Need fresh cut wholesale flowers to Canada?

January 26, 2010

Bulk Flowers to Canada are today made available through WholeBlossoms.com, a flower wholesaler based out of Austin, Texas. As an importer, WholeBlossoms imports and distributes fresh cut flowers throughout the US and Canada. Other international locations are available for large, bulk sized shipments.

WholeBlossoms offers two types of flower delivery services for wholesale flowers to Canada. The first service is available through FedEx, ideal for orders that may consist of less than 5 full flower boxes. With FedEx, flowers are delivered to your business or residence. A tracking number is emailed to you 1-3 days before flower delivery. Signature will be required at the time of delivery.

For larger sized, bulk flower orders, air freight is available and requires local airport pickup. Perfect for customers who prefer an economical mode of transport, WholeBlossoms contracts its cargo agency and has flowers shipped direct to your city’s airport. For tracking purposes, an airway bill number is sent to you. Upon receipt, customers are required to inspect the boxes and sign for release.

At this time, most fresh cut flowers and wedding flowers offered on the WholeBlossoms.com site are available for delivery to Canada. This includes roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, hydrangeas, orchids, and much more. Should your flowers be precluded from entry to Canada (due to Canada Agriculture), WholeBlossoms will notify you upon order placement.

Please note that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) may assess duties on certain fresh cut flowers. Any required customs tariffs are paid directly to the CBSA. For latest information on CBSA assessments, please contact the CBSA directly.

For further information on ordering and shipping fresh cut wholesale flowers to Canada, please contact WholeBlossoms at 1-877-WOW-BLOOMS [877-969-2566].

DIY Wedding Flowers

December 12, 2009

Do you love the smell of fresh cut flowers? Do you enjoy working with your hands? Do you consider yourself creative and floral oriented? And are you concerned with the large cost of holding a wedding? If so, DIY Wedding Flowers may be just the type of activity for you that can save you significant spend from your wedding budget.

There are more flowers available in the market today that flower wholesalers import due to open trade agreements, advances in cold chain management for flower transport, and greater availabilty of flower farms in different continents. Roses and tulips, once seasonal flowers, are now available year round. Many other flowers are becoming a year round product. Some of the more popular flowers for DIY brides include garden roses, calla lily flowers, mini calla lilies, gerbera daisies, gardenia, hydrangea, oriental lilies, stephanotis, and wholesale tulips. All of these flowers are able to be arranged by novice DIY flower arrangers.

Wholesale flowers are now available to the public at large and offer the greatest selection at wholesale pricing. Pre-made wedding flowers or Wedding in a Box arrangements are also becoming a common product among flower wholesalers and may offer the bride with limited time a reasonable alternative. Prior to purchasing your wedding flowers, carefully consider your options and determine whether DIY Wedding Flowers is for you.

Wedding Flowers at Wholesale Prices

December 3, 2009

With Spring around the corner, many savvy Brides and Wedding planners are considering  how to source their bridal bouquets, boutonnieres, centerpieces and other wedding flowers. One growing option has been through the use of a flower wholesaler. Through direct order placement with a floral wholesaler, Brides and Wedding Planners gain the advantage of significant dollar savings and wider availability of flowers than might be available at a local supermarket. And with recent offerings such as pre-arranged Wedding Flower combos, Brides and Event Planners alike gain additional flexibility by outsourcing the floral arrangement activity.

For Bridal parties with limited budgets, use of flower wholesalers can result in up to 75% savings according to many retail flower studies. Through elimination of middlemen, a flower wholesaler gains the advantage of lower cost and is able to pass those savings on to customers who require bulk flowers. Under a traditional model, a flower farm would sell to a flower broker who in turn sells to a flower wholesaler, who then sells to a local flower wholesaler, who then sells to a local supermarket or savings club. For Austin based flower wholesaler WholeBlossoms.com, however, flowers are sold direct to the consumer resulting in lower cost.

The second advantage is equally important. Many brides fret at the prospect of holding a wedding without their desired flowers. Tulips, for example, has been a favorite for many but due to seasonality, is generally unavailable during the winter months. With increased globalization, however, many wholesalers are able to procure tulips and other seasonal flowers throughout the year. Among the most popular wedding flowers include anemones, calla lilies, garden roses, gerberas, hydrangea, orchids, peonies, roses, ranunculus, rose petals, stephanotis, and tulips. Most are now available throughout the year with flowers imported from Colombia, Holland, Thailand and many other global locations.

One recent offering from flower wholesaler WholeBlossoms.com has been the introduction of DIY Wedding Flower or Wedding in a Box combos. While purchases of bulk flowers are an affordable and practical option for many, some brides (and their floral helpers) find themselves time challenged. WholeBlossoms has helped to remedy these gaps by offering pre-made bridal and wedding bouquets, and other wedding flower arrangements. Upon delivery of a pre-arranged combo, all a bride is required to do is provide a cool storage location and change of water.

Flowers for wedding ceremonies and other special events are no longer available through a limited number of options. With flower wholesalers like WholeBlossoms.com, the number of avenues through which flowers can be purchased has increased. The advantages of ordering wedding flowers and wholesale flowers direct include cost savings, greater availabilty of fresh cut flowers, and availability of DIY wedding combos.

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