General
Market Report 25th June
Winter has certainly set in for all growers in the market with stock numbers well down on previous months. This hasn’t stopped us from filling the van to breaking point, making for a slop trip up the Pentlands this morning. The naturally producing winter crops such as the calandula, the iris, and erlicheer are starting…
Read moreMarket Specials Thursday 4th June
The first official market for winter didn’t reflect the actual season with recent mild weather ensuring a good volume and quality of product in the market today. We are bringing Lissianthus in from Queensland at the moment. The Victorian product is not up to scratch. The Queensland season is in full production and the quality…
Read moreMarket report 28th May
The Market team have arrived back to Ballarat with another van full of flowers. Winter is definitely in the air, with the first calandula, snap dragons and stocks entering the market. These lines offer great value, as the striking colours make them ideal for a gift or to brighten the home. Also of great quality…
Read moreMarket Specials Thursday 21st May 2009
An absolutely fantastic flower market today and the truck was packed full of excellent flower lines. Peony Roses yes Peonies are in store now. Yes they are definitely out of season however we have sourced some through Holland and have imported some premium fresh Peonies into Stems for you to choose from. Their stately large…
Read moreMarket Report 14th May
It was a case of re-loading after a very busy mothers day period. Although many of our customers have a beautiful mothers day gift in their home, it is still largely a case of business as usual in the shop. Many of our suppliers experienced very successful Mothers Day sales equalling if not surpassing previous years,…
Read moreMarket Specials Thursday May 9th
A 2 a.m departure ensured we were one of the first buyers into the market today. Even though most of our stock was preorded it was great to have an early chance at the last minute arrivals for todays Mothersday flower market. Our Ballarat grown Gyp has been short in supply so we were able to…
Read moreMothers day Market news from Stems Flower Market Ballarat
Busy, Busy Busy is what the team at Stems are at the moment gearing up and preparing for Mothers day Sunday May 10th. Flower supply is unprecedently tight this year due to a few factors. Firstly flower supply always tightens up around this time of the year due to the shorter days and cooler weather …
Read moreMarket report thurs 23rd April
The cold nights have certainly taken their toll on the quantity of flowers in the market, however the quality from our preferred growers is high. A lot of the field grown crops are affected as soon as the cold April nights set in, however having said that the field chrysy begin to flush naturally in…
Read moreMarket report 16th April 2009
Market supply has tightened in recent weeks with the cooler Autumn weather upon us. Cooler nights means slower flower growth and consequently supply of all Ballarat and locally grown flowers has slowed. With a hint of winter in the air the thoughts of Tulips come to the for. Current quality of Tulips is excellent. With…
Read moreMarket Report Thursday 2nd April
With Easter almost upon us, the market this week was abundant with Easter Daisy. The weather has been kind for this field grown crop, so the quality is good this year. We have had the purple Easter Daisy now for a couple of weeks, but the white has only just begun, so we are now have the white in…
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