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Three seasons of your BFF.

There’s always something to sow, something to plant and something I probably should’ve done yesterday.

But before I get too busy dreaming about what’s next, I want to take a moment to appreciate what’s already here.

Here’s a little look back at how Bunches Flower Farm has grown.

#reflection #locallygrown
#bunchesflowerfarm #flowerfarming

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Grow With Me: Salmone Ranunculus

She’s watermelon sugar high in flower form.

WHY I LOVE HER:

• The COLOUR. Watermelon pink, peachy goodness and dreamy salmon tones.

• A firm favourite with our florists and Bunches customers. If you’ve had her in a bunch, you’ll understand the obsession.

• One bed is simply not enough. I’ll be saving these corms and growing FOUR beds of her next season.

#flowerfarm #locallygrown #seasonalflowers #southwestvictoria #ranunculus

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I’m waiting for another calf, but in the meantime my animals all see resistant to each other. Appreciate the advice.

#animals #farmlife

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GARDEN DESIGN SERIES EPISODE 6 — The Finished Design

There is something incredibly exciting about delivering a finished garden design.

After all the conversations, measuring, problem solving, drawing, refining and plant selection, I finally get to hand over the plan and say, this is your garden.

For Katie and Rob, this master plan covers their entire estate. That doesn't mean they need to create it all at once.

One of the most valuable things about having a master plan is that they can break the garden into smaller, manageable stages. They can tackle one area at a time, knowing that each stage will connect to the next and that the whole garden will have continuity and flow as it comes to life. It could become a three year project, and that's completely okay.

Having the bigger picture means they can make better decisions along the way, save time, energy and money, and avoid having to undo things later because they didn't know what was coming next.

And perhaps my favourite part is knowing that this plan is going to leave the page and become a real garden.

🌱 Aleisha

If you've just discovered me through Blume Estate, this is the final episode of my six part Garden Design Series. Follow me and go back to Episode 1 to see how this garden started with a conversation and became a hand drawn master plan.

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Could be just an obnoxiously large home garden or could be the start of something very exciting…
#sunshinecoasthinterland #flowerstagram #thingstodo #farm #sunshinecoastbusiness

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GARDEN DESIGN SERIES EPISODE 5 — Bringing It to Life

Once the structure of the garden is established on the paper, I can start bringing it to life with plants.

Every plant in Katie and Rob’s garden has been carefully considered. The conditions of the site, the soil and climate, the forms and textures, the seasons of interest and, most importantly, the feeling we want the garden to create.

I love this stage of the design process because you can almost watch the garden emerge from the page.
Layer by layer, plant by plant, the black and white plan becomes a living landscape.

A planting palette that is completely unique to this garden, this site and the people who will call it home.
No shortcuts, no apps, no AI. Just thoughtful plant selection from years of knowledge, drawn by hand.

🌱 Aleisha

This is Episode 5 of my Garden Design Series. One final stage to go, where I get to deliver the finished master plan and see the whole garden come together.

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GARDEN DESIGN SERIES EPISODE 4 — Choosing the Plants

Once the layout is right, I can start thinking about the plants. And I always begin with the big picture.
The structural plants come first. The trees, hedges and significant shrubs that will give the garden its framework.

I do this because these plants are going to shape the garden for years to come. They create the structure, scale, screening and rhythm that everything else will sit within.

Then comes the fun part. Filling the garden beds.
For Katie and Rob's garden, every plant is being selected for the conditions of the site, the soil and climate, as well as its habit, form, texture and colour.
I also like to make sure there is something happening throughout the year, with a range of plants that flower across every season.

The result is a planting palette that feels cohesive, layered and full of life, while still being suited to the garden it is growing in.

🌱 Aleisha

This is Episode 4 of my Garden Design Series. Follow along as I take all of these plant choices and start drawing them into the final master plan.

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My first time growing Ranunculi on mass. Look out @blumeestate_ I’m coming for you. 😂

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GARDEN DESIGN SERIES EPISODE 3 — Finding the Balance

A garden design isn't finished when I draw the first plan. It needs to be talked through, questioned and shaped together.

This is where I sit down with my clients and work through the details of the garden layout.
How will they move through the space? Where will they sit? What will they see from the house? Does each space feel right? Is there anything that needs to change?

Every garden needs to suit the people who live in it, not just on paper, but in the way they will actually feel when they're living in the space.

I think this part of the process is really important. It gives my clients the opportunity to see their garden taking shape and make those small changes that can make such a big difference to how the finished garden will work for them.

It becomes a design we have created together.

🌱 Aleisha

This is Episode 3 of my Garden Design Series. Follow along for the next stages as I move from the garden layout into the planting design.

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GARDEN DESIGN SERIES EPISODE 2 — Drawing the Design

Before I put pencil to paper, I spend time getting to know the people who will live in the garden.

For Katie and Rob, that meant understanding how they want to use their new garden, how they want it to feel and what is important to them. Then looking closely at the site itself. The soil, climate, existing landscape, challenges and opportunities.

From there, I begin to work out the bones of the garden. The layout, flow, balance and practical spaces that will make the garden work for them.

I absolutely love this part of the process. Getting my vision out of my head and transferring it onto the paper. Nothing beats that feeling!

And every line is drawn by hand. No computer, no AI. Just my hands, a pencil, a scale ruler and the craft I’ve spent years mastering.

🌱 Aleisha

This is Episode 2 of my Garden Design Series. If you've just found this series, follow along for all six episodes and see how the garden comes together.

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GARDEN DESIGN SERIES EPISODE 1 — The First Conversation

Before I draw anything, I need to understand the garden. And that starts with understanding the people who will live in it.

For Katie and Rob, our first consultation was all about conversations, ideas and problem solving. How they want to use their garden, how they want it to feel and what is important to them.

I also spend time getting to know the site. Measuring, observing and understanding the existing landscape, before I begin putting together a design brief and drafting the scaled site plan.

All my garden plans are drawn at a scale of 1:100, which makes it easy to translate the drawing into the garden. 1cm on the plan equals 1m on the ground.

This first stage is about bringing everything together so I can begin designing a garden that is not only beautiful, but works for the people who will live in it.

🌱 Aleisha

This is Episode 1 of my Garden Design Series. Follow along as I take you through all six stages, from our first conversation to the finished master plan.

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