When Dominique Northam and Tom Christie bought the florist in the main street - not long before the global pandemic hit- they were wondering how they would find more hours in the day.
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The chance to take over the shop was their next step in a focus on sustainable flower production and honing in on locally grown flowers.
But with two young kids, and a small vegetable and flower farm, they knew it was going to be busy and there would be a lot of juggling.
Fast forward to today and the couple are approaching two years in business - and it's all a blooming success - although they'll freely admit they are "flat out" and rely on help from family, especially with the kids.
"We bought the business in August 2019 and we weren't sure how things were going to go once COVID-19 hit. Last year for Mother's Day a lot of people sent flowers because they couldn't go and see their mums and we weren't sure how it was going to go this year," Ms Northam said.
"Mother's Day this year was even bigger than last year and we had a very busy weekend.
"It's the Dungog locals who have supported us and keep coming back - they have been great."
The couple sell some of their own flowers in the shop, but there isn't a lot of variety at the moment. They have been busy planting for spring blooms.
Spring will be the peak of their season and they are expecting a bumper crop.
They also source flowers from other local growers and what they can't buy locally they buy from small-scale growers at the Sydney Flower Market.
"We don't buy imported flowers unless there is a request for something we cannot get in Australia - that sometimes happens with weddings," she said.
"We would like to grow more of our own flowers but we don't have the time for it at the moment. Maybe when the kids are a bit older we'll be able to do that."
Ms Northam said locally grown flowers lasted longer in a vase and supported local businesses.
"It's keeping the money in our area as well, which is nice," she said.
"Imported flowers are often dipped with chemicals when they come into the country and you don't know how they have been grown."