Bloom Calendar

This calendar is meant as a tool to help you plan your event designs with local seasonality in mind, Chicagoland, zone 5b. This is not a guaranteed availability.

Flower production can be impacted by temperature extremes, rainfall or lack thereof, seed availability, storms, insect pressure, and unexpected disease.

If you have specific questions regarding availability, please email me! 

April

  • Daffodil 
  • Heirlooms 
  • Tulips 
  • Hellebore

May

  • Anemone
  • Ranunculus
  • Tulips
  • Allium
  • Bachelor Buttons
  • Bells of Ireland
  • Delphinium
  • Nigella
  • Snapdragons
  • Stock
  • Sweet Peas

June

  • Ageratum
  • Asclepia
  • Bachelor Buttons
  • Bupleurum
  • Cosmos
  • Cress
  • Laceflower
  • Delphinium
  • Dusty Miller
  • Foxglove
  • Gladiolus
  • Iris
  • Larkspur
  • Mint
  • Nigella
  • Peonies
  • Phlox
  • Rosemary
  • Snapdragons
  • Scabiosa
  • Stock
  • Statice
  • Strawflower
  • Sweet Peas
  • Yarrow

July

  • Ageratum
  • Amaranth
  • Bupleurum
  • Cosmos
  • Asclepia
  • Yarrow
  • Celosia
  • Lace Flowers
  • Dahlias (late July)
  • Daisies
  • Dusty Miller
  • Eucalyptus
  • Foxglove
  • Frosted Explosion Grass
  • Gladiolus
  • Gomphrena
  • Bunny Tails
  • Hydrangea
  • Larkspur
  • Lisianthus\
  • Marigold
  • Mint
  • Phlox
  • Orach
  • Poppy Pods
  • Yarrow
  • Rosemary
  • Rudbeckia
  • Strawflower
  • Statice
  • Sunflowers
  • Zinnias

August

  • Ageratum
  • Amaranth
  • Cosmos
  • Celosia
  • Dusty Miller
  • Eucalyptus
  • Frosted Explosion Grass
  • Bunny Tails Dahlias
  • Daisies
  • Foxglove
  • Gomphrena
  • Hydrangea
  • Lisianthus
  • Marigolds
  • Mint
  • Orach
  • Phlox
  • Rosemary
  • Rudbeckia
  • Scabiosa
  • Strawflower
  • Statice
  • Sunflowers
  • Zinnias

September

  • Ageratum
  • Amaranth
  • Celosia
  • Cosmos
  • Dahlias
  • Daisies
  • Dusty Miller
  • Eucalyptus
  • Gomphrena
  • Hydrangea
  • Lisianthus
  • Rosemary
  • Scabiosa
  • Sunflowers
  • Strawflower
  • Statice
  • Frosted Explosion Grass
  • Bunny Tails
  • Sage
  • Zinnias

October

  • Amaranth
  • Celosia
  • Cosmos
  • Dusty Miller
  • Dahlias
  • Eucalyptus
  • Gomphrena
  • Hydrangea
  • Chrysanthemums
  • Lisianthus
  • Rosemary
  • Strawflower
  • Statice
  • Zinnias

Local flowers, grown sustainably

It’s incredibly fulfilling to watch something turn from a tiny seed into a gorgeous, perfect, stunning piece of art just because of your own TLC and a little dirt.

But I want everyone to know that I’m out here doing something different than the rest! Growing specialty blooms that can’t typically be found nearby, while upholding the sustainability and organic standards that I wish everyone would put the time and effort into doing for the sake of our beautiful planet.

Fun fact about Lindsey: 

If I could choose a group of people to have dinner with, these empowering women would be at my table and have had such a huge influence on my life: 

Jane Goodall, Erin Benzakein of Floret Flowers, Lucille Ball, Daphne Sheldrick of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Sweet Pea’s Stems is a full-service floral design studio and flower farm, founded by Lindsey Gouwens.

We sustainably produce locally-grown flowers and create innovative floral designs for events, workplaces and weddings.

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