I would like to say ‘thanks’ to your company for all the wonderful service I received on my wedding day. I ordered 125 long stem red roses and 80 stems of white Asiatic Lilies for my wedding.  I just loved the idea of cutting out the middle man.  I have always been very skeptical about ordering from florists, every time I go in a shop everything just looks overpriced and they never had what I needed.  But just ordering them online to be delivered four days before my wedding was super easy to do.  I loved it.

On the Wednesday before my wedding I received 2 boxes of flowers.  I opened them up quickly because I wasn’t sure what to expect… but the wholesale flowers were beautiful.  We took the leaves off and placed them in buckets.  As the day went on, the flowers began to open up even more, and by Friday (the day we put the arrangements together), they looked better than if they came from a local florist.  I got so many compliments on the flowers from my guests.  I told each one of them about The Grower’s Box and I told them I would recommend you 100% for any and all events.

For any customers who are reading this testimonial and wondering if this company is truly right for you, they are.  The Grower’s Box is well worth your money.  I highly recommend The Grower’s Box.

~ Sarah

For some people, planning for wedding flowers can be a difficult and stressful time.  Questions about what type of flowers you will need and what style you are looking for are often the first major details to be ironed out.  One must decide whether they are looking for a more traditional versus contemporary style.  Maybe the decision is whether to go casual or elegant.  Whatever the decision you settle on, look to The Grower’s Box for a great selection of affordable packages of DIY wedding flowers.

The Grower’s Box offers one of the largest online selections of Wedding-In-A-Box packages.  These packages of fresh cut wedding flowers were designed with Do-It-Yourself (DIY) brides in mind.  Every package consists of popular varieties of fresh cut flowers paired together into affordable and practical packages.  Though our Wedding-In-A-Box packages are carefully thought out and are wildly popular, we understand that they are not perfect for everyone.  Our online catalog consists of a vast selection of packages of wholesale flowers which can be purchased individually to reflect your unique personality or special occasion.

Below are just a few examples of wedding flower ideas and decorations which can be accomplished with fresh cut flowers from The Grower’s Box:

Festive Outdoor Wedding - Approximately 200 guests
20″ red roses (100 stems), 20″ hot pink roses (100 stems), fancy grade carnations (350 stems), orange snapdragons (100 stems), mini-calla lilies (100 stems), mixed gerbera daisies (84 stems), assorted greens.

Bridal Bouquet: A hand-tied bouquet with red roses and carnations
Bridesmaids’ Bouquets: Hand-tied bouquets with clusters of red and hot pink roses
Groom’s Boutonniere: Two roses (red and hot pink)
Ceremony and Reception: Hot pink roses, orange snapdragons, calla lilies and mixed gerbera daisies in differing sizes of vases generate a joyful and exciting environment that will have your guests dancing the night away.

Elegant Formal Wedding - Approximately 100 guests
White oriental lilies (120 stems), white calla lilies (90 stems), 20″ white roses (100 stems), assorted greens

Bridal Bouquet: A cascading display of white Oriental lilies complemented with white roses.
Bridesmaids’ Bouquets: Single white calla lilies.
Groom’s Boutonniere: Two white roses.
Ceremony: Pew markers with white calla lilies and greens
Reception: Centerpieces with classic white Oriental Lilies in simple clear vases create a tranquil atmosphere.

Simple Traditional Wedding - Approximately 150 guests
20″ mixed pink roses (200 stems), 20″ cream roses (100 stems), Stargazer lilies (40 stems), blue delphinium (100 stems), Bells of Ireland (100 stems), white snapdragons (100 stems)

Bridal Bouquet: A cluster of light pink and cream roses.
Bridesmaids’ Bouquets: Hand-tied bouquets with Stargazer lilies and light pink roses.
Groom’s Boutonniere: A single light pink rose.
Ceremony: Large altar arrangements with blue delphinium, green Bells of Ireland, white snapdragons, and Stargazer lilies.
Reception: Centerpieces of roses in differing shades of pink and cream combined with Stargazer lilies and blue delphinium produce a stylish and welcoming mood.

As you plan and prepare for your wedding flowers, keep in mind that you have a world of options of fresh cut flowers available to you.  Above are just a few ideas of the limitless possibilities which are open to you.  Visit us online at www.growersbox.com to see our complete catalog of fresh-cut DIY wedding flowers.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions.  Customer Service Representatives are available Monday - Friday, 9am-4pm (PST).  Call us toll free at 1.888.297.3000 or email us at sales@growersbox.com.

Bridal bouquets come in all sorts of styles, shapes and sizes. One of the most popular styles of bridal bouquets is the hand-tied bouquet. Below are some simple directions on how to create your hand-tied bouquet with do-it-yourself (DIY) wedding flowers:

1. Remove the thorns and foliage from the roses. To remove the thorns, simply take clippers and trim off the points on the thorns
2. Select 3 large roses and tape them together - these will be the center of your bouquet.
3. Add another 3 or 4 roses to the bouquet and tape them to your original grouping.
4. If you choose to incorporate fillers and greens into your bouquet, add them to the mix as you see fit.
5. Continue to add roses 3 or 4 at a time and tape them together. Taping the roses after adding 3 or 4 stems will ensure that your bouquet stays nice and tight.
6. Once you have built your bouquet to the size you would like, secure the bouquet by wrapping another layer of tape down the stems about 6 or 8 inches.
7. Wrap the ribbon beginning at the top of the bouquet down towards the bottom.
8. Leave the ends of the ribbon long if you would like them to cascade off the bottom of the bouquet.
9. With a sharp knife or clippers, trim the bottom of the stems a little bit up from the bottom - leaving the stems longer than you will need them - and set the bouquet in a vase or pitcher of water.
10. If your ribbon has loose ends, rubber band them up the stems to keep them out of the water.
11. Fill the vase with just enough water to cover the bottom of the stems - do not get your tape or ribbon wet.
12. Shortly before the festivities begin, clip the stems to the length you want with a sharp knife or clippers and wipe the bottom of the stems with a towel to catch any drips that might be there.

Special Tips:

- Be sure to store your fresh cut flowers in a cool environment. When working with fresh cut flowers - and especially roses - it is very important to remember that the cooler the temperature, the slower the flowers will open, and the longer they will last.

- Wherever possible, practice first. Purchase some flowers from your local florist or grocery store and familiarize yourself with this process so that it isn’t foreign to you as you prepare your wedding flowers.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions as you plan for or work with your wedding flowers.

This holiday season are you looking for a creative and cost effective way to add a personal touch to Christmas cards, thank you cards and invites? Add freeze dried rose petals!

Simply slip a few freeze dried rose petals inside an envelope with your card or invitation and surprise the receiver with an unexpected gift. Red, white, and cream rose petals are especially fun and festive additions to holiday mailers and Christmas cards.

If it is a winter wedding you are planning, choose rose petal colors to match your wedding scheme and slide a few in each invitation. Your guests will smile at this unexpected and memorable surprise.

Order your favorite colors of freeze dried rose petals to give a personalized touch to letters, invites, love notes and more! Freeze dried rose petals will keep for a very long time and are the perfect way to add a touch of yourself to your notes and invitations without exceeding your budget.

Looking for that holiday party ‘pick-me-up’? Finding fun and seasonally appropriate wedding flowers a challenge? Consider combination packages from The Grower’s Box!

Even if you aren’t looking specifically for wedding flowers, our wedding-in-a-box packages are all-inclusive. These bountiful packages come with enough wholesale flowers to decorate a wedding, event, or holiday party. You’ll find we offer wedding-in-a-box packages in many different sizes and with many options of flowers to choose from.

Looking for evergreens? Check out our enormous selection of Christmas Greens! If you don’t want to limit yourself to one particular variety of Christmas Green, check out our mixed box specials! Add a box of Pine Cones for added decor! Boughs of Christmas Greens and Pine Cones make for easy, seasonally appropriate, and cost effective decorations for both weddings and events.

Keep in mind this holiday season as you plan for weddings, events, or parties, that decorations don’t have to cost a fortune. Shop The Grower’s Box for a huge selection of wedding flowers and many varieties of wholesale flowers.

If you would like more tips and suggestions as to popular holiday decor, give us a call! Our sales team would be more than happy to offer some suggestions for decorating on a budget!

With the holiday season fast approaching, many brides are exploring their options for wedding flowers. Here at The Grower’s Box you will find that most of our wedding flowers are available all year round! This is great news for brides as it means that your options are almost limitless when it comes to selecting your wedding flowers!

Although there are no set rules for wedding colors during the winter and holiday seasons, many brides opt to choose wedding flowers in classic jewel tones that are enhanced by nature at this time of year. Rich and vibrant red, green, gold, silver, ice blue, and deep purple are a few colors that are popular for the upcoming season. There is truly a ‘Winter Wonderland’ of flower options to be found.

As you explore options for the upcoming season’s holiday wedding flowers, consider the addition of Christmas greens, wreaths, and pine cones as viable, fun, affordable, and seasonally appropriate options!

Fresh Christmas greens added to wedding flowers create subtle holiday magic. The fragrance is inviting and boughs can be used in large and small quantities to add charm to vase arrangements, bouquets, and altar and aisle decorations.

Wreaths are a cost effective way to incorporate the holiday season into wedding decor. We offer a number of Christmas wreaths including beautiful pre-designed wreaths with hand-tied bows. We also have several ‘Designer’s Wreaths’ which are great options for brides. These wreaths come with pine cones and can be left natural or enhanced with your choice of decorations to match your wedding flowers.

Pine cones dropped in a ‘fish bowl’ make for festive centerpieces. Pine cones also look great scattered across tables or used to line an aisle. We have even seen pine cones used with rose petals to line an aisle… and the result was beautiful!

Rose petals in red, dark red, cream and white are truly magical decorations. Simply scatter them across any aisle, table or walkway for added elegance. Whether you opt to go with fresh rose petals or freeze dried rose petals, these added charms will not disappoint.

Another viable option would be the addition of Christmas trees in varying sizes to your decorations. Christmas trees can be left as they are or decorated with white lights to add warmth. Christmas trees make any space more inviting and with simple decorations can really enhance holiday wedding flowers. Consider adding decor to the Christmas trees that coincide with your wedding flowers for instant appeal.

The options are limitless when it comes to your holiday wedding flowers! We are excited for the upcoming holiday season and would love to help you as you plan for your holiday wedding flowers.

If you have any questions about holiday wedding flowers, please do not hesitate to contact us at 1-888-297-3000!

Our wedding was a week ago. I had to take a moment to THANK YOU for supplying the most gorgeous Dendrobium Orchids. Our guests though that the wedding flowers were artificial, they were so beautiful.

We ordered the 4-stem bouquets. The flowers arrived on the day promised. Once my daughter and I separated them, cut the stems, and put them in water, I cried! They were more beautiful than I ever imagined! I will definitely recommend The Grower’s Box to all of my friends. On top of the beauty of the flowers, we saved hundreds of dollars. We NEVER could have bought these arrangements from a florist at such a low cost… and the quality would probably not be as perfect!

Additionally, prior to their arrival, questions arose. I contacted customer service. Each time my questions were answered quickly, accurately, and professionally. You, Grower’s Box, are AWESOME!

~ Cynthia

Every year new trends emerge in the floral industry. This year we have been pleasantly surprised to see a significant increase in sales of freeze dried rose petals! These beautiful petals are not only being used for weddings and events, but hotels, spas, resorts, and restaurants have taken akin to the freeze dried rose petals for added decor and ambiance!

Hotels & Hospitality: In just the first few months of this year we have shipped a large amount of freeze dried rose petals to hotels and other businesses throughout the hospitality industry. Some of our customers have indicated that they have begun to offer ‘honeymoon packages’ where the room is transformed into an intimate setting with the mere dimming of lights and the sprinkling of rose petals in the bedroom and bathroom.

Resorts & Spas: Resorts and spas have also been quick to pick up on the trend of freeze dried rose petals. The longevity of these petals allows these establishments to create a peaceful and relaxing environment for their customers that requires little maintenance. Due to the fact that freeze dried rose petals maintain their shape and color, resorts and spas are able to leave displays out longer, have less turnover of product than they would with fresh rose petals, and still enjoy the beauty and fragrance of having beautiful rose petals throughout their facility.

Weddings & Events: Freeze dried rose petals remain extremely popular at weddings and events. This year it appears as though many brides have decided to use freeze dried rose petals instead of fresh rose petals. This shift in the trend could be a result of many different factors. It could be that businesses and brides are feeling the pressures of a sluggish economy and have opted for the more economical freeze dried rose petals. The trend could also be a result of an increasing number of venues that are limiting the use of fresh rose petals as decorations. Freeze dried rose petals are more widely accepted at reception halls and wedding and event venues because they don’t stain, and because they are much easier to clean up.

Whether you are a business or a bride, consider adding our beautiful freeze dried rose petals to your list of decorations to be included at your next wedding or event! The Grower’s Box offers a wide selection of both fresh and freeze dried rose petals, as well as many varieties of wholesale flowers and wedding flowers.

This spring we are branching out from the ordinary with new varieties of wholesale fillers and greens including Green Mist and Queen Anne’s Lace!

These two beautiful fresh cut fillers are VERY similar in size and shape. Both of the varieties measure about 24 inches in length, both are available year-round, and both have green ‘blooms’ that measure about 5 inches in diameter. Green Mist and Queen Anne’s Lace are common in the floral industry and are most often found in arrangements of wholesale flowers and wedding flowers adding diversity and character to the bouquets.

Queen Anne’s Lace

Green Mist

This year when your arrangements of wholesale flowers or wedding flowers call for a touch of greenery, consider the beautiful touch of Green Mist and Queen Anne’s Lace!

New to our line-up are bouquets of Dendrobium Orchids! These beautiful bouquets are available in 3-stem, 4-stem, and 5-stem bouquets. These GORGEOUS bouquets of wholesale Dendrobium Orchids are widely used for fundraising purposes and will surely generate FANTASTIC returns. The bouquets of Dendrobium Orchids can also be used to decorate for both casual and/or formal events, and can even be used as smaller arrangements of wedding flowers to supplement the larger arrangements and provide added decor.

The Grower’s Box is your online source for the finest in wholesale flowers and wedding flowers. If you have any questions about any of our wholesale flowers, wedding flowers, care instructions, or simply want to chat with one of our sales representatives, please do not hesitate to contact us!