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Chicago flower market or wholesale shop?

posted 2 years ago in Chicago
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    Miss Chapstick    September 2009  

    Does anyone know of Chicago area flower markets or wholesale shops? I'm already married, but flowers have become a new hobby of mine, and I like to create arrangemernts for our home. BUT, the only place I end up finding them are the smaller floral shops where you have to order the blooms, or grocery stores like Whole Foods or Trader Joe's, which don't have a huge variety.

    I've heard that Green City Market has some local growers, so I plan on checking them out when it gets warmer. But does anyone have any recommendations until then?

    Thanks so much!

     
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    lilyfaith    June 23, 2012   Lakeview, Chicago

    I'd love to know this as well. I just get my flowers at Whole Foods, but you can't really go there with a specific flower in mind. 

     
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    Miss Chapstick    September 2009  

    @lilyfaith: Exactly! I'd really just like more variety. WF and TJs are great, but they have a relatively small selection and can get picked over at times.

     
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    Miss Chapstick    September 2009  

    Bump!

    I'm kind of desperate for suggestions :)

     
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    meganrose      

    Miss Chapstick,

    If I find anything while planning my wedding, I'll let you know.  I plan to do my own flowers.  Found the flower I want, but also had to find it online.

     

     
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    Miss Chapstick    September 2009  

    Thank you, meganrose :)

     
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    meganrose      

    Miss Chapstick,

    This isn't a wholesale shop, but my friend that just got married on a budget passed me the name of this woman who does floral designs from her house.  My friend said she is really reasonable ($100 for bridal bouquet, $45 for bridesmaids-and that was with expensive flowers).

    The name is Vale of Enna, you can find her on facebook also.

    Don't know if this will help you, but I wanted to pass the name along.  I will be contacting her soon to talk to her about some options.

     
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    meganrose      

    bumped to see if anyone has any new information! :)

     

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