HOW TO TURN GROCERY STORE FLOWERS INTO CHARMING BOUQUETS || tips for using grocery store flowers

My favorite flower bouquets are usually from local flower farmers that truly have a gift for arranging their beautifully home grown flowers.  I also love making my own bouquets from flowers I grow in the garden and around the property. But, sometimes you just need flowers in a pinch, and you don't have the time to run out to a farm or order a bouquet.  That's when grocery store flowers come in for the WIN!

Last week was fair week and I needed 7 flower bouquets ASAP. No time to pick flowers, or call a local flower farmer friend! My only option was grocery store flowers, and they worked out great!

Here are my top tips for using grocery store flowers to make darling bouquets….

1 - Try to select flowers that are in season, or look like they were just picked locally. (For example, don't pick the dyed blue carnations :)

2 - Come up with your color scheme and try to stick to it!

3 - Select groups of flowers to build your own bouquet, instead of the already made bouquets. If you select an already made bouquet, plan to add to it.

4 - Use pretty ribbon and your own paper!

5 - Find a good spot at home where you can lay out all of the flowers and make a mess. And don’t be too hard on yourself…..have fun!