6 articles
The Journal
Gift guides, birth flowers, and what actually survives a Cambodian wet season. Written by the people who make the flowers.
Gift guides
Birth Flowers by Month: All Twelve
Every month has a flower attached to it, and most of those pairings are older than anyone can properly trace. Here is the complete set — all twelve, not the handful you usually find.
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Care
Gifts That Survive a Cambodian Wet Season
Between May and October, Phnom Penh sits above 80% humidity for weeks at a time. That is wonderful for mangoes and catastrophic for cut flowers.
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Gift guides
What to Give for a Cambodian Graduation
Cambodian graduations are photographed more than almost any other family occasion — which quietly changes what makes a good gift.
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Behind the work
How a Pipe-Cleaner Flower Is Actually Made
People assume these are moulded or machine-made. They are neither. Every petal is shaped by hand, one at a time, and a full bouquet is an afternoon's work.
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Gift guides
Anniversary Flowers by Year
The anniversary flower list is less well known than the material one — no one forgets paper, silver and gold — but it is far more giftable.
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Gift guides
How to Choose a Gift Colour (When You Are Not Sure)
Colour is the decision people get stuck on, and it is the one they are most worried about getting wrong. It is more forgiving than you think.
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