Good Friend specializes in rare and uncommon blooms, native beauties, and classics with a twist. There are two ways to bring Good Friend florals home: grab n’ go bouquets or special order arrangements.

Flowers are available June through September only. Why? We honor ‘slow flowers’, an environmental movement that prioritizes local flowers, sustainable growing practices, and customer relationships. Florals are organically and sustainably grown, fresh from Good Friend’s cutting garden and free from biocides.

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Grab n’ Go Bouquets: Grower’s choice bunches, 10-13 stems wrapped in paper. Available for pick up at our curbside flower stand in Niskayuna or local shops. Prices range from $25-35 depending on composition.

Special Order Arrangement: To order, get in touch. Composition is grower’s choice, but feel free to share general color schemes, moods, and inspiration materials. Pick up is from the Learning Gardens in Niskayuna.

  • Medium (wrapped in paper): $80. Perfect for a ‘thinking of you’ gift, birthday, or a moment to treat yourself.

  • Large (vase included): $160. Right at home in an entryway or as a centerpiece atop an island, table, or mantle.

  • Extra-Large (vase included): $240. Our most grand statement piece, perfect for a milestone moment, remembrance, or celebration.

(Note: Good Friend does not do events, weddings, or delivery at this time.)

Bouquet & Arrangement Aftercare

Some of Our Work

A bouquet of colorful flowers in a white textured vase, placed near a wall with sunlight casting shadows.
A hand holding a clear glass vase with a colorful bouquet of mixed flowers against a blue wall.
Colorful bouquet of various flowers, including pink, purple, orange, and white blooms, arranged in a wicker basket.
A colorful bouquet of summer flowers including dahlias, cosmos, lavender, and daisies in a glass vase.
A bouquet of dried flowers including purple, yellow, and white blooms with dark purple leaves in a glass vase.
A hand holding a white ceramic vase with pink, purple, and white flowers against a green garden background.

Caring for Your Flowers

Close-up of a deep purple flower, likely a sweet pea, in a garden with green leaves and a bamboo stick for support.

  • Bouquets will do best in cool, shaded areas, away from direct sunlight or heat.

  • If they are not already in a vessel, place stems into a vessel with cold water as soon as possible. Flowers will already be cut at a 45-degree angle and stripped. Optional: Stir in 2 teaspoons of table sugar and 1/4 teaspoons of bleach per 16oz cold water.

  • Change the cold water daily for the first few days and every other day thereafter.

  • Each bloom and stem will wither at a different rate. To extend the life of the bouquet, remove and compost/discard any spent bloom. Trim the remaining stems, cutting at a 45-degree angle with sharp scissors or a knife. Rearrange the bouquet to your fancy.

  • Over the days, if the water in the vessel becomes brown or cloudy, or the stems begin to accumulate a slimy residue, it’s near time to discard the bouquet.