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We talk a lot about the risk of changing. But sometimes the biggest risk is staying where you are. Starting again. Sayin...
09/09/2026

We talk a lot about the risk of changing. But sometimes the biggest risk is staying where you are.

Starting again. Saying yes. Saying no. Trying something you’re not certain you’ll be good at. Letting go of something that once fitted.

We talk much less about the risk of not changing, staying somewhere simply because it’s familiar.

And this quote really hits. These words from Elizabeth Appell (1979), still feels remarkably current.

Flowers make the metaphor look easy. A bud opens because that’s simply what it does, but of course people are rather more complicated.

We hesitate. We wait. We wonder whether it’s the right time. Whether we’re ready. Whether it will work. And sometimes, eventually, staying closed becomes harder than opening.

But could the bigger risk be staying where you are?Maybe today is your day to blossom…

I’m not sure there’s a sensible way to explain the satisfaction of growing something, waiting months for it, and eventua...
09/09/2026

I’m not sure there’s a sensible way to explain the satisfaction of growing something, waiting months for it, and eventually standing there holding an armful of flowers you grew yourself.

But flower people get it, am I right?!

The anticipation. The first bud. The completely unnecessary number of trips outside to check whether anything has opened since breakfast.

And then this.

I’m Steve, The Naked Florist. I grow flowers in my Auckland garden and share what I learn about growing them, arranging them and occasionally becoming far too attached to them.

If your camera roll also contains an unreasonable number of flower photos, stick around. We have plenty to discuss!

There are fancier daffodils.Frillier ones. Double ones. Pink ones. White ones.But there’s something about the classic ye...
08/09/2026

There are fancier daffodils.

Frillier ones. Double ones. Pink ones. White ones.
But there’s something about the classic yellow trumpet daffodil.

Bright, uncomplicated and instantly recognisable.
You see that first flash of yellow and you know exactly what it means:

Spring is here!

The one. The only. The original spring icon.

The seedlings needed some time outside. So did I.A bit of sunshine, regular watering, plenty to eat and occasional encou...
08/09/2026

The seedlings needed some time outside. So did I.

A bit of sunshine, regular watering, plenty to eat and occasional encouragement seems to work surprisingly well for both of us.

Only one of us is technically photosynthesising, but we’re really all here just trying to grow.

A little bit one sunshine and suddenly everyone’s doing better…

Some colours are almost impossible to name! This Dutch Iris stopped me in my tracks today.At first glance: yellow and bl...
07/09/2026

Some colours are almost impossible to name!

This Dutch Iris stopped me in my tracks today.
At first glance: yellow and blue. But look a little closer and the blue is barely blue at all… it looks translucent, almost iridescent shifting somewhere between silver, lilac and the palest hint of sky blue.

Then that extraordinary flash of yellow underneath.

I think this is one of the reasons I never get bored of flowers. The closer you look, the more there is to see.

Proof that nature is often a complete work of art.

Turns out, “more” is a fairly subjective…A few years ago, I probably would have measured it in completely different ways...
06/09/2026

Turns out, “more” is a fairly subjective…

A few years ago, I probably would have measured it in completely different ways.

These days, give me a garden full of flowers, something new coming into bloom, a reason to get outside every morning and work I genuinely look forward to doing. Suddenly it feels like I’ve got rather a lot.

I still want to grow. I still have plans. And apparently I still have absolutely no ability to plant a sensible number of tulips. Almost on purpose? 😏

But maybe wanting more and appreciating what you already have don’t have to be opposites.

I’m ambitious for what comes next. I’m just really bloody happy with what’s here now.

Although next year I’m definitely planting more tulips…

AUCKLAND! I’m opening my garden gate tomorrow!For a couple of hours this Father’s Day Sunday, I’m turning home into a l...
05/09/2026

AUCKLAND! I’m opening my garden gate tomorrow!

For a couple of hours this Father’s Day Sunday, I’m turning home into a little tulip pop-up!

Come down, bring the kids and choose your own colours from buckets of beautiful fresh tulips. I’ll wrap them up ready to take home.

🌷 6 tulips: $25
🌷 10 tulips: $35

Flowers for Dad. Flowers for Grandad. Flowers for someone you love. Or, even better, flowers for yourself.

📍 New Lynn, Auckland
⏰ Sunday 6 Sept, 10am - 12pm
💐 No pre-order needed, just turn up while they last
Address in Google Maps or drop me a DM

These are beautiful fresh seasonal flowers, and once they’re gone, they’re gone.

Know an Auckland flower lover? Send this to them or tag them below!

See you at the garden gate 🌷

Steve
The Naked Florist

03/09/2026

There’s a particular kind of joy that comes from looking at something beautiful and thinking… I grew that!

And it really doesn’t have to be complicated.

These zinnias started as tiny seeds from Kings Seeds. A little soil, sunshine, water and patience… and a few months later they’re bringing the colour and joy!

That’s one of the things I love most about growing flowers from seed. You get to watch the whole thing happen. From something you can barely hold between your fingers to armfuls of colour, flowers for the house, flowers to give away, and plenty for the bees and the butterflies too.

Zinnias are a brilliant place to start if you’ve never grown flowers from seed before. And once they begin flowering, keep picking them and they’ll keep giving.

But the best bit?

That little moment of wonder every time you look at them and think: I made that happen.

If you’ve never grown flowers from seed before, give it a go this season. It’s easier than you think and far more joyful than it has any right to be!

Seeds supplied by Kings Seeds | Gifted Partnership

03/09/2026

Over-thinkers, this one’s for you!

I’ve realised I’m not always a very reliable narrator of my own life.

I noticed it through the garden.
I’ll convince myself that last year that I had more flowers. That the garden looked better. That I was doing a better job.

Then I look back at the photos and the notes I made at the time… And quite often, that’s not what happened at all.

How I feel today has a funny way of changing how I remember yesterday.

So I’m trying to keep better records. Take the photos. Write things down. Notice what’s actually happening and not just the story I tell myself about it later.

It started as a way of becoming a better gardener.
But I’m beginning to think it might be a pretty useful way of looking at life too.

Because how I feel today shouldn’t get to rewrite what actually happened yesterday. Especially if yesterday was a pretty damn good day.

I think we need to talk about the slightly ridiculous glory of the ‘Ad Rem’ tulip.No frills. No fancy doubles. No unusua...
02/09/2026

I think we need to talk about the slightly ridiculous glory of the ‘Ad Rem’ tulip.

No frills. No fancy doubles. No unusual colouring. No petals pretending to be peonies.

Just a great big, unapologetically classic tulip!

‘Ad Rem’ is one of those varieties that reminds me why the classics stick around. Huge orange-red flowers, that lovely dark centre, strong stems, and when the sun hits them, they practically glow.

There’s a tendency with gardening to always be chasing the newest, rarest or most unusual variety. I’m guilty of it too.

But sometimes you grow something like this and think… ‘Actually, maybe the basic version was already pretty bloody good!’

These have been absolute show-offs in my Auckland garden this spring.

So, flower and garden nerds: what’s your “boring” old reliable that you’ll grow every year, regardless of what’s fashionable?!

I want names!👇

And tag the gardener who needs reminding that we don’t always need the fancy version.

Steve
The Naked Florist

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