The Best $50 Valentine's Roses You Can Order Online - Gardenista
The Bouqs Company a new online floral delivery company based in Venice Beach California may be the way of the future... Photographs by Stephen Johnson except where noted. ...Together they saw a need in the online floral market for a business with a conscience and simpler more modern style They’re offering a Valentine’s collection of 40 different bouquets–from snapdragons to $50 bouquets of roses–and will ship to all 50 US states. The Bouqs flowers unpacked and being conditioned in tepid water with the provided floral food. The website is easy to navigate and well designed and the flowers are cut and delivered the same day which means the flowers you... ...receive are only two to four days old versus the majority of flowers from online services which are closer to ten to 14 days old Detail shot of the roses, three days after arrival. The lighter pink roses got a little hit by the cold, but all I needed to do was remove the outer bruised petals. Using The Bouqs flowers, I created a few different arrangements, adding in a little spirea I had on hand with the soft pink roses. The company specializes in well-curated, simple, modern bouquets created by a seasoned floral designer, Eric Buterbaugh, who has a simple classic style with no more than two to three different flowers in one bouquet. Detail of the arrangements in my own vintage vessels. A view of The Bouqs hoop houses where some of the flowers are grown. There are plans in the works to explore farm partners farther afield in Europe and Asia. Photograph courtesy of The Bouqs. A worker on one of the farms in Ecuador. Photograph courtesy of The Bouqs. The Bouqs co founders also have devised some apps they call their Concierge Service The service offers a program to Never Forget for birthdays or special occasions with flower deliveries... ...prescheduled for the year Just Because randomly selects days throughout the year to send to loved ones for no particular reason and an option to track of the receivers floral preferences Finally, get more ideas on how to successfully plant, grow, and care for rose with our Rose: A Field Guide.