The 125 Interesting Florists List for 2022

By Tonneli Grüetter

Here are our choices for the most interesting florists across North America and U.S. Territories for 2022.

When discussing the monumental task of determining the 125 most exciting florists across North America and U.S. Territories, in celebration of Florists’ Review’s 125th year in print, we knew a challenge was ahead. Before we could start researching florists and floral designers, we first had to set some parameters. What types of florists should we count on our list, and how should we rate them?  We also wanted to give some flower love to floral artists who are not necessarily the big celebrated names but those who are rooting in communities through innovation and kindness.

More than a century ago when  Florists’ Review magazine started, and where flowerpowerdaily’s Jill Brooke is also an editor, this answer would have been simple: We acknowledge them based on their sales volume. However, in 2022, things aren’t so simple. Over the past 125 years, a lot has changed, and our floral community has grown stronger, more innovative, more diverse and even more beautiful. The modern field of floristry is a beautiful tapestry of many colors, with no two threads quite like another. Long gone are the days of business monoculture. So, we asked ourselves, “Would we be rating florists by average customer review, number of awards, official certifications? Or perhaps by genre?” We also asked ourselves, “Should we be counting only brick-and-mortar flower shops? What about studio florists, farmer-florists, floral educators, etc.?”

After asking these important questions, we knew the answers. In an industry so beautifully diverse, there could be no perfect score system, and to leave out any category of florist because it didn’t perfectly fit into the box of what a professional florist’s business model once looked like would be a disservice to our community. So, instead of rating the top florists in North America, we bring you this compendium of “125 Florists to Be Celebrated.” Counted in these ranks are luxury event florists, historic multigeneration flower shops, farmer-florists and more. You will find pillars of our community, including not only long-celebrated flower businesses but also young entrepreneurs making a big splash. We believe that these 125 flower businesses and floral artists are the best and brightest stars in our industry in 2022.

Furthermore, flowerpowerdaily will also unveil a separate list of  50 of the most innovative florists in New York and Florida this week as well.

Enjoy the beauty and buy flowers. They make pe0ple happier. And come visit the work of these artists.

NEW ENGLAND

1. Bad Rabbit Flowers @badrabbitflowers Portland, ME 
2. Mary Stuart @marystuartflowers New Canaan CT
3. York Flower Shop @yorkflowershop York, ME
4. The Wild Dahlia @wilddahlia_ Pembroke, MA 
5. Ebenezer Decorations @ebenezerdecorations Boston, MA
6. Apotheca flowers @apothecaflower Goffstown, NH

   

7. Popped with Phebe @poppedwithphebe Nottingham, NH
8. Sweet Talk Floral @sweettalkfloral Providence, RI
9. Semia Floral @flowersbysemia Providence, RI
10. Chawna Cota Floral Studio @chawnacotafloralstudio Winooski, VT
11. West Lane @westlaneflowers Colchester, VT

Mid East

1. Designs by Oochay @designsbyoochay Gaithersburg, MD 
2. Victoria Clausen Floral Events @victoriaclausenflorals Baltimore, MD
3. Mood motif floral studio @mood_motif Delaware City, DE
4. Blue Jasmine Floral @bluejasminefloral Berkeley Heights NJ

   

5. Jennifer Reed Designs, @jenniferdesignsevents NJ

   

6. East Olivia @eastolivia New York, NY
7. Fox Fodder Farm @foxfodderfarm Brooklyn, NY
8. Texture Florals @textureflorals Philadelphia PA 
9. Susan Davis @freshdesignsflorist Philadelphia PA
10. Ursula Gunther EMC, CFD @fleursdc Washington, DC

    

11. Holly Chapple, @hollychapple Waterford, VA
12. Sweet Root Village @sweetrootvillage Alexandria VA

Great Lakes

1. Andrew Thomas Design @andrewthomasdesign Wooster, OH
2. Plank and Pistil @planksandpistils Chicago IL
3. Pomp & Bloom @pompandbloom Columbus, IN 
4. JP Parker Flowers @jpparkerflowers Indianapolis, IN

   

5. Twisted Stem @twistedstem Crystal Lake, IL
6. Modern Day Collective @moderndaycollective Grand Rapids, MI 
7. Violet Rose Floral @violetrosefloral, Utica, MI
8. Stems Fleur @stems_fleur Cleveland Heights OH
9. Lisa Larsen @sunborngardens Mount Horeb, WI 
10. Remingtons flowers & co @remingtonsflowers Milwaukee WI

Plains

1. Ashley Fox Designs @ashleyfoxdesigns Woodbury, MN
2. Uprooted @uprooteddesigns Iowa City, IA 
3. Alissa’s Flower Farm @alissasflowerfarmdesigns Hull, IA
4. Limestone floral @limestonefloral Wichita, KS 
5. Free State Flora @freestateflora Wichita. KS
6. Studio Fleurette @studiofleurette Twin Cities, MN
7. Studio Dan Meiners @studiodanmeiners Kansas City, MO 
8. Floraloom @floraloom Kansas City, MO
9. Kin flower @kinflowerink Lincoln, NE 
10. Of The Earth @oftheearthweddings Lincoln, NE.

    

11. Love Always Floral @lovealwaysfloral Bismarck, ND 
12. Allison Lunde @floretandfoliage Fargo, ND
13. Bella Rosa Flower Market @bellarosafloral Sioux Falls SD

South East

1. Aniska Creations @aniskacreations Miami, FL
2. Hothouse Design Studio @hothousedesignstudio Birmingham AL 
3. Dana’s Floral Design, @danasfloraldesign Prattville AL
4. Tipton Hurst @tiptonhurst Little Rock AR 
5. Pigmint @pigmintdotcom Fayetteville AR 
6. Petunias @petuniasflorals Tampa, FL
7. Charleston Street @charlesstonstreet Augusta, GA

   

8. Flaura Botanica @flaurabotanica Atlanta, GA 
9. Brownings Flower Truck, @browningsflowertruck Lexington, KY 
10. Botanica @Botanica_lou Louisville, KY
11. Antigua Floral & Styling @antiguafloral New Orleans LA 
12. Bella Blooms Floral @Bellabloomsfloral Metairie, LA
13. Fresh Cut @freshcutofjxn Flowood, MS
14. Blossom & Bone Florals @blossomandboneflorals Durham, NC

    

15. Elan House @elanhouse Raleigh NC
16. Petaloso @wearepetaloso Charleston, SC 
17. Your Signature Designs @your_signature_designs Ladson, SC
18. Petals & fields @petalsandfields Nashville, TN

    

19. Garden District @gardendistrict_memphis Memphis, TN
20. Rooted in Flora @rootedinflora Buckhannan, WV 
21. West Virjeni @westvirjeni Shepherdstown, WV

South West

1. Dana Flanik @thefloraltheory Gilbert, AZ 
2. Bloom Maven @bloommaven Tucson, AZ
3. Stinkos Las Vegas @stinkoslasvegas Las Vegas, NV

   

4. Twist Flowers @twistflowers Reno, NV
5. Nicole Smedley Events @nicolesmedleyevents Dallas, TX 
6. Ace Berry @aceberryaifd Fulshear, TX
7. Earth & Sky Floral @earthskyfloral Laguna, NM 
8. Renegade Floral @renegadefloral Santa Fe, NM
9. Poppy’s Garden @poppys_garden Muskogee OK 
10. Ever Something @eversomething Tulsa, OK

Rocky Mountains

1. Valen Ibarra, @blumenhaus__ Denver, CO 
2. Petals by Piper @petalsbypiper Boulder CO
3. Two hands floral @twohandsfloral Sun Valley, ID 
4. Boise At Its Best @boiseflowers Boise, ID.

   

5. The Flower Hat @theflowerhat Bozeman, MT 
6. Mum’s Floral & Home @mumsflowersmt Whitefish, MT
7. Mandy Ogaz Event Floral @thepottedpansy UT 
8. Flower Imagination @flowerimagination Salt Lake City, UT
9. Historia Florals @historiaflorals Jackson WY 
10. Whirly Girl Flowers @_whirlygirl Sheridan,WY

Far West

 

1. Maurice Harris @Bloomandplume, Los Angeles CA 
2. Brandon Scott Mclean, @brandonscottmclean Homer, AK 
3. Bloomsbury Blooms, @bloomsburyblooms Sutton AK
4. Christina Yan @bellevuefloralco Napa, CA
5. Sammy’s Flowers @sammysflowers Portland, OR 
6. Color Theory Design Co, @colotheorydesign.co Portland, OR
7. The London Plane @londonplaneseattle Seattle WA
8. Anthesis co. @anthesisco Spokane WA

   

9. Passion Roots A Floral Atelier @passionroots Oahu, HI 
10. Drew Murphy @accidental.florist Honolulu, HI

US Territories

1. Maribel Ramirez @theflowersculture San Juan, PR 
2. Emilio Olabarrieta @emilioolabarrieta San Juan, PR
3. Bellisima florals and events bellisima_florals_and_events Yigo, Guam 
4. Amore Florist & Events @flowers.by.amore Tamuning, Guam 
5. Bou-quet @sallys_bouquet St John, USVI 
6. Roses Too @rosestooflowers St Thomas, USVI 
7. Island Flowers by Liana Eastern District, AS 
8. House of Flowers Creations Fagatogo, AS

Canada

1. Hana by Celsia @hanabycelsia Vancouver BC 
2. Seaberry Garden @seaberrygarden Victoria BC
3. Flowers by Janie @flowersbyjanie Calgary, AB 
4. Fabloomosity @fabloomosity Edmonton, AB
5. Blossoms Florals @blossomsflorals Saskatoon, SK 
6. Wascana Flower Shoppe @wascanaflowershoppe Regina, SK
7. Stone House Weddings @stonehouseweddings Winnipeg,MB  
8. Beyond Flowers @beyond_flowers winnipeg, MB
9. Antonio Valente Flowers @antoniovalenteflowers Thornhill, ON 
10. Giancarlo Mandolfo @floral_designs_by_g Toronto, ON 
11. Bell Jar Botanicals @belljarbotanicals Montreal, QB 
12. Westmount Florist @westmountflo Westmount, QB
13. The Peony & Pear @thepeonyandpear St.Andrews NB
14. Props Floral Design @propsfloral Halifax NS 
15. KoKo Mod @kokomodfloral Dartmouth, NS

    

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