We hope you guys have been enjoying the Seasonal Flower Guide features we’ve put together to help you plan out your wedding floral design! (Jump to our Summer Seasonal Flower Guide or Fall Seasonal Flower Guide if you’d like!) Whether you’re talking the flower game plan with your florist or hoping to DIY your blooms, our guides are meant to direct you to what’s going to be in season for your big day.
If you’ve been following GWS for a while now, you probably know we’re fans of design thats leans toward to the untraditional side of things. Not surprisingly, same goes for how we feel about flowers! Our guides skip some of the conventional flowers you can find in each season + share some fun, unique types and textures that will help give your floral design a truly GWS-inspired look. Check out our Flowers + Bouquets board on Pinterest to see what we mean!
Some of our favorite blooms available in the winter include: champagne roses, magenta tulips, brazilia berry, cedar, cymbidium burgundy orchids, anemones, white hyacinth, burgundy peonies, hanging amaranthus, tallow berry, lemon leaf + patience garden roses. We also really love flannel flowers (that name screams winter!) + hellebores, which can be tricky depending on weather + availability conditions, but look so great if you can get your hands on them! Another fave? Magic Green Amaryllis :) Also unavailable on the day we shot this but a gorgeous flower if available.
Speaking of availability, there’s nothing more heartbreaking then finding out a flower you thought was in season isn’t available. When it comes to flowers, we’re all at the mercy of mother nature – florists understand this better than anyone – but luckily, with a little creativity, you (or your floral designer) can almost aways find something similar to sub in to achieve a look just like what you imagined!
A lot of brides find it surprising that peonies are also available in the winter! This beloved bloom that makes you think spring has a short winter season that makes us want to do a happy dance! Winter brides who heart peonies, make sure to add them to your list of flower faves for your florist, or take a trip to the flower mart (or even Trader Joe’s!) if you’re DIYing your design.
Of course, we had to have a little bit of fun playing with all the blooms we gathered for the winter guide! The easy-peasy wreath we constructed above would make a cool accent for a holiday party, don’t you think?! We have it laying down on kraft paper, so you could circle a food or cocktail display + write the menu offerings right on the paper if you wanted!
And tomorrow, we’re sharing a gorgeous DIY winter centerpiece we designed using all the winter flowers from our guide! So be sure to check back to not only see it, but learn how to make it yourself! :)
If your wedding date isn’t set quite yet, but you were hoping to get a feel for what types of stems are available year round, we’ve got you covered, with a few of our favorites that are available throughout the seasons! Silver dollar eucalyptus makes the prettiest base for garlands and air plants + succulents are an eco + budget friendly option since you can keep them long after the wedding day is done. Gift them to your guests or take them home to decorate your space + have a fun reminder from your day!
If you’re loving the flowers we’ve featured, but don’t live near a great flower market, you should check out BloomsByTheBox. BloomsByTheBox has a wide selection of blooms that can be shipped to you.
We hope you guys are enjoying our Seasonal Flower guides — we seriously love creating them for you! Up next, our biggest guide yet – for spring! So, be sure to check back in March, especially if you’re throwing a spring wedding or event!
Thanks so much to Katie Pritchard for the photos!
Knowing what is in season is quite important. Great post!
This is a gorgeous guide to beautiful winter blooms & foliage but you’ve left out one of the most stunning winter blooms: amaryllis!!!! They come in a wide range of colours, in single and double forms and are so beautiful!
Hi Christine! Yes, we love Amaryllis too!! Unfortunately it was unavailable on the day we shot this, but another great winter flower :)
Flowers season is more beautiful on Christmas day.
Can’t stress enough how great these photos are! Taking some inspiration for my own gardening shots :)
Great information and some lovely pictures of flowers too, thanks so much for the article x
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Don’t know what to say, cause they’re so BEAUTIFUL, so LOVELY … :)
Lovely flowers!
Just can’t express it in words!
I love them!
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Loved these cute flowers.
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Flowers always made the mood lighter. Love these.
Look awesome. I love these flowers with simple colors.
Really love your photography :)
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loved it!
This list is a lifesaver. I have been wondering what sort of flowers to use in my upcoming wedding, which I would like to have a more rustic feel. This certainly helps. I am relieved to learn that some of my favorites will be in season at the time, and I have certainly found a few more options that should go well with them. Thanks for this.
Awesome post!
Thanks for sharing.
The perfect flower photograph is hard to achieve, It’s such a nice flower.
It’s Amazing…
Of the “year round” plants my favorites are the airplant and silver dollar eucalyptus, this photography is so well done – I think what really makes the plants stick out is the background texture, subtle but important, keep up the good work!
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If you only knew how much these guides have been helping me get more familiar with plants. I’m majoring in Botany of UNM, and this site is one of my fav for research and writing topics. I’d been loving that Lisianthus for some time now, and had NO idea what the name of it was. SMH. thx!
i live garden roses … I grow some flower indoors and in my office …you can take a look at some gardening flower tips on: https://gardensnursery.com/category/flowers/
Love the flowers. I have a couple succulents in a pot outdoors and indoors. Garden Crafted
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