OUR STORY

I was reared in the floral industry.  My first job was helping my uncle around one of his shops after school and during breaks.  At the time, it was one of the largest florists in the country with a chain of retail locations as well as a sprawling wholesale division.   We traced our beginnings back five generations to a wholesale florist, which provided most of the calla lilies sold up and down the Eastern Seaboard from the Chester Arthur Administration to the interwar years; garnering our founder the moniker, “the Calla Lily King” and organically from that grew a chain of retail stores and garden centers.

Eventually, I graduated to delivery and then my uncle saw I had a knack for design, and I was trained and never looked back.  Graduating from college, I rejoined the firm and was given charge of the store, where I once swept floors and cut flowers.  Time flew by with my first marriage, birth of my son and then ultimately a divorce rounded out the decade.  Looking back-leaving was one of my biggest regrets.  But a career in law, a new life with a new wife and additional children beckoned.

But that too came to an end-and I found myself at a crossroads looking back and remembering when some of the happiest moments of my life were.  So, throwing caution to the wind-I decided to reenter the industry I have loved since I was a child, and while we may not be as big as my family’s once was, I learned from them the importance of exceeding every customer’s expectations every time.   Moving home from Manhattan, my son has since joined me-marking six generations in the floral industry.  So, I encourage you to come visit us at our brick & mortar shop or join us online via our blog and social media to follow along in our adventure as we recreate some of that magic from the past.