A Little More About Us

The story of The Wild Lily Collective really begins with a beautiful lady called Audrey. My Nana.

Nana absolutely adored flowers. Her home was always surrounded by the most spectacular flower gardens, bursting with colour, beauty and life. Her favourite flowers were roses, and I can still associate so many beautiful memories with the flowers she loved so much.

I think it was probably where my own love of flowers began.

When I was younger, I dreamed of becoming a florist. But sometimes, when we're young, it doesn't take much for us to start doubting ourselves and the things we dream about. So I quietly put that dream aside, never really imagining that one day I'd find my way back to it.

And so, on a wing and a prayer, I took a leap of faith and created The Wild Lily Collective. A chance to follow an almost forgotten dream, honour a wonderful woman who loved flowers with all her heart, and share that same beauty with others.

And in many ways, finding my way back to that dream has brought me full circle, reconnecting me with a love of flowers that began so many years ago.

But somewhere along the way, I discovered that my love of flowers was about much more than the flowers themselves.

Flowers have an extraordinary way of connecting us. They bring back memories, stir emotions, offer comfort, celebrate life's milestones and sometimes say the things we struggle to put into words.

I've also come to appreciate the happiness that comes from creating something with your own hands, sharing a moment with someone else and finding joy in the simplest of things.

It's this belief that inspired me to create Flowers, Feelings & Connection. I wanted to take my love of flowers beyond the traditional florist setting and create opportunities for people to come together, share stories, explore their creativity and experience the simple joy of flowers.

Whether it's through our workshops, creating something beautiful for someone special or simply bringing a little colour into someone's day, my hope is to make people feel something.

The Wild Lily Collective is, in many ways, a little piece of Nana's legacy, a dream finally given the chance to bloom and a reminder that it's never too late to follow something your heart has always wanted.

And I think she'd be rather pleased with that.

With love, a little creativity and plenty of flowers.

In loving memory of Audrey, whose love of flowers planted a seed that would one day become The Wild Lily Collective.