A Guide to My Three Flower Seasons
These three beautiful color choices—The Joyful, The Sweetheart, and The Classic—can be reached in all three of my growing seasons. Each season brings its own magic, giving my brides the freshest, most heartfelt blooms available.
Spring: The Season of Unforgettable Fragrance
Spring offers the most incredible fragrance of all! My garden wakes up with so many delicate blooms, perfect for an early summer bride.
The Flowers: I grow heirloom fragrant narcissus, the papery thin, delicate petals of ranunculus, mind-blowing hellebores, gorgeous bleeding hearts, tulips, and beautiful blooming branches.
The June Bride’s Secret Weapon: My favorite spring bloom comes in the late part of the season—big, fluffy peonies! They are ready just in time for June weddings.
Fall: The Season of Rich Texture and Variety
By the time Fall arrives, my dahlias are in full, glorious bloom! This is a magical time for texture and rich, deep colors.
The Flowers: If you love sunflowers, this is the time of year for you! I grow them in bold, bright colors that can go straight into The Joyful buckets, as well as soft, pastel sunnies that will have you second guessing what you think sunflowers should be—perfect for The Sweetheart! We also have abundant zinnias, cosmos, hydrangea, and adorable mini flowers.
My Fall Favorite: My personal favorite for fall is the Japanese anemone. You will never see a more delicate bloom floating above a bouquet than these. The variety of colors I grow fits into all three of my color choices.
Summer: The Season of Abundance and Choice
Summer has the most blooming choices! This is when my gardens are truly bursting with color and texture.
The Flowers: We enjoy fragrant phlox, the ever-popular lisianthus, tall spikes of delphinium, and my most sought-after specialty echinacea.
Dahlias Arrive: By mid-summer, we even start to get our delightful, large dahlias, signaling the shift toward late summer bounty.
Involving Your Tribe: The Magic of DIY Buckets of Blooms
If you are a bride like Kylie—budget-conscious, resourceful, and looking for a meaningful way to involve your close-knit family and friends—my A’la Carte and DIY Buckets of Blooms are your high-value solution where 100% of your flower budget goes to your flowers.
How the Buckets and A’la Carte Work:
Choose Your Palette: Select either The Classic, The Joyful or The Sweetheart palette.
Estimate Your Needs: We work together to figure out just what will fit best in your budget. You fill out the form including your flower dreams. I’ll get back with what pieces and how many buckets you’ll need based on what you plan to make (centerpieces, aisle markers, etc. that fit into your budget).
The Harvest: The week of your wedding I harvest the freshest, most beautiful flowers that fit your color palette from my Middleton gardens. Curating the perfect mix of focal flowers, filler, and greenery—I design the pieces you want professionally done. The rest will be loose stems in buckets ready for your group to design with.
The Bonding Activity: You gather your mother, sisters, aunties, bridesmaids, and close friends (your tribe!) for a bit of memory making before your wedding. Pick up your flower pieces and buckets. Turn on ‘Thinking Out Loud’, share all your favorite stories, and place your own wedding florals right where they suit you best. This is where the true value in DIY lies: creating lasting memories; building the beauty of your venue just for your day. It’s a truly heartfelt representation of your community and commitment.
Which Color Story Will Be Yours?
Fill out the Inquiry form with all the details and I’ll be in touch soon with an inspo page just for you! Whether you choose The Joyful, The Sweetheart, or The Classic, my goal is to give you the highest value and most beautiful, heartfelt representation of your love.
Are you ready to use Ella June Gardens to make your wedding truly unique and involve your family? There’s no time to waste. Let's get your day reserved!
I'm ready to grow seeds for your day!
