Maine Sustainable Florist

Sustainable social and business practices have been at the core of our mission since our inception in 2013. Some sustainability highlights include:

• Buying near 100% of our flowers from Maine flower farms from April through October, with lucky bits even in winter avoiding the environmental catastrophe of flying floral materials around the world and averting the use of flowers grown with the harmful/substandard flower farming practices of other countries

• Supporting local, often organic or low impact, mostly women-run flower farms

• Working with plants, dried Maine flowers, and special foraged greenery into our shop options to limit the need for imported floral materials off season

• Hiring highly skilled floral designers adept at creating balanced and breathtaking floral arrangements with whatever seasonal flowers are thriving that change from week to week

• Composting our floral scraps

• Avoiding bleached and chemically dyed flowers

• Avoiding the use of floral foam, plastic vessels, and excessive packaging in our event design work and daily flower deliveries

• Buying vessels from local ceramicists

• Renting all wedding and event flower vessels to permit reuse

• Using glass, metal, and paper almost exclusively in our design work

• Donating a portion of Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day flower sales to various non-profits

• Consulting with wedding clients about choosing materials and designs that will create the least environmental impact