How to Use Local Flowers for Your Summer Celebrations

Farm-grown blooms bring seasonal charm to weddings, dinner parties, and everything in between.

Summer is made for gathering—around picnic tables, under string lights, in blooming backyards. And nothing sets the tone quite like flowers. Whether you’re hosting a wedding, shower, brunch, or backyard dinner, using local flowers for your summer celebrations brings authenticity, beauty, and a sense of place to the moment.

Here’s how to incorporate garden-grown blooms into your summer events—and why local flowers make all the difference.

🌸 Why Local Flowers Feel So Special

When flowers are grown nearby—cut at peak freshness, never flown or sprayed—they just feel different. The fragrance is richer, the textures softer, the colors more true to the season. Local flowers:

• Reflect what’s actually blooming right now

• Support your regional ecosystem and pollinators

• Offer more variety, movement, and fragrance than standard imports

• Are harvested closer to your event, so they last longer and look better

At Blomma Flower Co., everything is grown right here in Lancaster, PA, without chemicals or synthetic fertilizers—just compost, care, and the rhythm of the garden.

🌿 5 Ways to Use Local Flowers for Summer Events

1. Statement Arrangements for the Table

Use a hand-thrown vase or vintage vessel filled with garden roses, sweet peas, foxglove, or snapdragons for a showstopping centerpiece.

2. Mini Bouquets for Guest Favors

Wrap a few stems in kraft paper and tie with twine. It’s simple, sweet, and sends guests home with something real.

3. Florals for Cakes and Dessert Tables

Nigella pods, orlaya, and mint blooms add soft, romantic detail (just check with your baker!).

4. Flower Bars or DIY Bouquets

Perfect for showers or birthday parties. Let guests create their own arrangements with fresh-cut stems and a bucket bar.

5. Seasonal Swag or Garland

Drape peony foliage, herbs, and dried bits like strawflower or grasses along the buffet or entryway.

🛒 How to Source Local Flowers for Your Event

• Order directly from a local grower (like us!) Browse what's in bloom and pre-order your event flowers

• Use a florist who sources locally. Ask if they buy from area farms—your designs will be more seasonal and sustainable

• DIY from the garden or a local flower CSA. Even a few stems go a long way when they’re grown with love

  
  

🌼 Flowers That Match the Summer Mood

June and July are overflowing with beauty here in Lancaster. Garden roses, sweet peas, orlaya, yarrow, snapdragons, mint, and feverfew are just a few of the stars. These are flowers that move and breathe—not stiff or forced, just full of life.

They’re not just pretty. They’re present.