Architectural elements are having a major moment right now. You all can’t seem to get enough. The new “it girl” on the block? Garlic scapes. Just a few years ago, we bet you’d barely heard of these curly wonders, let alone had a bride request them in her bouquet. Yet here we are—garlic scapes …
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Summer is party season. From backyard barbecues and graduation celebrations to bridal showers, baby showers, anniversaries, family reunions, girls night, and DIY weddings, flowers have a way of making any gathering feel a little more special. To help you celebrate the season, PFG is offering a Summer Celebration Flowers special. Beginning next week and running through August …
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As summer settles in across our region, one of the unsung heroes of the flower farm begins its annual performance: perennial phlox. Often overlooked in favor of showier blooms, phlox earns its place in the vase through reliability, fragrance, and versatility. A staple of the early summer garden, perennial phlox produces tall stems topped with …
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Sweet William is one of those flowers that quietly earns its place in the spring lineup year after year. It’s not flashy in the way peonies or ranunculus are flashy. But when the season starts to shift from early spring hoop house and greenhouse crops into the first true flush of field-grown flowers, Sweet William …
Local lilac is in full swing in late April and early May! These fleeting nostalgic blooms are in high demand with customers but can be a real headache for florists. They seem to wilt and shatter on a whim. Here are some quick tips for making lilacs last longer: Keep stems in deep water. Fill …
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 …
