The Definitive Melbourne Seasonal Flower Guide
Melbourne doesn’t just have seasons, it performs them. Sunshine can flip to a southerly change in minutes, and that famous variability influences which flowers thrive, when they’re abundant, how long...
Expert Tips on Using Ice for Orchid Care
Orchids have been one of my best-selling flowers for nearly 30 years. In fact, I have sold thousands of them throughout my career. During this time, I have gained a...
Kate's Australian November Birth Flower: Waratah (Telopea speciosissima)
November is a time when spring is in full swing, and the world around us bursts with life. In many parts of Australia, the air is getting warmer, the days...
Care Guides
Enjoy the beauty of your flowers for longer with simple care rituals that keep them fresh and help them look their best at home.
Seasonal
Celebrate the beauty of each season with flowers that reflect the time of year, from spring’s fresh abundance to winter’s elegant simplicity.
Weddings
Explore beautiful stories from past weddings and expert advice on choosing flowers, with tips to help make your day seamless, memorable, and uniquely yours.
How To & Style
Find step-by-step guidance and styling inspiration, from pinning a buttonhole with ease to creating graceful arrangements for your home.
Birth Flowers
Discover the unique blooms that mark each month of the year, and celebrate birthdays with flowers rich in meaning, beauty, and timeless tradition.
All Articles
Rose Flowers: Why Outer Petal Damage can be Normal
When you’re buying roses, you’re likely looking for the freshest, most vibrant bouquet available. But how do you achieve that when your flowers are constantly in transit? One of the...
Florist Talk | The letter your boss should have give you by now
As part of the four-yearly review of Modern Awards that is currently underway, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) determined that as of 1 October 2018, most Modern Awards would include...
Flower Meanings - Our top 12 flowers, their meanings, and significance
What giving different types of flowers means. For centuries, flowers have been given in times of celebration, mourning, cultural significance and used as a method of communication all across the...
The History of the Tulip Flower
When you think of tulip flowers, you may picture expansive flower fields located in the Netherlands. Yet, few know that the origin of the tulip flower isn’t actually the Netherlands...
Kate's No.1 Tip for Sending Valentine's Day Flowers
I have offered all sorts of advice over the years to our beautiful customers who have wondered if they are sending the right flowers to their loved ones on Valentine's...
Hydrangea Flowers - the hot tip for making someone's day right now
How beautiful are Hydrangea flowers at the moment?! The colours, different varieties and quality of the flower has blown us away. It’s no surprise it is one of my favourite...
Florist Talk | 10 European Florists You Should be Following on Insta
When it comes to design, it’s fairly safe to generalise that Europeans 'do it’ better. They rightly lay claim to the best design in just about everything from fashion to...
What defines a Premium Melbourne Florist?
At Kate Hill Flowers, we’re proud of our reputation as a leading Melbourne florist, and it’s a title we’ve earned through a relentless commitment to excellence. Being a premium florist...
Tips for organising flower delivery with your local Melbourne Florist
Our top 4 tips for when you are next ordering flowers for delivery in Melbourne with your local Melbourne florist. We’re going to let you in on a little secret…...
Cut the risk by going local for flower delivery
There has been significant media attention placed on relay online flower delivery retailer, Bloomex, of late. The attention circulates around the amount of negative reviews the business has received. They...
Hyacinth Tips & Tricks
Hyacinths are a beautiful, popular, highly fragranced, and locally grown bulb flower so I thought I would share some tips and advice for those who love them. We sell Hyacinths...
We love Peonies
Spring brings so much happiness into our lives with warmer weather, lighter days and of course an abundance of beautiful spring blooms, and... Peonies! One of our favourite Spring flower...