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a warm space with Bianca:
Cinnamon House is open for inspirati on
from Monday to Saturday at 32 Park
Terrace, Blenheim, and Bianca’s
arrangements can be viewed on
Instagram at @_dirtf loral, and she can
be contacted on 0211 909 296.
Bianca Nardella does everything on a big scale, she’s a more is more sort of
girl and there’s nothing that can’t be used out of a garden.
When the season turns and most fl orists are
looking abroad to fulfi l their fl ower supply for
the winter, one Marlborough arti st opts to
look for what’s left behind.
Bianca Nardella has recently returned to
Marlborough to open her fl oristry business,
Dirt Floral.
She has been working along side Simone
Hill at Cinnamon House Design, creati ng
arrangements to brighten homes throughout
the autumn and winter months.
The pair compliment one another when
it comes to the look and feel of a home,
bringing together an eclecti c mix of rusti c and
more modern designs.
Bianca has spent the past 10 years
establishing her style of fl oristry, opti ng for
big arrangements and making the most of
local resources regardless of the season.
“If you look at the garden and think there’s
nothing in there you can put in a vase, Bianca
will forage and fi nd something beauti ful to
brighten any room.”
Bianca’s ability to look beyond just fl owers
in a garden has come from years of working
alongside a mentor in Melbourne, and prior
to that, from immersing herself in the work
of her mother, an interior designer, and her
father, an anti que dealer.
“I learnt from a lady in Melbourne who taught
me how to forage and to see things I probably
wouldn’t have looked for,” Bianca says.
“With an interior designer for a mother and
an anti que dealer for a father, she really
couldn’t miss,” Simone adds. “Bianca grew up
around beauti ful quirky pieces that you don’t
see in most homes.”
Recently, she has been working with Simone
on arrangements to compliment the latest
pieces on display at Cinnamon House.
“Bianca fi ts in with Cinnamon House because
we are a bit eclecti c and individual, we like
As a result, Bianca loves to work with produce
not typically associated with fl oristry.
“I love using seasonal produce and not buying
from the supermarkets, I won’t buy fl owers
that are coming from off shore unless it’s for
a wedding or something, I try and buy local
stuff ,” she says.
In winter, this oft en means working with
things like fruits, evergreen leaves, branches
and seeds.
She encourages people to do the same in
their own homes to add elements of warmth
and style.
“Use lots of greenery; when fl owers are
limited opt for big bunches of evergreen
foliage and textures, like olives, fruits
and citrus branches work well … don’t be
frightened to have fruit on branches; fruit is
the fl ower of winter,” Bianca says.
“I have a bowl of quinces on my bench at
home and I’m never going to make quince
jelly, they just look prett y.”
Bianca specialises in fl oristry for events
and thrives off putti ng together large scale
arrangements.
• Vintage Industrial
• French Shabby Chic
• Local original artworks
• Lighting, Lamps
• Mirrors
• Fabulous Fabrics
• Exclusive wallpapers
• One-off WOW & Quirky pieces
• Have your own furniture reinvented