Can you recommend flower delivery in Oakland?

May 3, 2021 6:44 AM

I want to send my sister-in-law in Oakland CA flowers on her birthday. Can you recommend anyplace that does pretty, creative arrangements, and isn't over the top expensive?
posted by swheatie to Grab Bag (7 answers total)

What do you consider expensive? I really like Farmgirl Flowers (based in the Bay Area, though not just a local shop).
posted by pinochiette at 8:48 AM on May 3, 2021 [1 favorite]

I love using Good Eggs for exactly this! They have super cute, affordable bouquets (though perhaps not particularly creative?), plus it's fun to throw in a few snacks / cupcake into the order.
posted by blueberrypuffin at 10:23 AM on May 3, 2021

Seconding Farmgirl Flowers as an excellent florist in the Bay Area.
posted by kdar at 10:49 AM on May 3, 2021 [1 favorite]

Esscents of Flowers is based in Oakland -- they deliver on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays (with cake!). That said, because of Mother's Day this week, they're not able to do Friday (or, I assume, Saturday) deliveries this week.

Brother & Sisters is also based in Oakland, and they deliver seven days a week.
posted by littlemisslaika at 2:56 PM on May 3, 2021

FYI, Farmgirl Flowers has had some major problems with being an abusive workplace and also greenwashing.
posted by quince at 3:07 PM on May 3, 2021 [1 favorite]

We love Wisteria on College Ave. They make nicer arrangements than Farmgirl or Good Eggs, in my opinion. (We've tried all 3.) They aren't cheap, but Farmgirl has gotten awfully pricey too.
posted by equipoise at 10:54 PM on May 4, 2021

Response by poster: In case anyone comes back to this thread. I went with Arjan Flowers. NOT cheap, but their arrangements looked nice. My sister in law was happy.
posted by swheatie at 1:43 PM on May 11, 2021