Like most businesses, COVID-19 caused us to change the ways we operate. Before the pandemic, we upcycled flowers from events, giving a “second life” to beautiful blooms for our customers and non-profits. With events now mostly cancelled, we started looking more into the floral supply chain. We began to understand how wasteful the traditional process can be, with as many as 50% of cut stems often discarded before they are even purchased! We have now found a new way to source eco-friendly flowers. We now work directly with Rainforest Alliance Certified farms to source our flowers for both our customers and non-profits. As the majority of cut flowers in the US come from South America, we work with farms both there and in the US. We ship most of our flowers farm-direct, an eco-friendly shipping method that reduces carbon emissions through bypassing an often long shipping process, reduces the total number of stems being cut, and supports farms!

Reducing waste is an important part of who we are and we’re glad that we can now reduce waste in new ways. We love that we can send you high-quality, long-lasting flowers, while also reducing carbon emissions and continuing to support farms. We do not know what the future will look like in the post-COVID era. But we do know that we will always upcycle event flowers and excess in some capacity, while ensuring that our flowers - upcycled or farm-fresh - are eco-friendly.