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Let Nature Set the Date: A Guide to Seasonal Wedding Flowers
Have you ever bitten into a mealy apple in March? It’s technically still an apple—but it’s disappointing. Or maybe you’ve rushed to the farmers market in April, hoping for strawberries, only to find they’re pale and watery, not quite ready. That’s the thing about nature: you can’t fake her timing. And when it comes to flowers, the same rules apply.
At Flora Good Times, we work seasonally—because that’s when flowers are at their most vibrant, fragrant, and alive. We think your wedding should be the same.
Early Spring in the Valley
March in the Hudson Valley is a weird in-between. We’re not deep winter anymore, but we’re not in bloom either. It’s mud, thaw, wind, and the first sharp hints of green.
This is the season of waiting—but also of prepping, planning, and watching closely.
What Wedding Flowers Really Cost in 2025—And What You Get at $5K, $10K, and $25K
Let’s talk wedding flower budgets. In 2025, the internet is still throwing weddings with $250,000 worth of florals at your feed like it’s normal. Spoiler: it’s not. At Flora Good Times, we’re here to keep it honest, beautiful, and real. Here's what a wedding floral budget of $5K, $10K, and $25K gets you—for a 100-person wedding in the Hudson Valley.
The Lazy Gardener’s Guide to Spring Planting
Let’s get something straight: you don’t need to be a full-time garden person to have a beautiful, blooming yard. You don’t need a spreadsheet. You don’t need to start seedlings under grow lights in January. You don’t need to overthink it.
Here’s how I approach ornamental gardening for the lazy gardener—aka, the gardener who wants cut flowers, color, and life without a ton of upkeep.
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