Briar Rose Flowers – Warkworth, Rodney District

Website: www.briarroseflowers.co.nz

Owner: Briony Finlayson

Bio: “Thoughtful floristry for life’s meaningful moments in Warkworth and Rodney, and surrounding areas.”

Flowers have been woven through my life since childhood, when I spent afternoons in my grandmother Bertie’s flower shop making posies beside her. Although I first built a career in childcare while raising my children, the pull back to floristry never left me. Training at MIT Auckland felt like coming home.

For the past ten years I’ve owned Briar Rose Flowers, proudly serving the small town of Warkworth and the wider Rodney community. Through motherhood, heartbreak, COVID, and the unpredictable rhythm of retail, I’ve learned that strength is about showing up, staying grounded, and creating beauty and connection for the moments that matter.