With flowers, timing is everything

June 29, 1:33 PMDetroit Party Planning ExaminerLiza Kelly

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Flowers are a very important, and sometimes extremely expensive, part of most celebrations.  A way to significantly reduce your floral expenses is to be educated on certain timing issues that can alter your costs.

First, pay attention to the times of year your favorite blooms are in season.  Whether or not a flower is in season can effect prices greatly.  Peonies, for example, are in season in late spring, early summer.  While having peonies at your December wedding may be possible from overseas growers, expect to pay much more than you would in early summer.  However, other flowers, like roses, are readily available all year round.

Second, holidays effect the prices of flowers as well.  The weekend of Mother's Day and Valentine's Day are both astronomically expensive for flowers.  All blooms, in spite of whether or not they are in season, see a huge spike in pricing for everyone, including wholesalers and florists.  Planning an event where flowers are an important part of the decorations the week before and the weekend of Mother's Day and Valentine's Day are going to be very costly. 

Enjoy the floral planning for your celebration. Just remember, a few tips, such as using seasonal flowers and avoiding certain holidays, can save bundle.