With the advances in transportation in the last 10 years, you can now get almost any flower any time of the year…but the costs may be much higher if you select flowers that are not in season. By selecting in season flowers for your October wedding in Oregon, you are supporting local farmers and florists, practicing sustainability, and getting more blooms for your buck! Read on to find out more!
Hey, Christie!
Dallas and I are getting married at Ainsworth House & Gardens in October and we are excited! We appreciate all your help!
Hey! I was discussing my wedding flowers with my friend, Jordan, yesterday. I love peonies and selected the most gorgeous pink ones. After I rattled on for several minutes, Jordan asked if they were in season in October in Oregon. We looked it up and found out that they aren’t! Bummer! They’d have to be imported which raises the costs and makes them less sustainable too. Bummer. Are there any in season flowers for an October Oregon wedding that you can recommend?
Thanks!
Your friend, Hannah
Hey, Hannah!
Good thinking, Hannah!
In season flowers means that they grow in the area close to your wedding which lowers the transportation costs to get to you for your special day. You are right: This lowers your cost per stem and means you can buy more flowers in your budget! While you may want to preserve some of your wedding flowers, you may want to give away the rest of your flowers after your wedding to a children’s hospital, a soup kitchen, or a senior care facility to brighten the lives of countless people you might not ever meet. You can have so much fun designing with October’s in season flowers—like the ones in the photo above the title!
I’ll divide these into flowers and foliage (or the greens which can be added to your bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, and floral arrangements.
Flowers:
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Asters
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Chrysanthemums (the pink flowes above this)
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Cosmos
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Cyclamen
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Dahlias (to the left)
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Ilex
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Japanese Anemones
More flowers;
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Lily
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Lisianthus
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Orchids
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Pansies
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Roses (Garden Roses, Spray Roses, Standard Roses)
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Rudbeckia (or Coneflowers)
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Sunflowers (are in the photo to the right)
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Toad Lily
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Oregon wildflowers
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Zinnias.
Foliage and greenery:
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Baby’s Breath
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Crabapple (green foliage with red berries)
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Eucalyptus (grows in Western Oregon)
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Heuchera (an evergreen perennial)
More foliage and greenery:
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Kale
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Lavender (It’s to the right.)
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Ornamental Cabbage
More foliage and greenery:
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Pampas Grass (It’s in the photo to the left.)
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Pussywillow
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Rosemary.
If you have any other questions, please reach out to me.
Your friend in the wedding business,
Christie Shyne
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