01/09/2026
Spring officially arrives today, (Tuesday 1st September) and for a florist, September feels rather like opening a new pantry after cooking with the same ingredients all winter.
Suddenly, everything changes.
Ranunculus arrive with layer upon layer of tissue-thin petals. Anemones appear with their wonderful dark centres. Tulips become more abundant, sweet peas bring fragrance back into the flower room, and branches of blossom give us those beautiful, slightly unruly shapes that simply cannot be replicated at another time of year.
September is one of the best months to buy flowers in Australia.
At the market now, you’ll start seeing ranunculus, anemones, tulips, sweet peas, freesias, hyacinths, daffodils, jonquils, poppies, stocks, hellebores, jasmine, blossom and Australian natives including waratahs.
But here is the useful part.
Flowers don’t follow a calendar quite as obediently as we do. A warm winter, a week of rain or an unusually cold spell can change when a crop flowers. And some of the loveliest varieties may only be available for a few weeks.
So when you see an extraordinary bunch of something seasonal, buy it then. Don’t assume it will still be there next month.
And when you bring spring flowers home, don’t crowd them. One generous bunch of ranunculus or tulips in a simple vase can be far more beautiful than ten different varieties fighting for attention.
Welcome to spring. This is when flowers start getting really interesting.
