Rare is the floral designer who is not smitten with cosmos. Cheerful faces dancing on slender stems, cosmos add movement, romance, and a touch of cottage garden whimsy to any design. Such is the love of PFG customers for cosmos that we sell out every week! While many of you may associate cosmos with …
We all get a little delirious in the extreme heat of August. We start having intense cravings for ice cream, water ice, margaritas, and brains. Wait, what?!? I’m talking about velvety plant-based brains, also known as coxcomb celosia or crested celosia. But every customer I’ve ever had calls them brains, so that’s what we’re sticking …
Any florist worth their snips is always on the lookout for striking flowers to make their work stand out from the crowd. As designers dedicated to local, we can sometimes miss the tropical vibes and funkiness that imports add to a design. But hold onto your pina coladas! There’s a new local jawn that totally …
Good bless Canva. Where else can an amateur graphic designer who sees something in her head while writing a newsletter article bring a wild mustang and a stem of lisianthus into the same frame for the perfect illustration? Now that I have your attention with a lovely visual aid, let’s dive into the history of lisianthus! …
When you’re shopping with PFG, you may see the term “Growers Bunch” in the description of a given flower or foliage in our inventory. Curious what this means? Short answer is: the stem count in the bunches varies. You might get 10 stems. You might get 20. But why isn’t the stem count consistent? The …
You’re all very smart cookies. There’s a good chance you already know what we’re about to dish out here. But on the off chance you don’t, we wanted to avert a crisis! Heirloom narcissus season is here and we’ll have thousands of them pouring in from our farms over the next few weeks. We love …
We’re pretty darn proud of our anemones this spring! The stem length, the flower head size, the assortment of colors, and the vase life! Oh man! The vase life! Can we just talk about that for a second? When you use locally grown anemones, you can almost guarantee your customers they’ll have a 3+ week …
So here’s a thought: the real hero in the art of floral design is foliage, not flowers. Sure, some designers skip greenery altogether and create a minimalist look of blooms only. But that look can be tricky to achieve and even trickier to transport when orchestrating large-scale events. And the price tag of a blooms-only …
In our quest to reduce waste and the overall carbon footprint of the floral industry (at least here in Philly), we’re now offering a limited line of hard good rentals to existing wholesale customers. Harlow stands, lanterns, large urns/vases, and the mechanics for a 60″ floral chandelier. View the catalog at the link below. See …
It is peak local hydrangea season here in Philadelphia at the moment. Everyone is familiar with the classic big blue bloom. But did you know there are over 70 varieties of hydrangeas? Each has it’s on unique beauty and each lends itself in different ways to designs. So let’s learn a little more about hydrangeas! …
