30 years of Smellies

There's so much to say about what that 30 years has looked like and despite all the ups and downs that come with small business ownership, I keep coming back to one simple word.

Blessed.

Some people spend a lifetime searching for their 'thing', I was lucky enough to stumble upon it at age 23.
The blessing is that my 'thing' has kept me content for three decades, more than half my life.

I'm very 'invisible' on my business socials, you won't see photos of me (or my staff) on those pages because the hero in what I do is not me, it's the flowers. It's always about the flowers.

Today I have broken the rule in showing my face in this blog, but here I am beaming like that bucket of dahlias.

I am blessed.

Follow Part III of my journey visiting flower farms in Central Victoria in a crusade I have titled the Tour de Fleur.  Meet the petal pushers who are manufacturing flowers from seeds, corns and tubers to bloom to help feed our floral addiction.

Follow Part II of my journey visiting flower farms in Central Victoria in a crusade I have titled the Tour de Fleur.  Meet the petal pushers who are manufacturing flowers from seeds, corns and tubers to bloom to help feed our floral addiction.

Follow Part I of my journey visiting flower farms in Central Victoria in a crusade I have titled the Tour de Fleur.  Meet the petal pushers who are manufacturing flowers from seeds, corns and tubers to bloom to help feed our floral addiction.

Read the story of how this bridal bouquet is inspired by a love of flowers, sentiment, pastel hues and a host of incredible feminine influences.

I’m lying in my bed gazing out the window over the opaque blanket covering the back lawn, the frosty sheet is a sign of bitter months ahead and ada...