A Florist's Guide to Sourcing Flowers from New Jersey Farms

Labor Day makes the unofficial end of summer and subsequently the start to the Fall season. Even though Fall doesn’t officially start till September 21st. We often have 90 degree days well into September making it very much still summer. But people love the Fall and are always excited to break out their seasonal decor like plaid, pumpkins and mum plants!  

Bridal Bouquet featuring Dahlias

Compote bowl centerpiece

As designers, we’re excited to reap the harvest of fall plants & flowers. Many are locally grown right here in the garden state. Things like privet berry, amaranthus, zinnias and most importantly dahlias. 

There are a wide variety of colors available in dahlia flowers from peach to pink, orange to maroon. Our top choice for designing centerpieces would be the dinner plate dahlia varieties with the cafe au lait at the top. You can see an example of this in the bridal bouquet we made last September, shown below. They make for a perfect focal flower in compote bowl arrangements, also shown below.

Some of our favorite sources for these beauties are: 

• Florasylva Flower Farn in Basking Ridge, NJ   https://www.florasylva.com/

• Spring Hill Flower Farm in Bernardsville, NJ   https://springhillflowerfarm.com/

• Soil & Soul in Peapack Gladstone, NJ https://soilandsoulflowers.com/about

• Fairview Farm & Flowers in Morristown, NJ https://www.fairviewfarmandflowers.com/

• The Garden State Flower Coop in Booton, NJ  https://www.gardenstateflowercoop.com/

Throughout late August, September and October you can often find dahlias for sale at your local farmers market. And if you’re so inclined, try to incorporate them in a vase arrangement to add beauty on your table!