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Florist to the stars Saskia Havekes on 25 years at the top

Florist to the stars Saskia Havekes on 25 years at the top

As she celebrates her 25th year in business, Grandiflora boss Saskia Havekes reflects on a quarter-century of opulence.

“The trick with opulence is to do it in a really tasteful way”: Saskia Havekes at her Grandiflora store in Sydney's Potts Point. Louie Douvis

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Most founders celebrate 25 years in business with a shindig or a well-earned break. Saskia Havekes, by contrast, is marking the occasion by releasing a self-titled perfume.

“It’s a replication of what the shop smells like,” says Havekes, referring to her floristry operation, Grandiflora, in Potts Point. The perfume’s top note is gardenia, Grandiflora’s signature bloom; beneath it, there’s a note of petrichor, the distinctive scent produced when rain falls on dry soil.

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