The Best Florists in Toronto

Clearly this list is incomplete; You've missed Lib & Ido's Rose Emporium on Dupont - the best place to find roses in the city, in my opinion.

there's a good store on Broadview, just south of Danforth, at 689 Broadview Ave, specifically - excellent arrangements

I called several of the florists listed on this page. They may be very artsy and all that however they are very expensive and I can't afford the prices they charge for the few flowers they give. I found the Best Florist in Toronto they are called Blooms N Gifts. The Prices are really good, you can get great flowers and artistically Designed from only 29.99 They are much better prices than any of the florist listed above. The web site is www.bloomsngifts.com with Free Delivery Same Day.

@Cathy

Wow, you so obviously work at that flower store you are blatantly promote.

Your website sucks.

Just wanted to let you know about a new find, on Yonge St. just north of Summerhill Subway. They have a cool name which is what got me drawn into the store. Great flowers and some really eye catching displays. Anyway the prices fair considering what they have.

Oh yeah the name is the Chocolate Tulip and it's near the Rosedale vet.

Dayle Crawford at Burst flowers and jewelry did all my wedding flowers. They were better than he promised. He did my girlfriends wedding flowers too - they were gorgeous! Of all the florists in the Queen W area he's the only one that really listened to what I wanted. Thank you Dayle!

We used Helen at The Chocolate Tulip for our small reception. They did beautiful work, especially considering we had no idea what we wanted, lol. We must have changed our minds a million times. I am sure we drove her nuts cause I know we drove our family crazy.

In the end it was exactly what we wanted and our guest loved the designs. Thanks so much for making the day so beautiful for us.

I was looking to send flowers and found a place on line called bloomsnroses. They had advertised that they had 'free shipping' and after they told me the price of my order, I was a little shocked and called them back. In order to get free shipping I would have had to order from their website and if I wanted to cancel I would have to pay $29.95 and send them a fax stating that I would pay that amount. In other words I was really taken advantage of. I know you are looking for great places but this is indeed the WORST place.

Flower Plus at Bayview and Eg is one of the nicest flower shops I have ever seen. Here's one way to test a flower shop: Walk into the center of the showroom, close your eyes, spin around and point. Open your eyes and see if what you are pointing at inspires you. Try this at Flower Plus, and no matter what direction you turn, you'll see something that's beautiful if not inspiring.

I have worked as a freelance floral designer in some of the more "boutique" floral design shops & studios in both Toronto and New York and am pretty familiar with most of the florists and floral designers in the city. For the most part, the top 10 Florists featured are boutique florists (not Kay & Young - this is a flower market). This basically means that these are higher style florists that do contemporary/modern arrangements using higher quality and out-of-the-ordinary florals, foliage and containers. Their style is often much more unique, trendy and exquisite. Now just because a florist has been in the biz for a very long time it doesn't mean they offer superior flowers for a shop that's been around just a few years. In fact, a shop that's been open for 15+ years has often changed ownership several times, and more often they stick to old methods and traditional flower styles and types of flowers (think a basket or ginger vase arrangement which may include leather leaf ferns, carn, mums, petal-stripped roses, baby's breath, snapdragons, glads and/or daisies. This isn't 1985 people... flowers have come a long way but unfortunately a lot of the older shops haven't adapted. And examples of shops that I would put in this group certainly include previous suggestions such as 416-Florist, Ital, Canadiana, Aprile & Martins the Flower people. These aren't Florists that even come close to the level of design, quality and style that most of the shops that made the top-10 are at. That being said... I don't agree with all of the choices (Demarco-Perpich have really gone down hill since ownership changed). Also, some shops are grossly overpriced. Such as Lidia's Fiori, Fresh, Teatro Verde, Rosedale Flowers & Emblem to name a few). They all do gorge work but charge an absolute fortune for high-end work that are mirrored by a lot of talented younger shops that are much more reasonable.

That being said, I've heard fabulous things about Floris (couldn't find a website, but they are listed at 1670 Avenue Rd 416-787-7111). I've heard they do very high-end comparable to the aforementioned shops. A friend of mine uses them regularly and had her (fabulously stylish) wedding done by them. I have to say, that as someone from the trade... I was truly blown away. I'd never seen yellow peonies before... spectacular! Their designs were opulent, original and the quality of the blooms were very evident to someone that's worked around flowers. I've also seen beautiful work come out of Thriving Metropolis (uber modern) and East of Eliza on Gerrard.

I went to Floris for my engagement and wedding flowers and I couldn't be happier with the results. The owners are a mother daughter team and Sarah (the daughter) was amazing.. She's like a real life flower wikipedia! I booked a consultation with her and she was so much more helpful and easy going than the other 2 places that I went to to talk wedding flowers. It felt like I was talking to a friend about my wedding rather than going through a transaction. My wedding was 180 guests at The Windsor Arms and aside from my dress, the flowers were my favorite part! She works with all the different venues so she was really familiar with the space and what colours & look worked well in the ballroom. I like that they're not a studio but a retail floral boutique so their fridge was always packed with unusual and exquisite flowers every time I went to her store. I had a consultation with a studio because my wedding planner works with one, but looking at pictures wasn't enough for me. Sarah took the time to pull different things from her fridge and when it came to making me a sample, I LOVED what she came up with. She created low tight arrangements of antique hydrangeas, dahlias, antique roses and french tulips that were just spectacular. And I just LOVED my bouquet of all mokara orchids! Super friendly ladies and I continue to use them for my everyday flower deliveries personally and for work. I HIGHLY recommend the ladies at Floris :)

Floris @1670 avenue road 416-787-7111

I also want to shout out East of Eliza. GREAT arrangements, and lots of houseplants, good advice and a laugh.

Sorry to see that sweet shop in Kensington Market not listed here. Wilda at WilBe Bloomin always makes me look good and I usually just tell what the occasion is and she whips up something beautiful, appropriate and on budget.

and you missed Jaidens Pedals on Ossington. Unique and wonderful flowers

I love Jenny's Flower Boutique on Danforth (1898 Danforth Ave. - West of Woodbine).
Jenny made a beautiful bouquet within my limited budget ($20) ... added a nice touch for my boss' birthday.

LOVE Thriving Metropolis!! In almost 10 years they have never let me down for corporate arrangements or personal. I have given and received and their flowers are beautiful, fresh and unique. And their customer service is impeccable.

Loved the comments above, if North of Toronto try De Rose Designs & Floral. Unique floral , great quality and service. Cute lil' french inspired shop. One of my favs.
www.derosedesigns.ca

Garden's Path is my favorite store. It's now located on Queen E at Carlaw. They do beautiful and creative arrangements at reasonable prices. The owner, John, is really friendly and helpful. I've had lots of arrangements sent to friend from garden's Path and they are always beautiful. They also have interesting house plants. A must on a best-of list for flower stores in Toronto.

I have used their services and was very disappointed! The ordered arrived a day late, and it wasn't even the right order. We ordered a peace lily plant, the plant arrived without any lilies which defeated the whole purpose of ordering a peace lily plant.
It might be cheaper, but what's the point of sending someone flowers when they don't get it at the right time and when it finally arrives, it's not what you paid for.

I would highly recommend Wedding Masters for your wedding flowers. They did an amazing job at our wedding. The flowers were beautiful and the service they provided was amazing. Wedding Masters' staff was very detail oriented and made sure everything was perfect for our special day. The cherry on top was their amazing prices, almost half of most retail florists. They currently have an Early Bird special, check them out at www.weddingmasters.com

I understand that this list gets updated on Valentine's Day because it's "the" flower day, but for those of us trying not to get screwed with last minute rushes, it would be nice to have an updated list a week or more in advance. Looking for suggestions in the west end . . . anyone?

Our wedding was done by Events in Bloom last fall and it was amazing!!! west end studio, great prices and service. The owner is Leesa and she was such a pleasure to work with...have recommended 3 friends to her now! :)

I really like Coriander Girl. When I lived in the hood I bought from her all the time. I still make special trips, even though I am now on the East side.

No love for Sweet Woodruff?

The best I've ever come across with is David White Flowers at the Manulife Center on Bloor. They are so helpful and I've never been disappointed. Great selection and Very friendly!

YANG'S FLOWER MARKET at Davenport and Avenue Road is definitely my all-time favourite flower shop in Toronto, despite always being full of wedding planners climbing all over you to get that perfect sprig of freesias.

Jamie, glad you mentioned Peter Pauls Flowers on the Danforth. My girlfriend, Rada, is the owner. She is an incredible artist and truly passionate about what she offers to her customers.

I visited different flower shops in GTA and found one of the best from my point of view. Their name is Fleurever (very romantic name). This flower shop located in Thornhill, Yonge & Steeles. This store doesn't run for the money and that is why they have fresh flowers always. Everyday they have at least 10 ($35-100) different arrangement in one of their 3 walking coolers. These arrangement are made not for the pre-orders but for regular retail. I visit them at least once a week and can tell you it is real boutique. If you are waiting for your flowers you can relax seating on the nice love chair and watching some movies about flowers. Fleurever is a kingdom of the flowers. Highly recommend.