🌿 Full Circle Beauty: How The Flower Bar Practices Sustainable Floristry

At The Flower Bar, we believe flowers should bring joy—not just to the recipient, but to the planet too. That’s why sustainability isn’t just a buzzword in our studio; it’s built into every stem we source, every bouquet we design, and every petal we compost.

🌼 Sourcing With Purpose

Whenever possible, we choose flowers grown locally here in Montana. This not only supports our regional flower farmers, but significantly reduces the carbon footprint that comes with importing blooms. Local flowers are often fresher, more unique, and reflective of our wild, seasonal beauty.

Rodi Farms Featured Above.

🌱 Composting with Happy Trash Can

Every arrangement produces some floral waste—stems, leaves, petals—but it doesn’t end up in a landfill. We partner with Happy Trash Can Composting, a Bozeman-based service that picks up our compost weekly. Here's the beautiful part: the compost created from our flowers is sold to the same local farms we source from, completing a full-circle sustainability story.

🌀 Mechanics That Last

In large event and wedding installations, many florists use floral foam—an environmentally harmful, single-use product. We don’t. Instead, we use reusable chicken wire in our structures and arrangements. It’s sturdy, eco-friendly, and perfect for achieving beautiful, artistic designs without the waste.

♻️ We Buy Back Containers

We love when customers return their vases and containers! We offer a buy-back program that gives your containers a second life. It’s a simple way to reduce waste, and a beautiful act of circular design. Just bring them in, and we’ll reuse them in future creations.

🎨 Designing by Color, Not Stem Count

Most florists design arrangements based on a strict number of stems, often leading to excess waste. At The Flower Bar, we take a color palette-first approach, which allows us to use what’s freshest and most abundant that week. It results in less waste—and more creative freedom.

💡The industry average for floral waste is around 30%. Ours is consistently below 5%.

📦 Reused and Reimagined

Even the boxes we deliver wedding and event florals in are reused when possible. We believe every step of the process offers a chance to be more mindful, more resourceful, and more sustainable.

🌸 How You Can Order More Sustainably

Want to make your next flower order a little greener? Here are a few simple ways:

• Return your vase after enjoying your flowers

• Ask for seasonal/local blooms when placing a custom order

• Compost your flowers instead of tossing them

• Air dry petals for bath rituals or pressed flower crafts

• Order by color palette, not specific flower type, to reduce import waste

Every small action adds up. And when you order from The Flower Bar, you’re not just sending flowers—you’re supporting a business that’s as passionate about the Earth as it is about beauty.

Let’s keep the cycle going. 🌎💐