London’s Best Florists For The Loveliest Bouquet
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The city’s floral scene is well and truly in bloom
Valentine’s Day is almost here, but you never need an excuse to buy your loved one a special bouquet (especially if that loved one is yourself). Looking for the best florists and flower delivery services in London? Whether you’re after romantic wildflowers or pretty peonies, elaborate bouquets or a single rose, London is blossoming with florists ready to fulfil all floral desires with the click of a button. Here’s our pick of the bunch.
London’s Best Florists & Flower Delivery Services
The Real Flower Company
After noticing the lack of locally-sourced, scented flowers on the market, Rosebie Morton decided to launch her own florist in 1999. The Real Flower Company grows and sells finely scented cut roses, flowers, herbs and foliage, which are grown on LEAF-accredited UK farms, then handpicked and arranged into beautiful bouquets and displays. Better still, the company has impressive eco-credentials: it’s climate-positive and carbon-negative, meaning nothing has been grown with pesticides and you won’t find any plastic in the packaging. Order online or visit one of the lovely London stores.
Address: Chelsea (66 New Kings Road London SW6 4LT, United Kingdom) & Hampstead (3 Swain’s Lane London N6 6AG, United Kingdom)
Neill Strain
A pioneering florist, Neill Strain is London’s go-to luxury florist since 2008, spanning award-winning installations to beautiful arrangements for the one you love. There are two venues to shop in London and you’ll spot them a mile away thanks to their stunning facade installations, showcasing a taste of what’s in store when you step inside. No time to visit? You can order arrangements online, too.
Address: Belgravia (11 West Halkin Street Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8JL) & Harrods (87–135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge London, SW1X 7XL)
McQueens Flowers
Since beginning its life as a tiny shop in Shoreditch in 1991, McQueens Flowers has become one of the world’s most prestigious internationally-acclaimed florists. You’ll spot their fashion-forward, design-led displays in top London hotels, but they also create some of the most striking hand-tied bouquets around, available online with nationwide delivery, same-day in London. McQueens is also known for its floristry courses.
Sage Flowers
If you’re after a more unusual bouquet, Sage Flowers should be your go-to. It’s the brainchild of Romy St Clair and Iona Mathieson Sage, neither of whom received any formal training in floristry – which, they believe, is why their designs stand out. The Peckham-based florist moves away from traditional arrangements, using a variety of dried and dyed items alongside fresh flowers. This has attracted a whole host of big names, including Stormzy, Gucci and Rhianna’s Fenty. Aside from the aesthetics, Sage Flowers aims to be a force for good, with both Iona and Romy big advocates for young female entrepreneurship and diversifying floristry.
Address: 6 Station Passage, London SE15 2JR
Nikki Tibbles Wild at Heart
Renowned for her opulent, visionary and creative approach to flowers, Nikki Tibbles has been creating spectacular floral arrangements for over 20 years. Her Notting Hill store is a sight to behold – and you may well have been lured inside to pick up a bouquet for yourself. If not, Wild at Heart also offers same-day delivery in London and next-day nationwide.
Address: 222 Westbourne Grove, London, W11 2RH
Freddie’s Flowers
You’ve probably seen these pedal bikes zipping around London… Headed by the eponymous Freddie, Freddie’s Flowers is a carbon neutral flower delivery service shipping curated bouquets to homes across the London and the UK. Seasonal, fresh and, most importantly, beautiful.
Bloom & Wild
Petal pioneers Bloom & Wild fit their bouquets into letterbox-sized packaging to ensure delivery is always possible. Offering free next-day delivery on orders placed before 10pm, it’s perfect for the forgetful among us – there’s even an app allowing you to send flowers at the tap of a button.
Ellie Hartley
The great-granddaughter of a flower-seller on Portobello Road, floristry is in Ellie Hartley’s blood. She began her career working at the family flower shop in Notting Hill, before going on to work for some of the biggest names in the floristry world. In 2016 she opened her own boutique on Mayfair’s Dover Street – linked to the renowned Brown’s Hotel – which sells a range of gorgeous blooms, available to have delivered all over London.
Address: Brown’s, 24 Dover St, London W1S 4LX
Bloom
One of the UK’s very first sustainable flower delivery company, Bloom is really special. Founded by celebrity florist Larry Walshe, the vision was to offer ethical and environmental choices for customers who don’t want to compromise on the quality, style or beauty of their bouquets, plants and accessories. Not only are the floral arrangements absolutely stunning, they are 100 percent plastic-free; every piece of packaging that arrives with a Bloom flower order is recyclable and/or compostable.
Flowerbx
Founders Whitney Bromberg Hawkings and Adam Wilkie worked at Tom Ford for 20 years before launching Flowerbx, so you can guarantee the sleekest of bouquets. Not only do the designs offer an elegant and clean aesthetic, flowers are sourced directly from the growers, meaning they’re fresher and come at a lower cost.
Address: The Chancery Rosewood (Blackburne’s Mews, London W1K 1AB) & Corinthia London (Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2BD)
Grace & Thorn
Founded in 2011 by Nik Southern, this trendy East London florist began its life from a tiny studio on Kingsland Road, and now runs a nationwide delivery service, same-day in London. Grace & Thorn is known for its off-beat approach to floral and plant styling: there’s a focus on interesting textures, with bouquets drawing inspiration from the worlds of art and fashion.
Address: Unit 1, 5 Mentmore Terrace, London E8 3PN
JamJar Flowers
The idea for JamJar Flowers started in founder Melissa Richardson’s Sussex home, where she would collect wildflowers from the woods and arrange them in jam jars on the kitchen table. In 2009 she turned her passion into a business, and so JamJar Flowers was born. The company grew – they now operate from a Dickensian-inspired studio in Kennington and create displays for lavish places like Sketch and Chiltern Firehouse – but the simple, unfussy principles remain. Seasonal bouquets come in an array of colours, presented in jam jars, pickle jars, giant jars and enamel buckets.
Floom
Founded by Lana Elie, this Deliveroo-style service allows you to browse bouquets from a selection of local, independent florists throughout London. They offer same-day delivery, too.
