All You’ll Need:
Thrifted Vases/ Recycled Jars
Bunches of Florals from Produce Junction
Scissors or Floral Stem Cutters
Fun Music
Water to feed your new arrangements
Fun Food & Drinks

PRODUCE JUNCTION- Do you need a relaxing night in? One thing that I have found extremely calming and stress relieving is building floral arrangements. Produce junction is known for their low price and wide variety of fruits and vegetables. The overlooked section of Produce Junction is their floral bunches section. All throughout the year they bring in large amounts of plants, house plants, yard plants, and arrangements of different florals, a true HIDDEN GEM. Each bunch of florals can range from 3-8$ and they are always changing. I have found so many different varieties based off of the season as well as the time of day that you raid their floral section. Produce Junction’s daily hours are from 8am-6pm. The mornings are when you will find the greatest selection, and as you go into the afternoon or evening the selection does dwindle. They will sometimes have blooms that will price at a couple dollars per stem in the flower world, and the bunch of stems costs only a fraction of the price!

There has been scientific research done on the benefit of seeing flowers in your home or work environment. The smelling of flowers, and making the flower arrangements have been proven to be a positive emotion “inducer” (Rosario, 2005). Flowers can have an immediate and long-term affect on emotional reactions, mood, social behaviors, and even the reduction of stress. The practice of arranging flowers can reduce your stress and lower your heart rate (Rosario, 2005). Flowers are known to stimulate several chemicals like dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin in our brains which are the ‘happy’ chemicals, while reducing cortisol levels. Whenever we see flowers, receive beautiful flowers, or make arrangements our brain recognizes that as a reward. The sight of flowers can elevate your mood, color your world, bring peace, and making arrangements can bring you and your friends together! Like creating artwork, the idea is not to create a picture perfect, Pinterest board kind of floral arrangement. It is actually a creative outlet that allows you to slow down, be present in your environment, and stop to smell the flowers.