Bud Vases

A small vessel, typically four to eight inches tall with a neck under an inch and a half, built to hold one to three stems instead of a bouquet. The form runs from test-tube-clear glass to hand-thrown ceramic, and it is designed to be used in groups — one bloom per vase, three or five vases per surface, scattered or clustered. Singles run $15–40 typical; the point of the form is that a whole table of them still costs less than one large arrangement.

For 60-inch rounds: five to seven, worked as two clusters of three plus a solo candle between, or scattered loose down the linen. For eight-foot rectangular tables: eight to twelve in a staggered line. Height matters as much as count — alternating a 4-, 6- and 8-inch rhythm keeps a full table from reading flat, and our mixed sets of six and nine pair two heights per box for exactly that. The event boxes of twelve, fifteen and twenty-four cover two to four rounds at those counts.

Heads with presence that don't need company: a single rose (standard or spray), one ranunculus, a tulip, a mini sunflower, a stem of lavender, a spray of wax flower. The neck is the filter — under an inch holds rose and ranunculus singles tight; 1–1.5 inches lets tulip trios and lavender sprigs stand naturally. Our faux singles are sold by the stem for exactly this use, and each vase listing names the head size it was photographed with, so the match happens before checkout.

Empty and boxed, in the same shaped cartons they arrive in — bud vases travel best as glass, not as arrangements. If stems must go in before the venue, two tricks from event crews: a half-inch of water (not full — sloshing is the enemy) or a bead of clear floral tape over the neck to pin the stem for the ride. Pack vases standing, not lying, with a soft layer between; and for the return trip, the original cartons are the storage — event glass that boxes back up is event glass you still own next season.

In small batches, yes: singles, sets of three, and event boxes of twelve, fifteen and twenty-four in matched glass — no business account, no case minimums. That is a deliberate difference from the wholesale suppliers here, who sell cases of twenty-four identical pieces as their smallest unit. If you need true case quantities beyond our largest single-batch count (stated per listing), the honest answer is a floral wholesaler — we would rather point you there than sell the wrong unit for a venue.

Sets ship with dividers between the pieces and protective wrap around the box — small glass is freight we plan for, and the final double-boxing spec is being confirmed with suppliers and prints on every listing once set. If anything arrives cracked or chipped: a photo and the order number brings a replacement, no need to pack the evidence back up. Sets are inspected as sets — count and condition — before they leave, because a five-of-six delivery is a replacement job, not a discount.