Before day one of the Blooming Tasmania Flower and Garden Festival was over, Kara Lewis, of Homespun Succulents, had an empty stall.
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She prepared more than 150 twine-covered succulent holders for the festival and she sold them all before spending much of Saturday night creating 20 more for her stall on Sunday.
Ms Lewis uses an old Japanese art form dating back more than 150 years after starting up her Launceston-based business two years ago.
Her creation, a combination of soil and sphagnum moss before being covered in twine, became increasingly popular and she now sold them across the state and in Melbourne with plans to expand into other parts of the country.
“The support in Launceston and across Tasmania has been phenomenal.”
Blooming Tasmania committee chair Jane Teniswood said the hall had already been booked for next year’s festival.
The Albert Hall-based showcase was the main event of a state-wide festival, which displayed an array of stalls, demonstration and speakers, Mrs Teniswood said.
Tess Brunton
I recently returned from across the ditch where I worked at New Zealand Fairfax paper The Timaru Herald and developed a love of mountains. Originally I'm a mainlander from an area known for cheese, the Bega Valley, who also dabbled in radio at ABC RCAFF before finding a place in newspapers. I can often be found hiking, caving or climbing when I'm not cursing at my work computer or technology in general.
I recently returned from across the ditch where I worked at New Zealand Fairfax paper The Timaru Herald and developed a love of mountains. Originally I'm a mainlander from an area known for cheese, the Bega Valley, who also dabbled in radio at ABC RCAFF before finding a place in newspapers. I can often be found hiking, caving or climbing when I'm not cursing at my work computer or technology in general.
