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Julep's Mother's Day Playlist

Julep's May playlist is filled with your mum's favourite songs. How do we know what they are? Well, we asked our Instagram followers and they told us.  It features songs...
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Writing great cards #3: Tell the truth says C.S. Lewis

This series of posts on card-writing is an attempt to make something many of us struggle with a little less intimidating. In no way do we want to intimidate you, and perhaps C.S. Lewis is the man to bring you back to basics.
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Writing great cards #2: Mary Oliver wants you to pay attention

Mary Oliver is a Pulitzer Prize winning poet known for her clear and poignant observances of the natural world. When it comes to communicating with the people we love, she tells us to pay attention to the little details. 
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Writing great cards #1: Westlake on invention and expression

J Willis Westlake says that the two principles applicable to the composition of any writing are invention and expression. Invention is the finding of something interesting to say, expression is how you say it.
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Sending love (and flowers) to the frontline

To the essential workers across Jo’burg - thank you for everything you are doing to keep us safe and at home. We hope we can send fresh flowers of gratitude your way again soon. 
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April Playlist - Social Distancing

April Playlist - Social Distancing

As we're all practising our social distancing in lockdown, we thought an instrumental playlist could be just the companion you need at this moment to take a break from the noise. Whether...
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Julep featured in the Sunday Times Lifestle

Julep featured in Sunday Times Lifestyle

"What makes Julep unique is the focus on experience, rather than just the blooms themselves."
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March Playlist - Making Your Day

March Playlist - Making Your Day

Julep's March Playlist is geared for that dinner party you wish you could have but can't because of social distancing.
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Julep opens up all week

Julep opens up all week

It's fast times at Julep HQ as we extend our delivery days from Monday to Friday! 

Making someone’s day has never been this easy! 

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February Playlist - Somewhere Only We Know

February Playlist - Somewhere Only We Know

Fittingly, the month that brings us Valentine's Day gets its own Julep arrangement and playlist named after Keane's Somewhere Only We Know.
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A note from Jules

A note from Jules

I hope that you are all having a great start to 2020. We kicked off our Julep deliveries last week and are excited to be back surrounded by flowers and doing what...
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January Playlist - Special Star

January Playlist - Special Star

Julep's most well-known arrangement is probably the Special Star. In honour of Mango Groove's classic, we've decided to make you truly South African playlist.

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