Kin Florist

Behind the Scenes

Take a peek at seasonal happenings – from moments in the Kin Florist garden to recent creations.

  • Chooks: My Secret Weapon in the Garden

    September 2026

    The Kin Florist chooks in their Matakana home, scratching in compost containing flowers. The compost is used to grow sustainable wedding and funeral flowers.
    The system benefits the chooks and the garden, providing nourishment for both.

    Meet my chooks! They are part of the reason the Kin Florist garden is so bountiful; they make the best compost. I’ve set up my composting system so my chooks have full access, and they do a great job of turning the heaps for me, foraging for tasty treats and contibuting valuable nutrients.

    I add all the “waste” from my floral projects to the heaps, which in time become rich, nutritious mulch to dress the garden with – closing the loop and ensuring the flowers I grow for weddings and farewells are always thriving.

  • Foliage Casket Spray

    August 2026

    Close up detail shot of a textural, all foliage casket spray created by Kin Florist for a Warkworth funeral. It is a masculine casket spray with a variety of lush layered greenery, making it an affordable option for a nature lover or man.
    A simple, dignified way to honour a rustic soul.

    For some, a traditional floral tribute just doesn’t fit. An all foliage casket spray is a powerful alternative. Without delicate flowers and bright colours, it provides a sense of enduring strength, and an understated, solemn feel. I layered a variety of greenery for this textural, grounded casket spray, crafted for an outdoorsman and celebrating a life connected to nature.

  • Winter in the Garden

    Winter 2026

    Flower seedlings growing for the Kin Florist garden in Matakana. Achillea in the foreground, carnations midground, and sweet peas at the back.
    Tiny achillea, carnation, and sweet pea seedlings, whose flowers will eventually be used to create wedding designs and farewell tributes

    The garden is slow in winter, but the seedlings I’ve planted are quietly growing strong root systems, so when spring rolls around, they’ll have full flower power. Successively sowing small batches means I’ll have a variety of blooms to cut throughout the seasons.

  • May Casket Spray

    May 2026

    Detail shot of a Kin Florist casket spray delivered to Jason Morrison Funerals for a Warkworth service. It uses seasonal, local flowers in pinks, purples, whites and oranges, including roses, nerines, celosias, and ornamental kale.

    May can be a tricky time for sourcing flowers – the summer crops have mostly finished, and Mothers Day can skyrocket the price of anything still available. I accepted the challenge for this special piece and was able to pull together something fitting, which I further personalized by including swan plant pods, and nerines from the family’s garden.