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Wholesale flower market?

kayingmommykayingmommy
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does anyone know of a wholesale flower market in or near the city? I want a market with buckets of flowers to pick from! Something like this has to exsist in the city, right???
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    Love is BaldLove is Bald
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    edited December 2011
    hm, that's a great question that i'd be interested to hear the answer to too!  I know there are a bunch of Farmer's Markets around the city (and Downtown every Tuesday & Thursday) but the flower selection is limited.  I know there are Farmer's Markets in the suburbs too, so perhaps to a google search on those and see what comes of it!
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    Golfer09Golfer09 member
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    edited December 2011
    Kenicott's is the wholesale market for the floral industry in Chicago and I don't think general consumers are allowed - you have to have some industry credentials.  If you know someone in the biz, they might be able to get you in!

    I have heard that the Crate and Barrel  (on North Ave) and Costco has flowers you can choose wholesale.  Good luck!
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    nickandchristinasweddingnickandchristinaswedding
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    edited December 2011

    Don't know if this would help but every Tuesday/Thursday there is a farmer's market in the federal plaza/daley center that has fresh flowers.

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    smackowiak34smackowiak34 member
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    edited December 2011
    Sadly there are not any flower marts in the city where the public can just go & walk through & pick flowers from a large selection. That is typically something that is on the  West Coast.
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    babywolf77babywolf77
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    edited December 2011
    It is not a flower market, but Sams Club sells bulk flowers
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    rombacjarombacja member
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    edited December 2011
    St. Louis has a wholesale flower market that is open to the public. I am disappointed that Chicago does not!
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    ido401ido401
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    edited December 2011
    Hi!  Just booked my florist and she offered me the option to purchase wholesale flowers for me, in the event that I wanted to do the arrangements myself. 

    While I did decide to have her do th eflowers for me (her work is stunning), I thought it was great that she was willing to give me a price on loose flowers because I hadn't made up my mind about if I wanted to do them myself or not.

    you might want to send them an email to see about having them get you flowers....

    http://www.jwfloraldesign.com
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