What we offer our Wedding Clients:

Looking for 'Locally Grown' or 'Sustainably Grown'? We offer more than the usual florist affair. We are Specialty Cut Flower growers. We make individual designs to satisfy the most discerning Bride. Bright colors, unique designs, 'wildflowers', personal service. "We are Your Local Flower Growers."

I've added some offerings information below to get you started.

Early Summer Display

• Beautiful wildflower style bouquets & arrangements from our seasonal flowers: May-October.
• Fresh cut flowers: we offer flowers by the bucketful, either mixed colors $55 or specific color order such as blue and white, or fall colors for $65.
• Let us suggest gorgeous color and flower combinations for your special day - see our weekly suggestions below.
• Another great value option is our Reception package for the D-I-Y brides. We've selected dependable seasonal flowers at a discount for you to put together for your reception. http://www.shady-grove-gardens.com/www.shady-grove-gardens.com/packages
• We provide stylish wedding floral designs using our flowers, we grow over 200 varieties.
• We can provide you with a list of flowers blooming for 'your week'.
• Ask us for a list of flowers we sell by the standard floral bunch of one type of flower. Minimum purchase is $50. Please place an order for these. If you have specific flowers in mind, this is for you.
• We provide customized flower garlands for doorways, arbors, arches or mantles. We can also make your garland with just greenery.
• While we don't often use common florist flowers; we think you will be extremely happy with our flower selection, colors and especially the fresh quality. We do grow these more well known wedding flowers: callas, hydrangea, carnation/dianthus, roses, dahlias, clematis, iris, ranunculus and tulips. Ours are seasonal! Please check on availability dates for the most reasonable pricing.

Simple August Arbor

Peony Bridal Bouquet - early June

• We can supply traditional and out of season flowers like any florist. Roses, Blue Hydrangea, Calla lilies for example. These will add to your base price!
• Larger, woody or more expensive flowers are offered on a per stem basis. These flowers include: Sunflowers, Peonies, Winterberry Holly, Hydrangea, Lilies, Ranunculus, Calla, Snowball, Dutch Iris, Tulips, Willow,Viburnum and Snowberries.
• Reception tables arrangements are $25-50 each.
• Need Petals? We can offer our very own petals for the aisle or for tossing. A aisle full of petals is generally $120 depending on the length. July- October only.
• For the finishing touch, we offer potted Herbs (pre-order), rosemary & lavender for the napkins, wheat grass sod, lavender sachets and bunches in season.
• We offer delivery and setup/ breakdown starting @ $60 it's based on travel distance.
• Limited budget? We often work with D-I-Y brides. Consider enlisting our help for the bouquets or a workshop for all you flowers $200.
• If you just need advise, we offer consulting for the do-it-yourselfer @ $50/hour by appointment. We can calculate the total number of flowers and cost as well as make flower suggestions.
• Do -it -Yourself Workshops http://www.shady-grove-gardens.com/www.shady-grove-gardens.com/node17
• Our cut flower page http://www.shady-grove-gardens.com/fresh_flowers_for_any_occasion)

Our Favorite Color Combinations for each week of the Season

Crocosmia, Hydrangea

& Mountain Mint

• May - week 1 Purples using Lilac and Allium with Green Snowball Viburnum
• May - week 2 Dark Blue, Purple and White, with Iris, Allium, Snowball Viburnum
• May - week 3 Dark Blue Iris, White Snowball Viburnum
• May - week 4 Darker Purple Lilac 'Royalty' with White Snowball Viburnum or Blues and Whites with red roses. Indigo Blue, Amsonia, Iris, White Bleeding Heart and Shasta Daisy.
• May - week 5 Purple 'Royalty' Lilac, 'Ruffled Velvet' Iris, Shasta Daisy and Fringetree



Deep colored Bridal bouquet

• June - week 1 Bright Yellow, White and Deep Blue; using Yarrow, Allium, Peonies, Dianthus, Mock Orange, Baptisia.
• June - week 2 Whites and Green, using Mock Orange, Peonies, Viburnums, greenery
• June - week 3 Blue, Yellow, Whites with a touch of Pink; using Japanese Iris, Larkspur, Yellow Yarrow, White Feverfew, and Peonies, soft Pink Filenpendula and Linaria
• June - week 4 Bright Jewel Tone week. Larkspur blue with Pomegranate Red along with bright mixed Alostromeria and yellow/gold Summer Sun Daisies.



Tussie-Mussie for Mom - early June

• July - week 1 Yellow-Gold and White combinations; using Sunflowers and Perennial Sunflowers, yellow daisies and Alostromeria with White Hydrangea, Milkweed, Feverfew, 'The Pearl', and Queen Anne's Lace. A Purple-Blue combo would include Veronicas, Larkspur, Sea Holly, Lavender and Salvia.
• July - week 2 Summer Red and Yellow with Red Penstemon, Astilbe, Dahlia, Currant berries, Croscosmia, and Yellow Yarrow, Centaura, Dahlia, Yellow Daisies and Gold perennial Sunflowers, along with standard Sunflowers and Black-Eyed-Susans.
• July - week 3 Fragrant Wildflowers: Soft Pastels of Pink Phlox, Queen-Anne's-Lace, 'The Pearl', and Butterfly Bush. Or for Bold Colors use Gold and Burgundy Sunflowers, Black-Eyed-Susan, Gold Alostromeria, Gold Daisies, Red Astilbe, Burgundy Dahlia and deep Maroon Allium.
• July - week 4 Cool Summer Pinks: Clethra 'Ruby Spice', Phlox, Dahlia, Echinacea, Monarda, Zinnia. Or add touches of Blue with Butterfly Bush and White with Dahlia, Feverfew, Hydrangea, Phlox, Gladiola and Shasta Daisy.
• July - week 5 Blue and White with Gold Accent: Hydrangea, Dahlia, Butterfly Bush, Blue Statice, Echinops= Globe Thistle with a small Gold perennial Sunflower 'Deca'.



Grapevine and Viburnum opulus arbor-early June

• August - week 1 Blue and Pink Asters with Green and White; Hydrangea, Shasta Daises, Feverfew, Clematis, Queen-Anne's-Lace, Blue Statice, Caryopteris. Or Hot Summer Red and White: using Zinnias, Dahlias and Amaranth.
• August - week 2 Pink, White, Green week: Pink Turtlehead, Green or White Hydrangea, Green Love-Lies-Bleeding, Grasses, Asters, Zinnias, Green Snowberries and Sedum. Or try a bolder theme of Blues and Gold; using 'Deca' Sunflower, Black-Eyed-Susan, Alostromeria, Calendula, Sunflower, Blue or Purple Statice, Caryopteris, Purple Dahlias and Zinnias.
• August - week 3 Pink and White with a bit of Purple; using Asters, Pink Dahlias, gladiolas, Hydrangea, Turtlehead, Cosmos, Zinnia, Snowberries, Green grass, sedum, Amaranth and Love-Lies-Bleeding, along with purple Statice and Butterfly Bush. Late Summer Oranges and Reds: Dahlia, Sunflower, Helenium, Zinnia, Globe Amaranth, Lemon Queen and grass.
• August - week 4 Sweet Blue, White Pink: Using Zinnia, Ageratum, Cosmos, Snowberry, Hydrangea, Shasta Daisy, Obedient Plant and Statice. Sunflower Wedding with Burgundy Amaranth or Blues of Ageratum and Statice along with grasses and grains. WildFlower Fusion: Red Zinnia, Globe Amaranth, Statice mix, Shasta Daisy, Hot Pink Dahlia.
• September - week 1 Orange Dahlia Blend: with Globe Amaranth, Burgundy and Gold Amaranth, Helenium, grasses, Zinnia, Nasturtium, Black-Eyed-Susan and Gold berries.
• September - week 2 Pink and Green using Snowberries, Obedient Plant, Hydrangea, Pink Alostromeria, Dahlia and Silver Mountain Mint.
• September - week 3 Fall Colors Orange and Red Globe Amaranth, Calendula, Helenium, Zinnia, Black-Eyed-Susan, ornamental grass.
• September - week 4 Gold and Purples: Sunflowers, Zinnia, Dahlia, Statice, Purple Emperor Sedum, Fuchsia Celosia.
• October - week 1 Scabiosa Blues and Whites with Pink Cosmos, Statice, White and Pink Dahlia, grasses and Snowberries.
• October - week 2 Perfect Fall Week: using Oranges and Reds of Globe Amaranth and Dahlia, Yellow Zinnia and fall grasses
• October - week 3 & 4 Preserved Green Hydrangea with Orange/Gold Winterberry Holly
• October - week 5 Preserved Green Hydrangea with Red Winterberry Holly

What we cannot do for Wedding Clients:

• We can not supply Summer flowers in Spring, unless you are willing to pay for 'shipped in' flowers. Each year we add more early season flowers. For Spring (Late March, April-May) 2012, we expect to have Lilac, Tulips in a wide range of colors, Dutch Iris - blues, yellow, white, and lovely Ranunculus- white, yellow and a bright color mix. In the spring, we will supplement with flowers from other areas.
• Guarantee a specific flower, due to Mother Nature. We rarely substitute.
• Offer free consulting on flower design. This is our profession. Feel free to call us with what you are looking for! Susan will happily consult on any sort of full service wedding or designs she might make for you. Much of the information for ordering buckets and numbers you might need for calculations are on this site. Just call if you don't see it.
• Tours of our fields. Due to Liability and time constraints. You can however, view our current flowers at the nursery on Friday afternoon or at the Farmers Markets Saturday, and Thursday.

Before you Contact us or any other Florist:



Lavender and feverfew- late June

• Have your date, time and place lined up.
• Think about Flower Delivery; delivery or pickup? How far ahead would you like the personal flowers, photos before the wedding? Church or place you are staying?
• Have a contact # for the week of the wedding and for the wedding site.
• Have the contact # of wedding planner, designer or point person.
• Budget
• Number of the wedding party, men, women, Moms and Dads.
• Have an idea of style and shape of Bouquet.
• Know what you want for the reception or a budget with an open mind.
• Have your designer to call with your flower requirements (you don't need a designer or wedding planner to work with us!)
• Or choose a point person to contact us or any florist.
• Please if you just want a few flowers or you don't know what you want, make it simple for me and use the phone. Please consolidate those e-mails. I can't answer 10 for the purchase of 2 bunches of flowers. Thanks.
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