How to Buy Flowers

Flowers can liven up a dreary room immediately or bring a smile to a loved one's face. Buying them can be easy and fun. Consider a few suggestions and tips in order to get the best flowers for your purpose and occasion.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Review your budget. If you want to save some money, only buy those that are in season. During the summer, lilies, roses and gerbera daisies are popular in-season choices. You can also purchase inexpensive greenery to surround them and make the arrangement fuller.

2. Choose the size of the flower arrangement. If you need several arrangements, then buy them in bunches. There are websites that offer shipments directly from the farm and offer two bouquets for the price of one.

3. Decide if you want your flowers to correspond with a theme. A summer party would be a great way to display a Hawaiian tropical arrangement. For Independence Day, you could choose roses that are dyed red, white and blue.

4. Try out a different look. If you want your guests to be intrigued, then consider exotic flowers. Some interesting choices include anthurium which grows in wet tropical mountain forests or bird of paradise that can be planted and kept as a houseplant. Use unusual fruits or vegetables in arrangements, such as adding a stem of red jalapeños to have people stare in admiration.

5. Decide the purpose of the purchase. For a thank you gift, they should be lively; for a birthday gift, they should be personal. For a sad occasion, keep them simple. In all purchases consider the color of the flower, the size and the form of the bouquet.

Tips & Warnings

• Florists are always a good source for recommendations on flower arrangements.
• Flowers can also be symbols that are typically based on traditions. It's a fun way to communicate something to the receiver. You can include a card that notes the flowers' meaning.

Resources

• Buy Farm Fresh Flowers.