Everything You Need to Know About Fresh Flowers
You already know we adore flowers here at The Carousel—so if you haven’t visited the Sydney Flower Market yet, add it to your list! It’s an unforgettable sensory experience bursting with colour, creativity and inspiration.
For fellow flower lovers, we’ve teamed up with Yvette Timmins, CEO of the multi-platform floristry school Bloom College, and one of Australia’s most respected floral artists. A regular on the speaking circuit and a favourite at the Melbourne International Flower Show, Yvette shares her expert tips for keeping your blooms looking fresh and creating show-stopping floral displays.
Yvette’s Top Flower Tips
The Fresh 5:
Think flowers don’t last long? Think again! These five blooms are guaranteed to stay beautiful for a week or more:
Protea
Orchids
Heliconia
Oriental Lilies
Anthurium
Create a Stunning Display:
Don’t just pop your flowers in a vase—transform them into an eye-catching centrepiece. Yvette suggests using a few bunches of market flowers and mixing in mismatched glassware for a relaxed, effortless look.
Insta-Bloom-able:
Want your flowers to look picture-perfect on Instagram? Combine just three different types of blooms for a simple yet striking arrangement that’s totally camera-ready.
Florist Insider Tips:
For the freshest flowers, shop early in the week—Monday or Tuesday mornings are ideal. Keep them out of direct sunlight and change the water every two days to extend their life.
About Yvette Timmins
Yvette Timmins is an award-winning Australian florist and the visionary founder of Bloom College, where she’s redefining floristry education through technology and sustainability.
Since launching in 2013, Bloom College has taught over 3,000 students through 350+ workshops, created 10,000+ floral arrangements, and attracted more than 260,000 YouTube views and 1,000+ app downloads.
With sustainability at its heart, Bloom College was the first floristry school to ban the use of floral foam—the toxic, non-biodegradable material commonly used in floral design.
Yvette is also a regular presenter at the Melbourne International Flower Show and author of Feed Your Soul Flowers and Blooming Business.
