Fiori Arte Florist and Gifts.

22/04/2025

I know it has been a while... and I've missed you all.. I have some exciting news to share..

I have teamed up with a beautiful friend on a new adventure. To create all inclusive, intimate Elopement packages to couples, where we provide the venue (a devine historic homestead in scotsburn), celebrant, photographer, acoustic musician and me, for your florals and decor.

I would absolutely love to see some familiar faces follow along with my new adventure.. a place that allows me to keep my hand in the floral industry at a more relaxed pace. I miss my beloved fiori family but for me this is the next best thing..
I truly hope you are all well and loving life.

Anna
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All inclusive elopement services in Ballarat, Vic

13/02/2024

We know its been a while, but just wanted to jump on and wish you all a Happy Valentine's day. Whilst we may not be here anymore we wanted to let you all know that we miss you all very much, we miss chatting with you all, we miss spending time with our team, we miss spreading the love, we miss the chaos, (not so much the aching hands and feet that this day brings buuut...) we wanted to wish you all the love today.

Good luck to our fellow florist friends, growers and wholesalers may your day be jam-packed! Reus Nursery Jenny Burke Florist Rose Hill Gifts Florelie Seasonal The Essential Candle Co and many more.

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With love always
Anna

06/07/2023

As we prepare to hand the keys back, we will be having one last sale.. a CLEARANCE SALE on Saturday 8th July from 7am-2pm. All must go, everything is heavily reduced, CASH sales only as we have packed up our eftpos. (Atm conveniently located across the street)

Our sale will include anything and everything thats not nailed down and everything that is nailed down 🤣 including our coolroom❄️...! No respectable offer will be refused, items include plush toys 🧸and baby gifts, paper, ribbons🎀, pots, vases, dried flower arrangements, christmas craft🌲, everyday craft, shelving units, stationery items, artificial flowers, baby clothes the list goes on. Im sorry there will not be any fresh flowers just a sale to clear our our remaining "things". Would love to see our things headed out to homes instead of stored in my shed!. I'm sorry at this stage I can't reply to messages and its best to come by the shop if something "takes your fancy".

With true love and everlasting thanks
Anna

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24/06/2023

As we head on into out very last week of Fiori I wanted to take a bit of a trip down memory lane. I've spent the evening scrolling through 100s and 100s of photos from the last 7 and a half hears, it's amazing how many things you forget untill a photo or an item reminds you and the menories come flooding back. My mind boggles to be honest at the amount of "things" we have done and created and achieved over the years from the countless daily arrangements to weddings and functions to the crafty creations and classes.. we have fit a lot into our time and i hope we have bought light into your lives if only for a second. Seeing all of these photos, im beyond grateful for you all and for being entrusted with your daily florals and special requests. We have created so many weddings over the years I have honestly lost count and it brings me so much happiness to call a lot of brides and grooms our friends as a result. At the moment our emotions can be compared to a "licorice all-sort"... or a "mixed bag" but i do take comfort and appreciate all the kind words that have been expressed to us of late and i thankyou....truly and deeply.

We do have a lot of craft supplies, dried arrangements, pots, vases bits and pieces still to sell (at heavily reduced prices) as well a some of our display pieces so if you enjoy craft or are in need of a gift for someone pop on by. We will be open later on Thursday till 7.30 for anyone who cant make it during our regular hours of 8.30am-5pm monday -friday. We have a beautiful range of fresh flowers arriving early this week but once we sell out...thats it....so if you're after one last bouquet or arrangement call in..

With love and thanks as always anna..

24/06/2023

A big congratulations to the Debutants of the 2023 St Aloysius Parish Debutante Ball,
5 groups, a total of 83 couples this year and you all looked amazing and danced superbly!!
An absolutely mammoth effort by the debutante committee, (a combination of staff and parents from Lumen Christi primary and St Aloysius primary), well done to you all, you all amaze me!

We were honoured to create florals for the events including table centres, backdrop, wristletts/corsage and wrapped gerberas for special presentation to family members. This year was even more special as my eldest daughter Lexie was flower girl last weekend.

The committee are taking expressions of interest for 2024 Debutante ball. A beautiful tradition to be a part of as well as findraising for our local primary schools. Head to the page for more information. (st aloysius parish debutante ball)

19/06/2023

EDIT...lots more items added today!

Today we sorted through a portion of our large collection of vases.... all are for sale, some in great condition and some in "not so great" condition... over the coming days i will sort through the remaining. Come on by our shop, all of our craft supplies, papers, artificial flowers, toys, shelving/display units and so much more is for sale.. only 9 more "shop days" left...😭. Last day 30th June

14/06/2023

We have the following for sale folks, are you needing artificial flowers for a wedding or craft project?? We also have our beautiful pigeon holes, cable spools, giant grapevine wreath, rustic trestle table, mint cabinet and much more for sale.. as well as heavily reduced plush toys, craft supplies, dried arrangements plants and gifts.

All must go......

Come by our store from 8.30am-5pm M-F.
Sorry- Not open this Saturday.

13/06/2023

Our beautiful mint cabinet is for sale folks, I'd keep her myself but i have no room!! Message if she "takes your fancy".

08/06/2023

It is with extreme sadness that we officially announce the permanent closure of Fiori Arte Florist. After a wonderful 31 years our Beautiful little store will close its doors for the last time on Friday 30th June. Our hearts are broken but sadly we feel that we have no choice. Due to the hospital expansion and compulsory aquisition of our building and those around us our time at 1006 sturt st will come to an end. As mentioned in my previous post, moving our store isn't an option for so many reasons. Therefore we have greatly reduced our stock in order to "clear out". We have 30%off all dried arrangements, greatly reduced plush toys, reduced craft supplies, ribbons and papers as well as a large number of artificial flowers. Our fittings/fixtures are also for sale.
Some of you will know our long time "fiori family" member Michelle who has been apart of fiori for 28 years and after a short break Michelle plans to continue creating floral beauty from home in Humffray st Nth. (Stay tuned for more details ) as for myself..well I honestly don't know yet only time will tell. I do know i want to continue with my and see where it takes me.

For now I want to take this opportunity to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, you have helped make this little shop what it is today. For this I am eternally grateful. We will continue to create fresh florals daily untill the last turn of the key on the 30th.

With love and thanks
Anna
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15/05/2023

Our lovely friends At Formosa are experiencing roadworks in leith st blocking one if their entryways.. they are still OPEN during these roadworks with access via Campbells cres. SUPPORT LOCAL folks!!!

BUSINESS UPDATE: PLEASE READ 🙏
💥WE ARE STILL OPEN! 💥

Due to forced closure of Leith st, our business access for the next month will be via CAMPBELLS CRES. Access via Darling St near Apco-Skipton st or take next left at Bell St.

Access Via Yarrowee Parade onto Campbells Crescent.
OUR CARPARK IS AVAILABLE FOR PARKING. PLEASE GIVEWAY TO CARS ENTERING IN THE CAR PARK.

🪴🌹Will we continue to operate 7 days 8am-5pm instore!

Online orders welcome with delivery options available 7 days 🪴 www.formosagardensnursery.com.au

53 356 454 for phone orders. Please leave a message & we will return your call ASAP.

Please respect our staff & roadworkers the Leith st closure is out of our control & we need to adapt our business to continue to trade during the roadworks.

We thank our customers for their support & understanding at this difficult time.

For any questions regarding the roadworks please contact Pipecon 53 353 333.

14/05/2023

Wow....😮‍💨 what a huge few days we have had, we can't thank you all enough for your love and support of our beautiful mums. I wanted to take the opportunity to thank and show you my Mum, some of my have seen and met Agnes (Aggie, Ness, Oma as she is affectionately known) over the years. From day one my mum has been one of my biggest supporters and is always willing to jump on in and help with anything and everything. Im eternally grateful for all that she does and the support she shows. As mum is away in the US at the moment im very much looking forward to celebrating when she comes home in a few days.

This past week we have had help form numerous family and friends, producing the amount of bouquets and arrangements takes a lot of behind the scenes work. Im beyond grateful for all the help of my beautiful team, we laugh....ohhh god we laugh and it makes a challenging week so much better. To all of my team, i love you and i appreciate every fibre of your being. ### i will miss these times with you all.

As you can imagine we are a bit weary so we have decided to remain closed on Monday, not to mention we have about 3 flowers left in the whole shop... a fresh drop of flowers will arrive on Tuesday.

We hope that whatever you did today you celebrated all the beautiful mums, mums to be, mums past, those who wish to be mums, fur baby mums and surrogate mums. In whatever capacity we love you mum...

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With love and heartfelt thanks..

Anna
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