Late winter and early spring flowers are always exciting. We’re so hungry for color and freshness after the long lag since local fall blooms. But how those spring flowers are grown matters just as much as when they arrive. This season, PFG is pleased to offer tulips and other early spring flowers grown in geothermal …
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As the local floral season shifts toward winter, evergreens become your best friend for creating texture, fragrance, and longevity in your designs. This is the first year PFG has offered evergreens, sourcing from farms in Pennsylvania and Maryland. As such, we’ve heard from a few of you that you’re intrigued by evergreens but haven’t had …
Flower friends, we have cause to rejoice! There is finally a (good) sustainable foam option available! OASIS just released their reinvented foam called Renewal. And we’re here to give you our thorough review! Trust us when we say we were skeptical. Highly skeptical. When does a global brand ever make a genuine shift towards …
It’s peak hydrangea season here at PFG. Everyone is familiar with the classic big blue bloom, but did you know there are over 70 varieties of hydrangeas in the world? Seventy! We have this great article that goes into detail about all the varieties on offer at PFG. Check it out if you haven’t already. …
In hot humid late July, it’s hard to find many happy campers, unless it’s a bunch of kids eating popsicles while bobbing around in a wave pool. In the flower fields, most everything goes limp in the blazing afternoon sun. Our growers rush to get their morning harvests done by 10AM or else it will …
If you love the wild, meadowy look that’s trending in wedding work and daily designs but wish delphinium would last a touch longer, meet baptisia. Sometimes called false indigo, this native perennial delivers graceful spires, nuanced colors, and surprising versatility—yet it remains under-used in the cut-flower world. Here’s why it deserves a prime spot on …
We’re deep in planning and data crunching as our farms work together to crop plan for your favorites and must-haves in the coming season. We always take a close look at our top 10 sellers and thought it might be fun to share this list with you too! 1. Dahlias (duh!): Linda’s Baby was at …
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 …
