Kin Florist

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.