Bulk Flowers for DIY
We provide the flowers and you get to create!
Laid back weddings, rehearsal dinners, anniversary parties, birthdays, memorials, baby showers and more...
Give your event an extra touch with beautiful, locally-grown flowers from Vera Flora. Arranging your own flowers is a lot of fun and a great way enhance your event budget.
Our farm’s vibrant blooms are grown without the use of any chemical fertilizers or pesticides and are picked fresh to order. Our standard 2-gallon floral bucket is filled with all of the elements you need (lush focal flowers, medium accent flowers, and fillers/foliage) to make beautiful, natural arrangements for your special event.
Choose either: 'Farmer's Choice' buckets $150 (we select the colors) or
Premium Color Palette buckets $175 (you provide us with your color palette).
Bulk Flower order process:
1. Thoroughly read through the information below.
2. Complete the Bulk Flower Order Form located on the right of this page.
3. When we receive your order form, we will confirm whether we can accommodate your order based on existing orders on our calendar as well as your requested quantity and color palette. Please note- there are times when we will have to decline your order because we are already too booked up with orders for your event date.
4. Order confirmation will include an invoice for your order. Your order will be added to our calendar WHEN your invoice is paid in full.
5. Once your invoice is paid in full, we will email you all pertinent pick up information.
Important information:
Bulk flower buckets are available June through September.
Early October bulk buckets are possible but not guaranteed. Please feel free to inquire.
We cannot guarantee that we will have certain types of flowers for your event date.
We cannot honor requests to include or omit certain types of flowers in either of the bulk bucket options. Limiting flower selection could effect whether we are able to accommodate your color palette and/or number of buckets requested.
Average of 75 stems per bucket. A bucket of large focal flowers would have closer to 50-75 stems, and a bucket with slimmer accent flowers would have 75-100 stems.
Minimum order is 1 bulk bucket.
Typical pick up is 1 to 2 days before your event. Our on-farm pick up time frame is from 9-11am.
Once the flowers are in your care and left our farm, we are not responsible for any damage incurred to the flowers.
Bulk Flower inquiry form
Frequently Asked Questions
How many buckets should I order?
Buckets can range from 50-100+ stems per bucket, depending on the size of the flower varieties in the mix. One bucket is enough to make 5-7 quart sized mason jar arrangements or enough to fill 25-35 bud vases with tiny openings. It’s ALWAYS better to order extra than not enough and put the extra flowers in additional spots around your wedding/event. If your budget allows, add an additional bucket to your order.
How long will the flower stems be?
Most flower stems will be an average or 16" long, with a range of some shorter (12") and some longer (18").
Can I request certain types of flowers in my buckets?
No. In neither the Farmer’s Choice nor the Premium Palette Color Choice buckets can you request certain varieties of flowers. We are more than happy to tell you what flowers we expect in bloom for your date based on our over 15+ years experience of growing cut flowers, but can NOT make any guarantee. Only Mother Nature is in charge of that!
Can you coach me on how to arrange the flowers?
Sorry! We don’t offer design consultations for the purchase of bulk flower buckets. However, here are two excellent tutorials on YouTube:
Mason jar arrangement tutorial using locally grown flowers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sfmJ_ajEBM
Bud vase tutorial using locally grown flowers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtLMrP8BxJg
Also, if you have the opportunity, purchase some local flowers ahead of time and practice at home before your event!
How long will the flowers last?
If properly cared for, most varieties we grow last at least a week, oftentimes much longer! Make sure to use clean vases (either soak them in water with a small amount of bleach to sanitize or run them through the dishwasher) ,clean water, cut stems with sharp, clean clippers, and change the water daily. Fresh flowers will drink up water quickly. Make sure to monitor the water level in your vases after arranging and top the vases off to keep the stems in water.
Do the flowers need to be refrigerated?
No, but keep them out of direct sunlight or out of a hot, stuffy room. An ideal storage location is an air conditioned room or cool garage or basement. If your venue has a walk-in cooler they are willing to let you use, that’s a great option. Just make sure it is a REFRIGERATOR and NOT a freezer is not set below 34 degrees. DO NOT put flowers in a regular home refrigerator.
When should I pick up the flowers?
For most Saturday weddings/events, we advise picking up and arranging the flowers on Thursday or Friday. Our typical pick up window is between 9-10am unless it’s necessary to make other arrangements.
How should I transport the flowers?
Flowers can be transported in the backseat of a car or back of an SUV with functioning air conditioning. You will need about 1.5 square feet per bucket and 18-24” of head height. Do NOT bring a pick-up truck with an open back to pick up the flowers, nor can the flowers go in the trunk of a car. Plan on picking up the flowers as your last errand and returning right home or to the venue where the flowers will be stored. You Do NOT want to leave them in a hot car while you run other errands.
Do I need to bring my own buckets?
No, we provide our own buckets for you to transport everything. We reuse our buckets, so if you are able to return them to the farm or leave them at your venue (if local to the farm) for pick up, we greatly appreciate that! Thanks!
Tips for success:
Allow for plenty of time to arrange the flowers. It takes longer than you’d think and you’d rather finish early than rush right before the wedding or event and be stressed out.
Designate just a couple people the task of arranging the flowers for a more uniform, finished result.
Make a sample arrangement and then follow that formula- especially if there is a group arranging the flowers together.
Find a work space where it’s okay to make a mess and drip water. It's a good idea to use a plastic tablecloth if using a wooden table.
Strip off all leaves that will be in water in the vase.
Use sharp clippers meant for clipping plant stems.
Make sure your vases are CLEAN (either soak them in water with a small amount of bleach to sanitize or run them through the dishwasher.)
Use clean water to fill the vases (no water from a pond or lake!)
Store the finished flower arrangements in a cool space after they are arranged (see above FAQ).
Top off any vases with water that look low before setting the flowers out for the wedding/event.