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Our Story

Our Story

The History of Fleurs de Lyonville

Our flower farm journey began in 2014 when we found it quite difficult to source local organically grown flowers for our own wedding! We were not fussy with what varieties and colours, we just wanted FLOWERS EN MASSE! Thankfully we came across Matt and Lentil from Grown and Gathered who were growing flowers for trade at the time. We traded one of our black Suffolk lambs for our wedding flowers.

When Lentil pulled up in her van and opened the back door, I couldn’t believe my eyes! The van was full of flowers and foliage from foxgloves to Queen Anne Lace and so many more. We knew this was what we wanted to do on our farm. Grow Flowers. This, along with our passion to use our beautiful piece of land to support our family, gave rise to the creation of Fleurs de Lyonville.

I began growing sweet peas, ranunculi and dahlias, selling them along with excess veg on the farm stall. And in 2016, when I went on maternity leave from teaching, the flower farm began. From there, florists began reaching out, and each year I was able to grow the farm bit by bit, until Chris was able to transition from an assistant principal position to the farm in 2023.

Fleurs de Lyonville is now growing over 50 varieties on 1.5 acres.

Cheers,
Janae

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Story of the Name - Fleurs de Lyonville

When we started Fleurs de Lyonville, we envisioned a business that honored our heritage and the beautiful locality we’re fortunate to call home. Lyonville, is named after James Lyon. While pronounced ‘lion’, its French roots are clear. Janae’s experience living in France, Chris’s French studies during his schooling years in Canada, and our shared experience of teaching French while envisioning the business inspired the creation of ‘Fleurs de Lyonville.’

Read, Watch, and Learn More About Us

Over the many years we’ve been doing our organic flower farming thing, we’ve been visited, filmed, and written-up by a variety of media.

Here are some of their stories:

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This international journal did a story on us in spring of 2023.
Flip to page 52 to find us!

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Kip & Co. did a lovely article about us for their Home Life series.

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Part of The Diggers Foundation, this publication wrote us up!
Note that you'll need a membership to view the article.

country style magazine

A May, 2019 article that appeared in both the printed and online versions of this iconic Australian publication.

Better Homes And Gardens

Watch this video of us and a tour of our farm, captured by the Australian version of this worldwide publication.

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The Dish the Dirt podcast goes in search of Australian flower farmers, to share their knowledge, passion and insights into the flower industry. And one day, they found us!

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Bea Taylor of The Design Files did a splendid article about Janae and her pottery.

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