Friday, October 02, 2015

Carole’s Flower Truck - Flowers every day for New Zealand Homes

Carole’s Flower Truck
Flowers every day for New Zealand Homes
by Carole Bowden
Photographs Greta Kenyon

Publication date: 5 October 2015, RRP $49.99 /Bateman

Create floral magic in your home every day with this fresh, seasonal NZ guide to buying and displaying flowers
  
Carole sells her flowers from her truck in Auckland: “I have become part of the community and my flowers have become an addictive part of their lives.”

This guide to using flowers in your home is all about buying local and using what’s in season. Carole’s flower truck is dedicated to bringing market-fresh flowers to her customers every day.

Tips and hints on getting the most from your flowers + step-by-steps to creating Carole’s famous ‘park posies’, jam jar posies and hydrangea bouquets and how to make circlets and garlands. Great ideas for every day as well as special events including weddings, table settings, high tea, picnic for two.

About the author
Carole Bowden’s flower van is a Remuera fixture on Shore Road, rain or shine, winter and summer, and Carole’s mission is to inspire everyone to enjoy flowers in their homes every day. Her floral philosophy is based on using locally-grown, market-fresh flowers rather than imported blooms — this is both better for the environment and easier on the budget. www.facebook.com/carolebowdenevents


2 comments:

Doris Mousdale said...

The lovely Carole Bowden opened her Flower Truck not long after Arcadia Bookshop opened. We have filled our shop with her beautiful flowers ever since then.They always draw comments from our customers and are a talking point with lots of touching and sniffing going on. Well Done Carole-so glad I instigated you to put the book together( and didn't tell you how much hard work was involved) It looks wonderful,
We look forward to filling our window with flowers next week to celebrate publication

Doris Mousdale said...

We have been buying beautiful flowers from the day Carole parked her van in Bloodworth Park. We have queued with streams of people in all weathers loving the freshest flowers. Our customers comment,sniff and touch our flowers and they are a big talking point.Glad I persuaded Carole she had a book in her- not sorry I didn't tell her how much hard work was involved.It has all been worthwhile and we look forward to filling our window with flowers next week to celebrate th launch of the Flower Truck.