Valentine’s Day is around the corner and there is no more universal love language than flowers. From “I love you” to “I miss you” flowers can be used to say something profound without saying anything at all. When deciding where to purchase flowers this Valentine’s Day think about purchasing from a Maryland cut flower grower.
Why?
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” but it will smell sweeter if it is locally sourced from Maryland! That’s because locally flowers last up to three times as long as flowers shipped internationally! Maryland flowers will actually have stronger scents and brighter colors compared to their shipped counterparts.
When you purchase locally sourced flowers you are also able to get a better, more diverse variety then those that are shipped internationally. The top three imported flowers include roses, chrysanthemums and carnations. Up your flower game and look for Tulips, Eucalyptus & Anemones.
When you purchase local flowers you are putting money back into YOUR economy, community and neighboring farmers. To learn more about Maryland Cut Flowers: www.marylandgrownflowers.com.
Here is a list of some Maryland Specialty Cut Flower Growers who will have product available for Valentines Day:
Chesapeake Flower Exchange
Chesapeake Flower Exchange has beautiful winter tulips, fresh greenery, and unique dried flowers available for you.
Please place your order by Monday, February 9th, for pick-up or delivery on Wednesday, February 11th.
You can view our selection and order online at www.chesapeakeflowerexchange.
Chesapeake Gold Farms
Tulips
[email protected] (443) 566-6266
Dahlia & Vine Flower Farm
Locally grown Valentines Tulips – pre-orders open on our website or shop in person at our Valentines Shop on the farm Feb. 13-14th.
For pre-orders & more info: https://www.
Juniper Farm
We will be offering bouquets for Valentine’s Day, grown in our heated greenhouses using only our own products!
We offer pickup or delivery and have a convenient order process on our website. Customers can choose a date the week of Valentine’s Day for pickup or delivery.
Sunnyside Florals
Sunnyside Florals, located five miles from Leonardtown, is thrilled to offer beautiful, locally grown tulips, thoughtfully combined with other flowers and foliage, for this Valentine’s Day.
The bouquets will be a COLORFUL mix of ~16 stems for the LARGE & ~12 stems for the MEDIUM size. They may include gorgeous tulips, alstroemeria, stock, carnations, and foliage.
Pre-orders will close Friday, February 6th, at noon.
More details about ordering are at the link below:
https://sunnysideflorals.com/
Willow Oak Flower & Herb Farm
We will have flowers for Valentine’s Day.
Willow Oak offers dried bouquets and arrangements of our field grown flowers. We also offer fresh roses and other flowers this time of year with our farm grown greenery.
To purchase go to our website www.willowoakherbs.com or call 410-551-2237 to place an order.
Quince Blossom Ridge
Did you know that tulips mean love and beauty in the language of flowers? Locally grown and lush, our Valentine’s specialty tulips are a mix of double/peony style, fringed and double fringed varieties. These are NOT your standard simple tulips and nor should they be for the love-iest of holidays!
QBR is offering a mix of bouquet sizes of tulips bouquets (grown right here in Southern Maryland) along with boxed chocolate cakesicles for that perfect gift pairing! We are offering pickup from 7 different locations throughout D.C., Northern Virginia, Bethesda and Southern Maryland for both Friday, February 13th and Saturday, February 14th.
The pre-order deadline is Wednesday, February 11th (OR until we sell out).
