Philadelphia Floral Design Studio and Flower Farm

An organically-managed, urban flower farm and premier wedding florist in Philadelphia working exclusively with sustainable elements.

Our Story

Love ‘n Fresh Flowers, LLC is a Certified Naturally Grown urban flower farm and a premier wedding florist in Philadelphia. Since the business first formally launched in 2009, Love ‘n Fresh has been dedicated to working with locally grown flowers, foliage, grasses, seed pods, fruits and even vegetables to create our signature earthy elegant floral art.

Our busy design studio focuses on weddings and other special events, offering everything from eye-catching elegant bridal bouquets and matching bespoke boutonnieres to unique nature-inspired ceremony and reception decor.  We also create florals for corporate functions and green funerals. 

Love ‘n Fresh Flowers is also a teaching farm.  Each season we host over a dozen fun and informative workshops and professional master classes for flower lovers. Our beautiful farm and kind, welcoming team create the perfect environment to explore the art for floral design and hone critical skills for flower farming and entrepreneurship.  Workshops and classes are offered for all skill and interest levels and cover a diverse array of topics.  

Jennie Love, owner and Creative Director of Love ‘n Fresh Flowers, is the passionate and creative driving force behind this small but mighty flower enterprise. Trained both as a horticulturalist and floral designer at Longwood Gardens, she loves educating everyone who will listen about the special beauty and value of locally grown flowers.  

“I contacted Love ‘n Fresh Flowers after I fell in love with some of their arrangements that were posted on Instagram. I knew how important my flowers for my wedding day were to me because the theme for all of my decor was based on having bright, summery hues. But I am not knowledgable whatsoever so when Jennie explained the packages to me, I opted for one that basically left the floral choices out of my hands. With having only a few small details noted, Jennie delivered STUNNING pieces. From bouquets, to boutonnieres, to centerpieces and even my hair clip – they were all perfect. I’m pretty sure my guests were fighting over who would get to take home the centerpieces at the end of the night! The Prix Fixe service was great from first contact to last and I’m so so happy that we placed our trust in Love ‘n Fresh!”

 
TAMI

Bride

“We worked with Jennie for my wedding at Fairmont Park Horticulture Center. She took a few pictures from my Pinterest page and transformed the space into the wedding of our dreams. Her work brought us to tears. She is beyond talented and puts so much love into what she does. Everyone could not stop talking about how gorgeous the flowers and decor were from the ceremony space, cocktail and reception areas. She was one of the most important vendors we worked with and was just amazing. We are so happy she was apart of our day.”

SAMANTHA

Bride

Weddings

Fresh. Unique. Textural. Unexpected. Lush. Distinctive. These are all words frequently associated with wedding flowers designed by Love ‘n Fresh Flowers, LLC, premier wedding florist in Philadelphia. Since we grow all our own flowers and very rarely use imported wholesale flowers, our style is anything but boring and typical. Instead it is highly personalized and decidedly different. Local flowers have a story and you’re part of it! We particularly love working with brides who are interested in creating an intimate, personalized atmosphere for their guests to enjoy. Lush and flowing centerpieces and exquisite bridal bouquets are our specialty.

Our full service includes all the usual possibilities any florist might offer, including event design, rentals, and beautiful florals on the big day. Unlike other florists, we custom grow your flowers for you, using only organic practices, right in our very own verdant flower fields in Philadelphia! We will buy seed and grow your beautiful blooms just for you, spending months nurturing every element to fit your vision. It makes for an incredibly personal connection to your flowers and a wonderful addition to your love story.

Workshops

Love ‘n Fresh Flowers workshops focus on floral design techniques that effortlessly showcase locally and sustainably grown elements, including those snipped right out of your home garden. Students are encouraged to explore their own style of design within the framework of guidelines demonstrated in these hands-on workshops and to ask questions about planting a flower garden of their own. Workshops typically last 2-3 hours and are intended to be accessible to all skill levels. Class sizes are limited to 12 so there is plenty of time for hands-on practice and one-on-one attention from the instructor.

We have two unique workshop formats. For those interested in learning some basic floral design techniques and enjoying time at our farm, exploring the rows of flowers and relaxing in a wide open space, our Floral Fundamentals Workshops are just the ticket and are outlined below. For those interested in pursuing floristry as a profession or who already have a flower business, we offer a unique and intensive Floral Cohort curriculum.

Flower Farm

Love ‘n Fresh Flowers, LLC presently farms five acres of lush, rich land located in the Andorra/Upper Roxborough neighborhood in Philadelphia. While well within the city’s limits, this section of Philadelphia has a long standing agrarian tradition and remains surprisingly “rural”, sitting on bluffs above the Schuylkill River and boasting a silty clay loam that supports abundant growth. The exuberant flower fields play host to countless wild birds, bees, butterflies, lady bugs, four-legged furry friends and, by times, a badelynge of ducks who are on slug and grasshopper patrol. Large plantings of perennials and shrubs, especially native varieties, provide unusual cutting material and boost biodiversity.

The flower farm is not open to the general public. Special open house days are scheduled annually for clients and farm friends to tour the fields. On-farm floral design workshops are another opportunity to see the fields.

VIDEO: Check out the Flower Farm

Blog

The Evolution of a Philadelphia Flower Farm

The Evolution of a Philadelphia Flower Farm

The Evolution of a Philadelphia Flower Farm: Like so many, I started flower farming with just a basic plan in mind.  See if I could grow flowers in Philadelphia and if I could sell them.  That was pretty much it.  That first season, I never thought about...

Updated: Five Tricks for Growing Lisianthus

Updated: Five Tricks for Growing Lisianthus

I first wrote a post about tips for growing lisianthus in 2015.  That post has since become the most popular one on the blog… actually the top hit for the entire website!  And I hear repeatedly from new flower growers about how they’ve found that original...

 

Love 'n Fresh Flowers, LLC
Hours by Appointment Only
Philadelphia PA
215.804.9056
info@lovenfreshflowers.com

 

 

 

 

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