Bouquets in New Jersey: Garden State flowers, sized and wrapped to the person
Bouquets in New Jersey are made in the Garden State, which USDA figures for 2024 rank fifth in the US for floriculture as a whole. Each bouquet is put together once the order is placed, and the stems are bought after payment. The useful choices are the lead flower, the mood and size, and the way the bouquet arrives.
Rose-led or lily-led: the flower a New Jersey bouquet starts from
Roses lead the range here, mostly Ecuadorian and French, often paired with lisianthus or, in spring, with hyacinth. A French rose isn't a variety on its own: it's a hand finish, where the florist turns the outer petals back by hand. 11 French Roses takes its name from that same hand finish.
Lilies, gerberas and lisianthus are greenhouse-grown and available every month of the year; hyacinth is strictly a spring flower. Gerbera is the flower behind Bunch of Gerberas.
Peony season in the Northeast runs from late May into early June.
A cat in the house rules lilies out: every part of the plant is toxic to cats.
When the shade matters more than which flower carries it, choosing by colour works better than choosing by name. A flower that's out of stock is swapped for one close in shade and price, and the swap is visible on the photo sent before the courier leaves.
Tone before size: business, romantic or bright, mini to giant
Mood comes first, then size. A bouquet reads differently depending on who's getting it: more formal for a colleague's desk, warmer for a partner, paler or more saturated depending on the palette the moment calls for. When the occasion doesn't point to a particular tone, personal taste decides instead.
Size follows once the tone is set. Compliment and Mini work as a quick thank-you that doesn't need a big gesture behind it, while Large and a giant bouquet suit an occasion that calls for one. Everyday thank-yous and bigger celebrations both fit somewhere along that range.
Bouquet from Your Photo starts differently: send a picture in chat, and the florist replies with similar work already priced, then builds the bouquet to match once the price is agreed.
Kraft paper off at the vase, or a planter that stands on its own
A bouquet wrapped in kraft paper, in a bag or simply wrapped travels fine in hand; the paper is there for the carry, not the vase. At home the paper comes off and the stems get a fresh cut before they go into water.
A bouquet from bouquets in planters skips that step and stands on its own, already set in a container, which suits a desk or a windowsill with nothing to put a vase on.
Care stays the same whichever wrapping it arrived in: cut the stems at an angle, strip any leaf that would sit underwater, and change the water every day or two. Keep the vase away from radiators, direct sun and a fruit bowl. Hydrangea drinks more water than the other flowers in a mixed bouquet.
Local zones, the winter cold and the summer heat, and deliveries to a hotel, the airport or from abroad are covered on the flowers in New Jersey page.
A photo of the finished bouquet goes out before the courier leaves, so there's time to ask for a change first. Most orders are delivered the same day they're placed, and the exact window shows on the bouquet's card; full delivery terms for bouquet delivery in New Jersey are on that page.
Narrowing by one thing makes the choice easier. Choose by colour for a shade, giant bouquets for a bigger occasion, or bouquets in kraft paper for something easy to carry home.