“I have been the owner of Touchwood Flowers since 2005. I love flowers, my shop and my team. I am proud to be offering premium quality flowers, daily deliveries and exceptional customer service daily from my beautiful retail store on Gordon St, Port Macquarie.
I love holidaying in Bali with my family, therefore I really enjoy creating tropical designs that are modern, bold and different.
Choosing one favourite flower is difficult as I change my mind with the seasons. But my top 2 would be Gardenias as the perfume is divine and Lotus flowers as they are strikingly beautiful and delicate.
A little about me… I have 2 amazing children, a wonderful husband and the most supportive family you could ask for.
I run the Bonny Hills Physical Culture Club with my mum and have been a teacher since 2004.
I am a huge Blink 182 fan and am addicted to Rebecca Vallance dresses!”
Touchwood Flowers owner, Ashley Sargeson, has won major awards in both business and floral artistry.
For Ashley it’s been a real honour to be recognised alongside such brilliant business people and designers:
“The awards are a testament to the wonderful Touchwood team,
who share the same vision and passion for beautiful floristry.”
“I started at touchwood flowers in 2010 when I was 18 years old.
Starting off as a trainee and working my way into management. Over the years I have been so lucky to work with other qualified florists and trainees, which has helped me find confidence in my creative strengths.
Floristry means a lot to me as I am able to part of someone’s special moment – Happy or sad – I experience the milestones with our customers, and I think that’s pretty special.
My favourite flower would have to be forget me nots – they hold memories of someone special in my life. I also love Anemones and have done since the first time I saw them. I don’t know what it is, they just bring me an immense amount of joy.
I love live music of any kind.”
“I joined the touchwood flowers team in early 2023, everything floral brings me so much joy, and it was so wonderful to join such a great team.
Celebrating life with florals for all occasions is such an amazing job, and doing it whilst having so much fun with the team is even better!
There are too many flowers to pick just one favourite, the changing seasons bring a new favourite with them, and it is such a joy to be in flow with nature and its beautiful gifts.
I truly love creating bouquets and arrangements with flowers you could find in a cottage inspired garden, a little wild, a lot of fun with a pinch of fairy magic.
I love creating with all kinds of mediums – Yarn, drawing, painting, resin, clay, you name it, I have tried it! Crochet and tending to my flower garden will always have my heart and be my happy place.”
“I joined the Touchwood Team in 2024 after a short break in the floristry world. I just couldn’t stay away from flowers and am glad to be surrounded by beautiful blooms once again.
Creating whimsical style bouquets is a favourite of mine. Using a soft tonal selection of delicate blooms that change with the seasons makes each bouquet unique and personalised.
My favourite flowers would be Poppies as they bloom from bud to flower surprising us with their bright and pastel colours, as well as Cosmos because they are light and floaty which help to create the whimsical style that I adore.
I am a nature girl at heart and enjoy spontaneous camping trips away and getting out in the ocean for a surf.”
“I started at Touchwood at the end of July 2024 after a move from the Blue Mountains. It was time for that Sea Change I always wanted! Floristry has always been a passion of mine so to continue doing what I love up the Coast with a fun team is wonderful.
I love both structured and a bit wild and whimsical floristry styles.
My favourite flower would have to be orchids. There are so many varieties. Beautiful, elegant, delicate, a range of colours. They remind me of my travels in Asia.
In my spare time you’ll find me exploring beautiful Port Macquarie and surrounding areas. Pilot Beach is a favourite!”
“I joined the touchwood team in May of 2024 after many years of craving a creative career so My floristry style is still curious as I continue my traineeship, but I do continuously find myself gravitating towards round and wild arrangements (always accommodating pine) full of arrays of pastel colours and of course an ever-changing native arrangement as there are so many quirky heads, flowers, and greenery used in the process that always seamlessly mingle together beautifully.
As most florists would say it is near impossible to choose a favourite flower as we see new blooms come through the door with each season change but my favourite flowers would be dahlias and paper daisy’s because I love all the variety of bright colours, and their visually aesthetic shape helps add character to an arrangement creating that wild and colourful affect I adore.
I grew up in the bush feeding kangaroos and making friends with birds so I love to spend my free time outside in the sun either painting and sketching the scenery surrounding me or finding new spots to explore, swim, eat, photograph, and camp at.
I feel most at ease when I’m outside on a sunny day near the beach, I love to bring my snorkel and I’m always interested in all the creatures I see, in and out of the water, especially lady bugs.”
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