How does this work?

We provide fresh cut flowers and greens to people who want to do some or all of their own arranging. The only finished product that we supply are green garlands. Doing the arrangements yourself is not as difficult as it sounds. Arranging flowers is actually quite easy if you stay away from complex styles. Keep in mind that flowers are attractive all by themselves and you have to work very hard to make them look bad. We have had thousands of brides do their own flowers and their skill levels have been from "what's a rose?" to former florist and I have yet to see one that didn't pull it off.

Yes! You can do it!

Flowers are a wonderful accent to any occasion but often the cost is prohibitively high. Much of the cost is paid to the floral designer for their expertise in designing artful arrangements. This cost can be greatly reduced or eliminated by doing the work yourself. Though the thought frightens many people, putting together an eye pleasing arrangement is actually quite simple. The trick is to use lots of flowers! Remember that the floral designer has to make the most stunning arrangements possible using the least amount of flowers to ensure a good profit. Buying direct from the grower allows you to buy your flowers at a price that enables you to use more flowers than the "pros" and achieve great results. One caveat however, if you want complex designer type arrangements you will need to use a designer. If on the other hand you want to have eye pleasing arrangements and simple elegance, then you are very capable of doing the work yourself! If you don't feel confident doing all the work yourself , hire a florist to do the "scary" pieces and concentrate on the table arrangements. Perhaps a friend or relative can help; its amazing what a few creative people or 'Martha Stewartites' can accomplish! They can contribute their labor as a wedding gift to you.

Why should I choose 2G Roses?

We have been growing and selling flowers for 35 years. Recently we were rated EXCEPTIONAL in The Knots "The Best Of Weddings 2008." We are recommended in an article at MSN Money, Over the years we have been recommended by the Wall Street Journal as best value, Money.com as the best source for roses, Real Simple Magazine rated us an "A" and we are also featured in numerous bridal publications inluding "Bridal Bargains."

But the main reason to choose us is that unlike so many of our competitors, we actually grow the flowers we sell and specialize in weddings. Handling wedding flowers direct to the consumer is not an after thought, it is our focus. We understand the importance of bridal flowers and stake our reputation on each and every order. We can't grow everything so what we do not grow ourselves we buy from other local growers, not faceless brokers or multinational corporations. This allows us to have a relationship with our fellow growers and that ensures that barring problems thrown at us by Mother Nature, our supply is steady. Value, consistency and dependability are the reasons you should choose us.

How do I keep it affordable?

We have been providing premium flowers to the wholesale and retail trade for 35 years and our experience goes into each order. Over the years we have seen common problems and know how to help you navigate around them.

• Choose flowers that are in season and be flexible on the colors. Flowers are subject to the whims of nature. The shade of pink you saw at the florist shop in March may be different in June. The best way to save money is to pick a color scheme and some basic types of flowers and let us help with the final decision. If there is a problem, we will let you know. Delphiniums for example can be wiped out by bad weather. If you insist on delphiniums anyway, the price will be very high for poor quality. However Larkspur may have been unscathed and be plentiful with good quality at a fair price and the flowers look very similar. Remember that we have been doing this a long time! Accessing the grower means you have an 'insider' looking out for you.

• Buy the freshest flowers available. Because we grow our own flowers or buy from other local growers, the flowers are extremely fresh. You cannot get fresher flowers unless you grow them yourself! For a typical Saturday wedding, you will receive the flowers by noon on Thursday and with a few exceptions they do not require refrigeration. That is because your flowers are usually from a Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning harvest. Your wedding will be over before most retail florists even have the same flowers for sale! Let the flowers drink on Thursday, do the work on Friday and everything is ready to go on Saturday. We use FedEx or UPS for fast overnight delivery, the premium choice for commercial flower deliveries.

• Let the flowers double as wedding favors. A single rose at each place setting serves as a wonderfully different favor but its true strength is in spreading the greenery and color around the table. This can be accomplished for less than a dollar a place setting.

• If you want a truly simple yet elegant centerpiece, float gardenias in a bowl surrounded by a garland of smilax. Scattered rose petals adds the final touch of color.

• Don't let high pressure people ruin your wonderful day by making you stressed out. Flowers are beautiful all by themselves....the arrangement is secondary. Also our staff is available to answer any questions that you may have.

How do I get started?

Start by clicking on the month of your event or the month you are thinking about from the links in the pull down menu above. You can also search by colors so for example, in the search field type "yellow March flowers" and links to flowers that are available in March and also yellow will result. The picture may show pink flowers, but that is just the stock photo for that flower, it may have yellow as a color choice. You can add items to the cart to see what the total cost would be, dont worry you cannot accidentally buy anything so play around and dive in!