Our Story

The Garden State Flower Cooperative was sparked in 2018 from a little conversation between co-founders Patti and Colleen. As flower farmers and floral designers themselves, they wondered why there wasn’t an easier way to purchase fresh flowers from local flower farmers versus going through retailers. By 2019 the cooperative was incorporated and its structure and bylaws were modeled after the Michigan Flower Growers’ Cooperative. Since forming a Board of Directors in 2020, the cooperative has set its eyes on continuing to grow its network of flower farmers and floral designers.

Why join us?

If you’re a grower (aka flower farmer) then you understand how much time, energy, and effort it takes to plan for your season, farm your fields, create a cut list, estimate product availability, handle marketing and outreach, organize and fill pre-orders, harvest cuts, and then prepare your product for pick up or delivery. The Garden State Flower Cooperative eliminates the time you have to spend marketing, creating a cut list, managing orders, handling in person sales, and distributing orders. It takes care of all of that and provides a sense of community, educational resources, sales reporting, and so much more!

Why shop with us?

If you’re a floral designer you understand how much time and energy it can take researching different retailers and flower farms that can provide you with fresh, unique, and beautiful flowers and foliage. It’s exhaustive of your resources to have to reach out to each place, get their cut list with prices, compare what you’re getting across a few different places, arrange a purchase, and schedule pick up/delivery. The Garden State Flower Cooperative eliminates the time you spend shopping around. We do the work of finding growers all over New Jersey, setting up one convenient location for you to shop, and developing a seamless way for you to place pre-orders!

Garden State Flower Cooperation Board of Directors

Leah Ducey, President

Jane Smith, Vice President / Market Manager

Emily Buckley, Secretary

Moira Lawrence, Treasurer

Suzanne Romania, Membership Director