Best of Philly

Best Florist

2024 Best Mobile Flower Outfit

The Flower Mama

As soon as Elkins Park florist Maeve Gavin’s pearlescent green 1959 Volkswagen flower truck, Rosebud, rolled into town, it became the centerpiece of festivals, markets and private parties. (You may have seen it at the 2024 Flower Show.) Like all the best things in Philly, Rosebud blends quirk and quality. Gavin stocks her mobile flower bar with luscious — often homegrown — blooms ready to be combined into custom bouquets that thrive for weeks. Follow @the.flower.mama on Instagram to see where she’ll be next. Read More »

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2024 Best Wedding: Over-the-Top Florist

Belovely Floral Co.

While this Ambler floral studio can create just about any kind of arrangement for your Big Day, we’re particularly enamored of the hanging installations crafted by owner Lauren Weintraub and her team — colorful poofs of baby’s breath that float above a dance floor or greenery that winds its way among the rafters, forming a leafy canopy under which you’ll say “I do.” Read More »

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2023 Best Wedding: Custom Florist

RAM Floral

One of owner and founder Rebecca DePasquale’s favorite creations is a “floud” — a floral cloud that seems to hover on the ground, on tabletops, and on other surfaces. (She uses elements like pin frogs, shallow vases, and blooms in a cavalcade of colors, primarily sourced from local growers.) You can see the flower-filled feat come to life at your wedding — if you book her services. Read More »

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2023 Best Giftable Bouquets

Bloom Bold Co.

There’s nothing like a hand-tied bouquet to say “I’m thinking about you,” and the iterations by West Philly florist Rashawn Scarbo express that sentiment and more. Her non-traditional arrangements appeal to the more daring eye — they’re resplendent with flowers in spirit-lifting hues (she loves garden roses and dahlias) and interesting foliage. Stop by her regularly scheduled drops around the city to pick up a pre-arranged creation for anyone in your life who needs a burst of color in the day. Read More »

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2022 Best Florist for Turning Your Venue Into a Garden

Fête Urbane

This Drew Barrymore-approved business (the star featured the floral studio on her program thanks to its work with the Philadelphia Flower Show) run by a trio of women — sisters Angela Rayfield and Elizabeth Barrella and mom Maggie Ferrante-Barrella — has a knack for gorgeous installations. By that, we mean greenery-filled creations that seem to grow from the ceiling and bloom-clad entryways that make you feel as if you’ve stepped into a magical oasis. Read More »

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2019 Best Florist

Devon & Pinkett

Here’s the mark of a truly talented florist: Every instance of the work is stylistically varied yet impeccable. Kate McManus, based in Chadds Ford, pulls off classic and romantic, funky and modern and every hybrid in between with bouquets, table arrangements, and larger installations that all feel lush and textured. Read More »

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2017 Best Supermarket Flowers

Wegmans

Thoughtful, sophisticated (never garish) pre-made bouquets, plus tons of fresh stems for you to make your own. So good, one Philly Mag staffer had them do her daughter’s wedding! Read More »

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2017 Best Flower Delivery

Petit Jardin en Ville

Claudia and Vincent Roux have re-created a little bit of Paris in their charming shop. Their arrangements are beautiful, and the attentive service is extraordinary, whether you’re planning a wedding or just need a hostess bouquet. Read More »

134 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA | 215-923-1600 | Website

2016 Best Florist

Nature’s Gallery

The prettiest bunches we've seen of late come from chief designer, Gabriella Nemati, who artfully arranges unusual offerings (succulents, lilacs, parrot tulips, even feathers) with a peerless eye for color and form. Read More »

2124 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA | 215-563-5554 | Website

2014 Best Grab-and-Go Bouquets

Triple Tree Flowers

The King family doesn't go in for fancy arrangements or bells and whistles. (No surprise there: They're Amish.) These growers, who come from Lancaster every Saturday to sell their flowers at the Rittenhouse and Clark Park farmers' markets, put together simple but stunning bouquets so vivid that the kiosk literally stops passersby in their tracks. And you can take one home for as little as $5. Read More »

Rittenhouse and Clark Park farmers markets