Best of Boston

Best Florist

Photograph by Jessica Scranton

2011 Best Florist, North

Roses and Thistle

Marblehead
With their bright green walls and bevy of blooms, Tracey Scott's shops are verdant, Zenlike refuges. Browse the spectacular orchids, succulents, and colorful vases, or [...] read more»
2011 Best Florist, West

Derby Farm Flowers & Gardens

Arlington
Basic blooms may get the job done, but why stop there? Order one of owner Barbara Popolow's spectacular bouquets — a cluster of tulips and [...] read more»
2011 Best Florist, South

Winston Flowers

Hingham
Another housewarming party doesn't have to mean another lame potted plant—at least not if it's from this venerable local chain's Hingham outpost, which boasts not [...] read more»
2010 Best Florist, Floral Designer

Hallie Krechevsky

Cambridge
It's the thought that counts, but too often pricey flower arrangements arrive as if no thought went into them at all. Not so in Hallie [...] read more»
2009 Best Florist

Twig

Boston
Unless they're dead (or dyed), we welcome almost any flowers that come our way—which is why it takes an outstanding florist to go beyond pretty, [...] read more»
2008 Best Florist

Ilex Designs

Boston
Unlike those florists who oversalt otherwise decent bouquets with fillers and flourishes, Ilex co-owners Andrew Anderson and Carol Sharp are as restrained with their creations [...] read more»
2007 Best Florist, South

Winston Flowers

Hingham
This family-owned company, which began as a Newbury Street pushcart more than 50 years ago and now has seven stores to its name, seems to [...] read more»
2007 Best Florist

Twig

Boston
Some florists scare you off with raggedly stocked refrigerator cases and their fondness for baby's breath and similarly out-of-date fillers. Others make you nervous with [...] read more»
2007 Best Florist, North

Fiddlehead

Salem
Reaching for romance, many florists dress their posies in frills of ribbon and corsets of ferns: courtly, demure, a peck on the cheek. Contrast that [...] read more»
2006 Best Florist, North

Les Fleurs

Andover
There's not a sprig of baby's breath, tacky filler greenery, or tinsel-like anything in sight at this Andover florist. The bright, tasteful store contains classically [...] read more»