I’ve always loved flowers. They bring a romance and coziness to life that is a little bit magical.

Raised in the Mountains of Western Montana, my family spent a lot of time in nature. Childhood memories are laced with delicate patch of moss
or the brilliant red of an Indian Paintbrush that lined hiking trails.

Over the past ten years of living in Australia, the joy and wonder of the incredible flora in the bush has become a reason to wander the country. Exploring somewhere new has been a new happy excuse to pull over along backroads to take a closer look at some wild plant or side-of-the-road flower stall. I've delighted in making flower arrangements for friends, marking dinner parties and celebrations with extra care. It’s been a quiet love affair.

Then my Grandpa and best friend, Chester, found out that he was sick. As long as I could remember, he
had always had a reputation as an amazing green thumb, owning
a farm in Texas and then a prolific garden at his house in California where I lived when I was born.
So, because he was no longer able to go outside easily, I started looking for
ways that I could bring a garden and nature to him.

The stars aligned and I found Teigan at Twyllo Flower Farm who let me get my hands dirty
working for her, all while reporting back the lessons and happenings
from the farm each day to my Grandpa. We spent a lot of time in the last year of his life happily
discussing plants and growing things. He started a little table top garden in his apartment
with plants that he said he didn’t want, but then
would methodically care for after we’d buy them when I visited.  All the while,
I was trying to figure out how I was going to
spend more of my time focused on nature, flowers, plants and connection with community.

This intention and honouring the memory of my Grandpa was the catalyst for creating The Bon Florals. 

The name The Bon is a tribute to the diner ‘The Bon Ton Cafe’  where he spent his summers
in La Grange, Texas. According to his stories, it was a place
of penny milkshakes, where you were bound to see a few characters & everyone enjoyed being.
That became his way of being, throwing lively
no-fuss dinner parties with an open door policy at his little house in Petaluma.  

The aim of flowers by The Bon is to share this same spirit & celebrate
two things: nature and people.

Whether it’s a special dinner party with friends or your wedding, The Bon is about bringing little bits of simple and thoughtful beauty into our most important moments and communities.

So … welcome! I can’t wait to connect with each of you and hear your story.

- Jenna xx