The 25+ Best Local Flower Shops in the United States
The 25+ Best Local Flower Shops in the United States
It’s time to revisit the little flower shop on the corner. Across the country, visionary floral designers with retail savvy are not only redefining “flower power” with ambitious arrangements that feature daring color, wide varieties of stems, and grand scale designs, but they’re also seriously upping their retail game with shopping experiences that go well beyond the bouquet. (Think curated collections of jewelry, artisan pottery, artwork, even gourmet food products.) Here are our top 25 picks from coast to coast.
Avant Garden in Dallas, TX
Event and floral designer Todd Fiscus’s exuberant blend of mostly Dutch blooms and eclectic home accessories has been a Highland Park institution for 15-plus years.
Shop for: porcelain vases, stationery, contemporary art.
The 25+ Best Local Flower Shops in the United States
Crimson & Clover in Baltimore, MD
This sunny shop in Baltimore’s Roland Park neighborhood highlights owner Amy McManus’s fashion-forward approach to floral design (including an emphasis on local organic growers and a vase recycling program).
Shop for: diffusers, terrariums, floral-infused beauty products.
Emily Thompson Flowers at the Guild in New York, NY
Emily Thompson’s breathtaking design work has found a sumptuous new home at the Guild, the Soho retail outpost for interior design firm Roman and Williams. Which means picking up flowers will likely lead to shopping for furniture, perusing for collectible books, and pausing for lunch at in-house cafe La Mercerie.
Shop for: flowers by the stem, glassware, natural decorative objects.
Flowerboy Project in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by his grandmother’s flower shop in Jamaica, designer Sean Knibb has twinned his boho-tropical aesthetic in two spots: first in Venice in 2015, and now at the Freehand Hotel in DTLA in 2017.
Shop for: ceramics, paperie, candles, grab-and-go arrangements, jewelry.
Flowerkraut in Hudson, NY
This gorgeous storefront has beautifully balanced the botanically forward equation of selling fermented foods under the same roof as organically grown stems. Local crafts and paper goods round out the Hudson Valley bonhomie.
Shop for: incense, ceramics, colorful tapers.
Flowershop in Charleston, SC
Owner Lily Peterson’s ability to embrace a range of aesthetics, from serene minimalism to Southern abundance, marks the distinct appeal of her intimate shop on a near-secret Charleston side street.
Shop for: dried flower crowns and bundles, books, bud vases.
FLWR Shop in Nashville, TN
The cool of East Nashville permeates Alex Vaughan and Quinn Kiesow’s shop, which is beloved by interior designers (especially for its selection of containers) and now offers floral photography prints.
Shop for: potted succulents, apothecary items, gift boxes.
French Market Flowers in Atlanta, GA
Arrangements made by owners Cindy and John Tarrant not only feature blooms grown on their farm outside of Atlanta but also other local products, including burlap reused from Atlanta-based chocolatier Xocoatl.
Shop for: air plants, vintage metal crates, French stoneware pots.
Lily Lodge
Los Angeles, CA
It’s marvelous enough that this turquoise storefront in West Hollywood specializes in organic roses, but owner Ariana Lambert Smeraldo’s sharp eye for vintage vessels infuses the experience with a nostalgia that’s pure LA.
Shop for: collectible vases, artisan pottery, handmade candles.
The London Plane in Seattle, WA
In addition to Katherine Anderson’s fresh, organic blooms via Marigold and Mint, this sprawling Pioneer Square emporium houses a cafe, bakery, wine shop, housewares and gifts market, and workshop space.
Shop for: bread, wine, local honey and jam, chocolate, soaps.
Mahonia in Louisville, KY
With a deft sensibility that straddles vintage and modern, Bridget Davis’s shop in the hip NuLu neighborhood complements rich floral design with fun buys like terrariums, cacti and succulents in cunning pots, home goods, and geodes.
Shop for: air plants, pottery, throw pillows, gifts.
Marders Garden Shop in Bridgehampton, NY
Prepare to shop for hours. This gracefully updated 19th-century barn (the retail companion to Marders’s landscaping business) is near overflowing with flowers, plants, and beautiful objects from atomizers to art books.
Shop for: local honey, bespoke tabletop arrangements, candles.
Marie Selby Botanical Garden Shop in Sarasota, FL
Take advantage of the deep variety and expertise of one of the country’s finest botanical gardens that specialize in orchids, bromeliads, and other tropical flowers. A colorful assembly of botanically inspired gifts rounds out the offerings.
Shop for: plant stands, jewelry, garden accessories.
Morrice Florist in Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Emily Coulter has worked floral alchemy at this island institution since taking over in 2014: In addition to boasting a new garden on-site, the shop evinces New England tastemaking in spades, from housewares to gifts.
Shop for: island-made pottery, goat-milk soap, books by local authors.
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Paiko in Honolulu, HI
Tamara Rigney and Courtney Monahan’s self-dubbed “botanical boutique” in Honolulu’s Kaka’ako neighborhood is just that: hip, design forward, and very Hawaiian. Bonus: A DIY Bar allows you to build your own terrariums.
Shop for: orchids potted in coconut shells, haku lei and modern lei, stationery.
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Plaza Flowers in New York, NY
A darling of Upper East Side and Hamptons habitués since the mid-1990s, this Lexington Avenue boutique practically bursts with rare and classic flowers along its iconic chocolate and olive-green walls.
Shop for: myrtle topiaries, orchids, furniture.
Pot and Box in Detroit, MI
With a painter’s eye and an activist’s zeal, Lisa Waud has not only set up glorious shop in Detroit’s historic Fisher Building, but she has taken floral beauty to the streets via a refitted ice-cream truck.
Shop for: ceramics, books, gifts by local makers.
Sag Harbor Florist in Sag Harbor, NY
It’s almost enough just to admire the gingerbread-trimmed, plant-festooned front porch of this beloved South Fork institution, but the treasures multiply inside, from orchids and urns to feathery topiaries and art.
Shop for: garden furnishings, candles, topiaries.
Shoppe in Birmingham, AL
In the appropriately leafy neighborhood of Forest Park, Jay Draper and Mark Thompson have filled a bungalow and greenhouse with impeccably curated gifts, garden tools, and hospitality. Local designers especially love the ribbon collection.
Shop for: colorful tapers, terra-cotta, design books.
Solabee Flowers & Botanicals in Portland, OR
The paired vibe of a circa 1910 drugstore (right down to mosaic tile flooring) with the very of-the-moment floral designs of Alea Joy Bessey and Sarah Helmstetter makes flower-shop magic in downtown Portland.
Shop for: macramé plant hangers, art, candles, staghorn ferns.
Sprout Home in Chicago, IL
Talk about twin pleasures. Sprout Home’s original storefront focuses on flowers, plants, and pots, while Sprout Kitchen + Table, across the street, dishes out everything from serving pieces to hostess gifts.
Shop for: containers, tableware, botanical nonalcoholic spirits.
Table & Tulip in Boston, MA
Tucked into Boston’s atmospheric South End, Andrea Halliday’s classic-leaning floral studio pops up urbanely romantic arrangements, specializes in cultivating everything from topiaries to trellised roses, and sprinkles fine goods among the bounty.
Shop for: window box plants, terrariums, vases.
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The Vine Garden Market in St. Simons Island, GA
With impeccable market-shop style, this small emporium brings into sunlit display the fruits of the Vine’s superb floral, event, and landscape designers. Their signature oyster-shaped containers are a sea-island showstopper.
Shop for: terrariums, books, assorted vases.
Winston Flowers in Greenwich, CT
Adored by designers and hostesses in Fairfield County for its top-shelf design and service, this Greenwich Avenue mainstay is also a spectacular showroom for floral designs, rare flowering plants, and imported indoor and outdoor containers.
Shop for: gourmet gifts, succulent gardens, candles.
Yonder + Studio Choo West in San Francisco, CA
Wild-floral child Alethea Harampolis’s stunning creations (not to mention her Snakeface Apothecary beauty line) pair perfectly with artist Linda Fahey’s superbly curated collection of gifts, jewelry, and ceramics at their shared space in the Richmond District.
Shop for: Snakeface Snake Skin flower cream, canvas totes, tableware.
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We’ve found the very best boutiques for local flower delivery and stylish gifts from coast to coast.