A Sculpted Leaf

I just had to share these beautiful images with you from one of our

Sunshine Coast stockists, A Sculpted Leaf. 

These talented florists are well known on the Sunshine Coast for there stunningly styled arrangements and beautifully wrapped bouquets. Along with the creativity of the team comes home and gift ideas to impress. A Sculpted Leaf's homewares range compliments the style of living of the Sunshine Coast - gorgeous candles, vases, platters, fragrances to fill your house, potted orchid plants as well as many other very beautiful products to fill the home.

 Check them out at Shop 1, 24 Duporth Avenue, Maroochydore, Queensland, or on the web - www.asculptedleaf.com.au.
 

The Netherlands In May

At first glance, it looks like a giant child armed with a box of crayons has been set loose upon the landscape. Vivid stripes of purple, yellow, red, pink, orange and green make up a glorious patchwork. Yet far from being a child's sketchbook, this is, in fact, the northern Netherlands in the middle of tulip season. The Dutch landscape in May is a kaleidoscope of colour as the tulips burst into life. The bulbs are planted in late October and early November. More than three billion tulips are grown each year and two-thirds of the vibrant blooms are exported, mostly to the U.S. and Germany.

Their dazzling colours are thanks to the years in the 17th century when tulip mania swept the globe and the most eye-catching specimens changed hands for a small fortune. But like a rainbow, this colourful landscape is a short-lived phenomenon. When the flowers are gone, the land will be cultivated for a rather more mundane crop of vegetables.

I hope the Netherlands in May has brightened your day! :)