Pop up flowers for High Tea with Mrs Woo {72 Oxford St, Paddington}

Good morning!

I met the loveliest girl. Her name is Ashley. She has managed to convince those incredible sisters of High Tea with Mrs Woo to allow me to have a pop up flower shop inside their dreamy space on Oxford Street this weekend and next for Mother's Day and for general flowery joy. I have long admired their shop. It has that wonderful quiet quality. It's captivating and earthy and refined and unutterably lovely. They regularly invite pop up artists into their space. I set up the window on Friday, the very talented John Manglia {http://atbloominglovely.blogspot.com.au/} took some photos which I'll post soon. For now, here are mine. It was tricky to photograph as there wasn't enough room to step into the window if that makes sense. There are branches suspended from the ceiling and the rest is like Autumn wandered into the shop. It was delightful meeting people yesterday and talking flowers.if you have the chance, please come and have a look!

Lastly, I'm beginning to notice that I really don't like the word 'got'. Does anyone else have a problem with it? Every time I start to write it I find an alternative.

it looks much more interesting from the other side, alas there is glass and reflections to deal with

hips, lots and lots of rose hip foraging occurred

yay! she was lovely and she fancied my flowers

an afternoon off, a little plant wondering, a little rain

I had such a great day off pottering about the house, dreaming of my plant buying adventure at the markets early tomorrow morning-wondering if it's too late, or early?! to be finding begonias there, specifically Rex Cultorum-which is the plant which grew these artful beauties:

to me it really looks like the skirt of a dancer

the prettily veined underside of a begonia leaf {such colours!}

The array of colours this plant comes in just astounds me. I am very excited to read that they make good indoor plants-my room has many many {too many, perhaps} dried branched, moss laden twigs, dried flowers etc etc strung up on walls and light fittings and window sills so I'd love to add some plants. I recently collected a few silvery Dichondra plants which are growing so beautifully and I think they'd be very good companions. I was reading a book about Constance Spry-she was describing a house she visited where ivy was rambling it's way into the house through a window and was slowly sprawling from picture frame to candlestick. This is something that would make me very happy.

drying little clumps of hydrangeas to make a flower crown for a friend

Dichondra cascade

dichondra in situ. doing well

The dichondra {silver falls is the name of variety, pretty apt} is much hardier than it appears. It is very heat and drought resistant and I can't believe how quickly it grows-the tendrils which lie on the dirt form roots rapidly-I am hoping to take a few cuttings to friends. This plant also comes in a few different shades, I'd love to see them. Does anyone know much about other lovely vines/drapey growers? I'd love to expand my collection and knowledge.