SUSTAINABILITY
When it comes to the floral industry, companies face a long list of challenges that contribute to a large environmental footprint: from shipping foreign blooms and using non-recyclable materials, to creating significant organic waste and keeping excess inventory on display in order to be perceived as successful and attractive to customers.
Committing to breaking the cycle of waste meant refusing some of the traditional models of running a flower company.
The first steps we took were to eliminate the use of materials like floral foam and plastic wrap, source flowers locally wherever possible, and compost all organic waste. The next decision was made to offer a Subscription model as our main service. This allows us to only source the flowers needed for each set of arrangements. With no extra stock on hand, there are no unused flowers to throw away.
In fact, we’ve never thrown away our flowers. We gather gently used stems from the events and stylings and redesign them into beautiful bouquets which we donate to hospitals, hospices, and long-term care facilities at local organizations that we believe in.
A GLIMPSE INTO OUR PROCESS
Beyond the flowers themselves, we take care in choosing the elements that surround them.
From the materials used to create large installations, down to the smallest details of each ribbon and band around our hand-tied bouquets, we believe in quality, repurposing, and longevity.
In our studio, you can find rubber bands, chicken wire, and other floral materials that have been used and reused time and time again for events and bouquets from Bloomiér.
For our hand-tied bouquets we choose ribbons of high quality to be repurposed for many celebrations to come, intentionally print with recycle friendly watercolour rather than wax our protective paper, and instead of being delivered with a plastic water pouch, we transport our bouquets in water, ready to be transferred to your complementary vase.
We gladly re-collect any of these items upon our next delivery and are committed to repurposing them, for as long as they can last.
These choices are not always convenient, but we make them because we believe that beauty and sustainability go hand-in-hand, and we believe that these choices are always worth it.
Check out our blog to continue to learn with us as we explore sustainability and flower care!
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SUSTAINABILITY
When it comes to the floral industry, companies face a long list of challenges that contribute to a large environmental footprint: from shipping foreign blooms and using non-recyclable materials, to creating significant organic waste and keeping excess inventory on display in order to be perceived as successful and attractive to customers.
Committing to breaking the cycle of waste meant refusing some of the traditional models of running a flower company.
The first steps we took were to eliminate the use of materials like floral foam and plastic wrap, source flowers locally wherever possible, and compost all organic waste. The next decision was made to offer a Subscription model as our main service. This allows us to only source the flowers needed for each set of arrangements. With no extra stock on hand, there are no unused flowers to throw away.
*We welcome donations from growers, gardens, and corporate & private events. We’d also love to invite volunteers to share the joy of repurposing these flowers with us. Please be in touch.
In fact, we’ve never thrown away our flowers. We gather gently used stems from the events and stylings and redesign them into beautiful bouquets which we donate to hospitals, hospices, and long-term care facilities at local organizations that we believe in.
*We welcome donations from growers, gardens, and corporate & private events. We’d also love to invite volunteers to share the joy of repurposing these flowers with us. Please be in touch.
A GLIMPSE INTO OUR PROCESS
Beyond the flowers themselves, we take care in choosing the elements that surround them.
From the materials used to create large installations, down to the smallest details of each ribbon and band around our hand-tied bouquets, we believe in quality, repurposing, and longevity.
In our studio, you can find rubber bands, chicken wire, and other floral materials that have been used and reused time and time again for events and bouquets from Bloomiér.
For our hand-tied bouquets we choose ribbons of high quality to be repurposed for many celebrations to come, intentionally print with recycle friendly watercolour rather than wax our protective paper, and instead of being delivered with a plastic water pouch, we transport our bouquets in water, ready to be transferred to your complementary vase.
We gladly re-collect any of these items upon our next delivery and are committed to repurposing them, for as long as they can last.
These choices are not always convenient, but we make them because we believe that beauty and sustainability go hand-in-hand, and we believe that these choices are always worth it.
Check out our blog to continue to learn with us as we explore sustainability and flower care!