News » 23.10.2026 - Australia: Smaller flower farms step up after Kununurra's primary florist retires

There is perhaps no easier, more sure-fire way to brighten a loved one's day than to send a fresh bunch of flowers. That is of course, if they live in a city. It is a different story for those living in remote towns and communities.

Perth resident Gerald Contreras is acutely aware of this challenge as he now struggles to surprise his partner who lives 3,000 kilometres north of him in Kununurra. Until recently, one major supplier of flowers serviced the town's permanent population of about 5,500 people. Mr Contreras said he sent his partner flowers at least once every two months, but that ended when the florist business closed.

"Being Kununurra, a very small town, there's not many options to surprise my partner with love gestures," he said. "Not even anything like ordering a simple meal; so, flowers was one of the very few ways I could show affection, love, and surprise my partner."

For three decades Diane and Chris Robinson were the main players in Kununurra when it came to flowers. They would grow their own blooms when the weather permitted and trucked up flowers from Perth.
 

Source: www.floraldaily.com

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