Buying cheap flowers may not always mean ordering them through an online florist who is large and well known. One alternative, is to send them from a local flower shop. Often this results in lower prices to the consumer since many local flower dealers don't have the large overhead and expenses, such as advertising. In fact when it gets right down to it, anyway, many flowers are grown by gardeners and farmers, in regions of the country that harbor environments that don't require any special conditions.

Actually, when you order online, where do you think the flowers arrive through? - Agreements set up through a local florist, such as FTD.

An exception to the normal costs of buying flowers the online, is the flower dealer who ships fresh cut flowers to your door like rose bouquets. And some can do this efficiently at lower costs (those that do are likely volume rose dealers). However, when you are looking for deals that bring the lower price be sure to check:

• Florists local to the area that you are sending to, the destination. Usually this might be your own city or town but for out-of-town roses and flower bouquets search by city and state and do you own price check. Google 'Cheap Flowers' for the city and state of choice. Then follow up by checking how they satisfy customers -- searching by the florist name including '...complaint'. If you are satisfied consider and after all is done, consider becoming a repeat customer.
  
  What many customers don't know is that the online florist can carry a markup of 20% or more.
  
  
• Vendors are a great place to shop carnations, roses and other flowers. These are normally no-frills and natural in appearance. Roses in clear tubes are commonly found a $1.99. Street side flower vendors and merchants operating out of buckets - bring amazing deals. These usually take cash only, operating with little or no overhead.
  
  
• Grocery stores are another outlet, storing the flowers in refrigerated units. They don't offer the savings as vendors, although they often carry popular flowers and some grocery stores do inventory potted plants as well. Look for the deals marked on the flourescent cut-outs. These flowers may be less fresh, or due to that they happen to have an overage when a holiday is quickly approaching. Convenience is a major plus here because no more searching or trips are needed if you are already doing your list.
  

There is always the opportunity to grow the flowers yourself. Which might result in worlds of meaning. Consider hanging the flowers to dry. Shipping won't cost much, since there is no rush to help maintain freshness, and it might even turn into a keepsake for the receiver. Not only that, but chances are before you know it, meaning will be attached in the form of a story telling being passed on about how the flowers were grown and they came to arrive as a gift.