02/09/2026
Part 1. Everyone assumes Garden Graffiti is just a nice catchy name.
But it’s eight years on this September, so I’m unpacking the story behind the brand. And the story behind me.
I trained in theatre before I trained in flowers (slide 2 can confirm 🤡). It became clear fairly quickly that jobs in the arts were quite non-existent, so I turned my head to studying floral design at TAFE.
In 2014, I carried an arbour piece across a paddock and had one of those moments where you just know. This was the job for me!
Then came London, where I ended up running a flower shop that was colourful and wild and loose. Garden-picked, full of texture and movement. Here is where I worked out what I actually wanted flowers to look like.
In between there was a lot of travel, and teaching workshop retreats in Italy. 🍝
I then flew to New York and freelanced with whoever would have me. Graffiti everywhere in the streets of Bushwick, colour on steroids, edgy and modern and loud.
The Garden, from London. The Graffiti, from New York.
I came home to Brisbane in September 2018 with a logo, a very empty bank account and the best experiences.
Part 2 coming, with how it actually started. Clue: my parents’ laundry…..
Swipe for the photo evidence!
