our stock was preorded it was great to have an early chance at the last minute arrivals for todays Mothersday flower market. Our Ballarat grown Gyp has been short in supply so we were able to…
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