Flowers by Prunella – Kyneton
My dear friend Vanessa Partridge got married recently in her ‘just finished’ country garden and of course the flowers were divine. Last year Ness opened Prunella, an original little flower shop on Piper St in Kyneton with her good mate Caris, as if that strip needs many more cool little country gems.
They have an original take on flowers that celebrates randomness & assymetry which I absolutely love. They have that hard to do ‘unstyled’ sometimes kooky, always romantic look with flowers that really appeals to me for how it creates a relaxed feel in interiors.
I took these photos of the wedding flowers (last picture) & thought you might like to see how architectural some of the arrangements were, with these big sweeping arms of foliage mixed with nostalgic combinations of hydrangeas & roses. Just beautiful.
Also see below answers from a Daily Imprint interview the girls gave when they started out.
Which five words best describe you?Â
It’s – all – about – the – detail.
How did you get your career started and what path have you taken since?Â
Caris and I often talked about opening our own space; it was a bit of a dream of ours. We have a heartfelt passion for flowers, we get absorbed in styling our homes, it’s what we’ve always loved to do. So when a cute little corner shop in our lovely country town became available we applied… and got it! It was a pretty crazy thing to do, and we had to fit our new business around our professional and family lives, but we did it. It was a baptism by fire, but it’s been fantastic. We’ve learned so much over our first year and had such amazing feedback. We have an original take on flowers and styling, and we’ve come to realise that’s our greatest strength.
What’s your proudest career achievement?
All of the accomplishments that have came with our first year of having the business. Hearing our customers’ wonderful feedback, delivering our brides perfect vision on her wedding day and enjoying how everyone who comes into our space really loves it and leaves inspired.
What are you passionate about?Â
Our work. The beauty and detail in objects – natural, found or designed. We love transforming a space with flowers and objects – be it a corporate event, a wedding or a family home. Providing people with the beauty of flowers is very inspiring. We’re also very excited about our new weekend workshops, which will give us a chance to inspire our customers even further.