The Truth About Flowers,

Have you asked, What is in season, Can I have peonies in September, How much do flowers costs”?

When hearing about Seasonal flowers being less expensive, the truth of the matter is we live in a global economy, which means flowers are imported from all over the world. Orchids come from Thailand, Roses from South America, Tulips from Holland. Many traditional favorites are available to us year round. . Go to youtube.com and search Aalsmeer, a small town south of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. I visited the flower auction seen here showing the beginning and end of the flower business day (4:30am to 10:00am). It amazed me how millions of flowers are purchased and shipped daily. You can view these on You Tube, or buy a plane ticket for your own live experience of the world of flowers.

Ladies since so many of you are asking about those peonies, they are common to the Midwest where the ground freezes, goes dormant and erupts in the spring time. They truly are a seasonal flower from end of April through early July weather permitting and for you peonies fans go to www.4peonies.com.

Northern San Diego County was once known as The Flower Capital of the World. However, since the late 1990s when developers bought all the land and “paved paradise” it changed the future of the flower business

For those asking how much flowers costs, large weddings could call for 2000 stems of roses, 650 stems of hydrangea and 500 spikes of orchids. These are real numbers and what it takes to produce flowers for a wedding with 200 guests. You are not going to get this quantity of stems from local growers for the number of weddings being produced weekly throughout the wedding season. Florists relationship with growers influence the availability and their ability to get you, the client, what you ask for.

If you want more insider’s information, come hear what I have to say February 20^th at The Grand Del Mar at Insight. www.insighttheevent.com for more information.