5 Minutes with @mygardenplantsandflowers
Getting to know you
Inspiring gardener and instagramer @mygardenplantsandflowers is always a great source of inspiration at Mombasa Rose
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We caught up with her and asked her some of our favourite fizzy questions!
Of course, the first question will be what is your favourite flower?
Fuschia!
What is your favourite public garden?
Kirstenbosch Gardens in Cape Town
What water saving measures are you taking in your garden at present, as Cape Town is currently in the grip of a horrible drought ?
My “needy” plants are all in containers/troughs etc.
I use water sparingly although we did put in a borehole after the last drought(foresight)
Pick your favourite celebrity gardener?
Who can’t love Alan Titchmarsh
Cut flowers or leave in the garden?
Leave in the garden generally, odd rose for a specimen vase
Your Instagram posts are always so lovely and colourful, so what is your favourite colour?
That’s a difficult question! Bright and Beautiful, and peaceful pastels. If I was pressed for an answer probably pink in all its forms
What was the last pretty thing you bought?
My Petal Peony pink maxi wrap dress I bought online from Mombasa Rose
https://www.mombasarose.com.au/products/petal-peony-pink-maxi-wrap-dress-1
What’s your favourite flavour of ice cream?
Vanilla
Something you would never wear?
A bikini
Do you have a favourite perfume?
Chanel No 5 (My big spoil)
Its also one of the few perfumes in the world still made from actual Rose Petals.
Do you have a favourite dress in your wardrobe and is it a floral?
My Petal Peony pink floral dress is so feminine, suitable for so many occasions
We know that Gem explorer Charles Lawson of Lawson Gems is your nephew so do you have a favourite gemstone?
Blue Sapphire any time! Charles gifted me a gorgeous sapphire last time he was in Africa and I wear the pendant all the time.
If you could turn a flower into a piece of jewellery what would you choose?
A Daisy
Your best loved garden creature?
Our friendly garden squirrel Steven, he visits every day for his peanuts 🐿
When you’re at a buffet, how many trays of food do you start off with?
Actually only the one, but lets not go into how many return visits I might make!