She's a few years ahead of Ms Nicholson — having started in 2020.But she struggled with the climate after moving from New South Wales and tried her hand at flowers instead."I started out quite small and there was a lot of a lot of people wanting flowers," she said.
Almost three years later, Ms Spring supplies to local florists and provides flowers for local race meets.In the past year Australia's flower production has grown almost 6 per cent according to Flower Industry Australia figures, and Ms Jabour attributes some of that growth to smaller operations like her own."I would love to see the industry be predominantly Australian grown again," she said.
Flower Industry Australia has been advocating for a country of origin labelling scheme for flowers, so consumers can tell where their blooms are from before buying.Currently Ms Nicholson makes her own wreaths and bouquets to sell to people in town. But she's aiming to expand enough to supply wholesale to florists and local events, as well as selling bulbs and corms to home gardeners.