By Alesha Capone
A kind gesture from a woman living interstate is helping to spread cheer in the Wyndham community.
Owner and manager of Werribee Station Place Florist, Nella, said one of her staff members recently received a call from a woman living in Tasmania.
The woman – who wishes to remain anonymous – ordered a bouquet of flowers, to put in the Werribee florist shop’s window, to boost the spirits of residents during the COVID-19 lockdown.
A card attached to the bouquet reads: “Dear Werribee community, We are thinking of you right now as things get tough again. We hope everybody keeps safe and in good spirits, and anyone who is ill recovers quickly. These flowers are from us, to you! Love from your friends in Tasmania, at Woodbridge, Kettering, Middleton and Bruny Island.”
Nella, who has been running Werribee Station Place Florist for 19 years, said she wanted to make the bouquet last for as long as possible, so she had included blooms such as Disbuds, Singapore orchards and Magnolia leaves in the floral arrangement.
Nella said that she thought the Tasmanian lady’s gesture was lovely.
“I thought it was great, I was really touched too,” Nella said.
“It just made you feel like you’re not alone in the hard times ahead.
Nella said some of her customers have commented on the flowers, and people have also stopped to look at the bouquet in the shop window.
Nella said that since the second pandemic lockdown started in Victoria, a lot of people have been sending flowers on special occasions that they cannot visit their loved ones, such as birthdays.
