Grahamstown Flower Merchant

02/06/2026

Great weekend vibe with plenty of locals and visitors out and about in Grahamstown. It was a busy little Saturday morning, with these beautiful bouquets being the last to head out the door. A couple of my favourite flowers coming into season, I wonder if you can guess..?
🤍🧡 😉

20/05/2026

There’s something about Ted Ferbera 😆 🤣😂 ( I’ve tried to type ‘Red Gerbera’ 3 times…it’s staying in )
Bold, beautiful, and they can hold a lot of significance, and a favourite colour of many ❤️

20/05/2026

Just Jack Black cruising round town 😆🎬 It’s been a pretty exciting couple of days for our little town, especially down in Grahamstown!!
With a large film crew here many of the roads were closed, and our picturesque streets and parks became movie sets 🤗
I know and crew took time to engage with our awesome community and kura too ☺️
So cool ❣️
Video credit -Elliot

13/05/2026

Congratulations on your Graduations Alice , Grace and Nicole 🤩 I know your whānau are all super proud ☺️

10/05/2026

06/05/2026

Thinking about flowers for Mum this weekend ? If you think you do, do drop us a line or head to our website to order. Our last shipment of fresh flowers arrives tomorrow to restock what has already been busy week.
We are open all weekend or until sold out 💐💜💐🩷💐💛💐♥️💐💙💐🧡

Thanks everyone ❣️

30/04/2026

She’s a doozy of a throwback Thursday this week - Circa 1993
Terrible photo of me, but an amazing snapshot of florist shops in 1990s NZ. This was ‘Flowers by Barbara’ in Pollen Street Thames ( next to Carson’s Bookstore) . I first started working here after school as a teenager. Bucket / Vase washer, bow maker , dusting shelves with baskets and terracotta pot dried floral arrangements ( I still don’t know how I feel about them, but special mention to those Straw hats 👒 ) and vacuuming, yes that is carpet you see 😆
Swathes of Calico , Hessian.. it was definitely a vibe, and holds a special place in my heart.
I worked there full time for a bit when I left school, which is around about when this photo was taken, I think, it was a long time ago.. 😆
The business later became ‘Flower Language’ where I also worked and continued to learn and grow my skills and love of working with flowers 🌸

Still washing buckets of course ☺️

🤔Aren’t Boat shoes back in style ?!
Should have kept them 😂