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Growing Wild Floral Co, a wedding florist serving the Washington DC and Northern Virginia area, uses flowers grown from owner and founder Barbara Von Elm’s own 65-acre sustainable farm. A team of growers and floral designers produce the highest quality organic flowers and botanicals that can be incorporated into your wedding. The farm grows a vast array of different flowers that include luscious dahlias, dinner plate dahlias, peonies, lilacs, hydrangeas, and succulents, to name a few. All flowers are cut shortly before your big day to ensure they look the freshest and most beautiful in your bouquets and arrangements.

Services Offered
Since 1996, Growing Wild Floral Co has done more than 1,600 weddings, large and small, throughout northern Virginia and Washington, DC. Whether they are looking for modern or classic, country and rustic or vintage and romantic, couples will meet with the florists for a consultation, and samples are provided as the wedding style and flowers needed are discussed. The designers will even visit the wedding venue ahead of time. On the day of the event, Growing Wild take care of delivery, set up, and clean up of all floral arrangements. Growing Wild Floral offers bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, and flower crowns for the wedding party. They also design altar and aisle decor, chuppah decor, flower petals, flower girl baskets, table arrangements and have non-floral options.

Other Services
Growing Wild Floral Co also offers event rentals, which includes a variety of containers, arches, and chuppahs that clients can use for their wedding.

  • Woman-owned

Frequently asked questions

What is the average price for a bridal bouquet?

$350

What is the average price for a bridesmaid bouquet?

$125

What is the average price for a boutonniere?

$12.50

What is the average price for a low table arrangement (per arrangement)?

$125

What is the average price for an elevated table arrangement (per arrangement)?

$350

Typically, what can a customer expect to pay for your wedding floral services?

$6,000

Which of the following are included in the cost of your floral services?

Clean Up
Consultations
Delivery
Event Design
Set Up
Venue Visit

How would you describe your floral designs?

Classic
Country
Eclectic
Glamorous
Modern
Romantic
Rustic
Vintage

Which of the following services do you provide?

Clean Up
Consultations
Delivery
Event Design
Samples
Set Up
Venue Visit

What types of arrangements do you provide?

Aisle Decor
Altar Decor
Bouquets
Boutonnieres
Centerpieces
Chuppah Decor
Corsages
Flower Baskets
Flower Crowns
Flower Petals
Non-Floral
Single Flowers
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4.9 out of 5 rating
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Allison
Allison H. Sent on 02/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Spectacular!

We simply can’t say enough how absolutely thrilled we were with the flower arrangements Barbara and her company put together for our wedding. They were beautiful and made every aspect of our day look incredible. From the moment we first spoke to her and she kindly invited us to meet her at her farm, Barbara was fun and easy to work with, asked all the right questions to understand our vision, and then made it a stunning reality. During our first meeting, after she understood what we were looking for and we explained what we liked, she said something like, “If you give me a little leeway, I will make your wedding look gorgeous,” and she absolutely delivered. Everyone who attended and everyone we’ve shown the pictures to has raved about how beautiful the flowers were. She understood the colors I wanted, the looks I liked for the table centerpieces, the arbor, and our cake, and she went out of her way to get my husband a boutonniere that mimicked the look and colors of his favorite flower, the Colorado columbine, since columbines were out of season at the time of our wedding. We’re so happy with how everything turned out!
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Joe M. Sent on 09/20/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Gorgeous Late-Summer Floral Arrangments

We hired Growing Wild to do florals for our Sept. 2023 DAR wedding and we were blown away by the service and quality. First, Growing Wild's pricing was reasonable and fair. Second, we had a ton of fun going out to the farm for our initial consultation. Barbara and her daughter are very pleasant and we enjoyed talking to them. One thing that is easy to undervalue when you are planning a wedding but is very helpful is when you trust a vendor enough to give them the flexibility to use their expertise to do something great -- that's how we felt with Growing Wild and the result was incredible. Beautiful white roses, champagne dahlias, sage, etc. arrangements that went perfectly with the venue and bridal party's ensemble. Growing Wild also delivered two three (!) separate urban locations on a busy weekday in the nation's capital. They were awesome!
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Marissa F. Sent on 10/12/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful work!

Going into wedding planning, I knew florals were a priority for me and Barbara and her team brought my big vision to life! I had specific flower requests but I also gave her flexibility and she nailed it! She is knowledgeable about the flowers and she knows what will work in different environments and I so appreciated her guidance through the process. Day of, she was professional, kind and went above and beyond!
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Team

Barbara Von Elm
Barbara Von Elm
Owner & Founder

A former city-girl and business professional, Barbara left it all behind to move to a sustainable farm and start her own floral business.

Almost 30 years later, Barbara owns and operates Growing Wild Floral Co from her 65-acre farm. With the help of her team, she tends gardens and greenhouses, keeps animals, and delivers personalized flowers to couples getting married across the DC and Northern Virginia area.

Terry Geier
Terry Geier
Senior Floral Designer

Terry is a key member of the Growing Wild family. Having been part of the team for more than 12 years, Terry is our senior floral designer focused on creating exceptional floral arrangements.

When not working with flowers, Terry loves spending time around horses.

Tina Armstrong
Tina Armstrong
Floral Designer

Tina is a long-time member of the Growing Wild team. She loves to do detailed work like boutonnieres and corsages.

When not working on flowers she enjoys working as a physical therapist.

Professional Network & Endorsements

7 Endorsements
Allison and Chris Britton Photography Allison and Chris Britton Photography Wedding Photographers

We highly recommend Barabara of Growing Wild. She was even the florist for our blizzard wedding and the bride's flowers were still stunning. We are always thrilled when we know it's her work will be shooting. She is creative and amazing to work with!

Bellwether Events Bellwether Events Wedding Planners

Growing Wild time and time again comes in at budget and provides a gorgeous product. My clients are always thrilled with the bouquets and arrangements. Growing Wild is always on time at the beginning and end of the event. Responses via email are always timely, and appointments are easy to make. But ultimately it comes down to the floral design. The array of props is wide, and the quality of the floral is just stunning. You can't go wrong when you hire Growing Wild.

Rose Hill Manor Rose Hill Manor Mansion Weddings

Barbara's flowers are always amazing and our clients really enjoy working with her. We look forward to any event that employs her floral decor.

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