Victoria had the honour and pleasure of being invited to design a table at the recent Art of Dining: Best of the Best 2019 event at the NGV. The spectacular event, which consisted of an exclusive black-tie dinner followed by a public exhibition, showcased the work of Melbourne’s leading creatives. Each designer took on the honourable task of creating a unique table setting inspired by Tiepelo’s The Banquet of Cleopatra, a key […]
It has been an exciting and busy start to the year at the Victoria Whitelaw School of Flowers with the addition of new lessons to the schedule, fresh educators to the team and classes steadily growing in size. Although we have several talented teachers at the Victoria Whitelaw School of Flowers, Victoria oversees and teaches […]
Choosing a wedding venue is such an important job for newly engaged couples and trawling venue after venue looking for ‘the one’ can often be a time-consuming process. Holding your wedding in Melbourne city comes with many benefits, from a larger choice of suppliers with lesser transportation fees than a country wedding, to guests more likely and able to attend. […]
With Mother’s Day once again upon us, in this blog we give you our favourite gift ideas to spoil Mum on her special day. Mother’s Day Champagne Celebration Lesson at Victoria Whitelaw School of Flowers The Victoria Whitelaw School of Flowers is the perfect place for Mum to get her flower fix whilst learning the tricks of the trade […]
We were thrilled to be invited to style beautiful blooms at the Melbourne Recital Centre’s 10th Anniversary Gala dinner and concert this year. To celebrate the Centre’s 10th Anniversary they welcomed three generations of artists to join them on stage in a unique musical event. Musical marvels ranged from an extraordinary ninety-six year old pianist to an astonishing ten […]
What is your favourite autumn bloom? My favourite flower of the season is the delicious tuberose. It blooms in late summer and early autumn and has the most wonderful scent. Tuberose have a series of delightful blush pink buds at the tip of the stem which blossom into delicate creamy-white flowers. What is your favourite way to use tuberose? This season our growers have been […]
She’s the owner of a successful retail store, event business and flower school; she has a passion for flowers and her business beyond belief; and she quite certainly lives on less sleep than is humanly possible. Today we delve a little deeper into the woman behind the name. Why did you become a florist? My mother was a florist, so I grew up surrounded by flowers working alongside her from […]
When we were approached by one of our clients to botanically style a special milestone event held in their family home, we just knew we had to be a part of it! The evening was to mirror the vibrancy and liveliness of a New Orleans Mardi Gras, and our beautiful blooms were to reflect this exciting concept. The event consisted of […]
