Rose Red & Lavender

Kimberly did the most beautiful job on our flowers. She understood exactly what I wanted, her price was very competitive, and when the bouquets showed up to my bridal suite, I was blown away by how perfect they were. I am not a flower expert AT ALL, I had to learn a bit about flowers to try to articulate what I wanted, but at Rose Red and Lavender, they really internalized what I was getting at from a clumsy description and a couple of photos, and they made it more beautiful that I could have imagined. Thank you!

Difficult to find but worth it when you do. Recently had an small, intimate wedding and wanted pastel free flowing type arrangements/​bouquet. Received what I was looking for. A little more height and width would have been nice but overall, I was very happy.
Prices are excellent.

The service and caliber of the flowers sent from this store is very below par and unprofessional. The staff seems young and inexperienced. They delivered unacceptable flowers (small arrangement for large price tag) and instead of offering to do a better one, they said, «sorry you’re disappointed.»

Red Rose did our wedding flowers. They were great and so beautiful. Delivery arrived well before we needed them too and they even called the night before to confirm our color scheme

Dana worked with me all the way from california to make sure a flower order for my friend’s wedding cane through exactly I had envisioned. She was patient and thorough through my many emails and really came through on the day of pick up. Thank you so much Dana! The wedding turned out lovely and I wouldn’t have pulled it off without your help. Highly recommend this place!

The staff is always amazingly friendly and are of great help! I always joke that I have a «black thumb» and can’t keep any plants alive, but they worked with me to find easy maintenance plants within my budget and knowledge. The one missing star is because I fell in love with these Gardena plants last year and they didn’t tell me that gardena’s are a very difficult plant to care for – there are online forums about «suicidal gardenas». It is definitely not their fault that I picked out a plant that I knew nothing about, but a heads up would have been nice, so I knew what I was in for. Aside from that one incident, I really love this place and the ladies who work there. The backyard is beautiful and their cut flowers are to die for, and last a very long time. Try to send lots of people there!

I recently had my wedding ceremony and reception, and I picked this florist for my wedding among other florists. I found this florist when I saw flower decoration for wedding at Brooklyn Winery and liked it. They use wild flowers and succulent plants in arrangement and bouquet, so i thought it was unique. Yet, still fancy and elegant.
I made an appointment with Kimberly and visited the shop for the first time. The shop is little, but cozy. Their decoration is interesting. There are a outside space behind the shop area and there are more plants. It is like a secret space. If you keep going, you will find their office. They were under renovation when I visited early July.
Kimberly’s office is a relaxing space. I think it was relaxing because of Kimberly’s personality, too. She has warm atmosphere. She sent I and my fiancé estimate immediately. She responded for our request when we asked her to adjust the pricing. We really appreciate it.
After paying deposit, Kimberly e-​mailed me a mood board which showed the idea of arrangement and coloring. That was helpful to know how flowers will be prepared on my wedding in advance.
On the wedding day, the bouquet was made elegantly. I picked birch tree arch decoration for the ceremony and we stood in front of the birch tree. The tree was decorated with beautiful white flowers and that was elegant and romantic. Table flower arrangements were in fancy wood box and glass vases. We gave out the arrangement including wood boxes and vases to guests as they leave. They loved to take them home as a souvenir. I am sure their family at home enjoyed the arrangements, too.

Helpful staff. Selection is solid. Good ambience. Not too much hardware but their outside garden is cool.

I love this shop and its «people»,
The shop is so lovely. Arrangements beautiful. Outdoor space filled with wonderful choices!
The best part are the shop «keepers» who are fabulous and most helpful always. The young man in the shop goes out of his way to assist in every way!
A wonderful ‘garden’ experience !!
Go see for yourself!

Gorgeous bouquet! My aunt got me one for my birthday, but I was leaving town, and asked if they could wait two months. They were totally fine with it and kindly and patiently called me in February to work out when and what day they could deliver. Based on her voice, it seems like they delivered it themselves! What great service. Will be using them myself in the future.

This place found me my beautiful Beat Up Creations plates…
GO in, look upward to the left, and you’ll find the most amazing vintage plates in the world. Period.
Everything is placed tastefully and artfully but not micro-​managed. People who stop in seem to be in a convivial mood and let’s face it…
The flowers ROCK here. Lush, vibrant, full of beautiful colors… They keep awhile, and the staff tell you how to keep them with a long life.
«Mrs. Dalloway said she buy the flowers [at Red Rose and Lavender] herself.»

Rose Red & Lavender did the flowers for my wedding. They were absolutely beautiful and I was so happy to to walk into my venue and see all of the stunning arrangements, bouquets and boutonnières. I wanted a lush mix of wildflowers and in various colors, showed Kimberly photos of flowers I liked so she understood exactly what I wanted.
They also arrived at the venue on time, as soon as it opened, to arrange the items.
On top of that, their prices are lower than other florists I looked into.
I highly recommend them.
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My partner and I ordered the boutonnieres for our wedding from Rose Red & Lavender. We shared some photos of our ideas via email and Haley put together exactly what we had in mind. The boutonnieres were perfect, and we received LOTS of compliments.

This adorable little flower shop was a life saver! I walked in two days before I was about to elope, looking for a simple floral headband to match something similar to what my mom wore on her wedding day 30 years ago. I showed them a rough picture of what I was looking for and without question they were confident they could do it. I’d gone to another florist in Williamsburg and they pretentiously told me my order was too specific so they’d charge me $ 250! So you could imagine my excitement and shock when the lovely woman confidently assured me it was an easy project that would cost $ 45!!!
They called me the day of to remind me to pick up the headband and I was floored by how perfect it was! I couldn’t be happier with it! Don’t let the fact that this shop is slightly off the beaten path, it’s worth your time and the money you’ll save!

Kimberly and her team did the flowers for our wedding in June, and they truly exceeded our expectations. On budget, unique, and very thoughtfully done. The planning process with Kimberly was especially great, she was very flexible and really listened to me (and even had the patience to deal with my crazy Mom). I would absolutely recommend this florist for any occasion. She really made our wedding special, and we were so happy with the results.

I’m rather disappointed with this florist. I’m an out-​of-​towner who wanted to send flowers to her BFF who just had major surgery (and was celebrating her 40^th b-​day at the same time). I had done a lot of research to find a vendor in Brooklyn who had a more organic/​non-​FTD feel after having been burnt in the past by cheap looking bouquets. From what I saw on their website, RR&L fit the bill. So I placed an order online.

After paying $ 95 for an everyday bouquet ($ 139 after taxes and delivery), I was excited to hear my BFF’s reaction. When I didn’t hear from my friend, I called RR&L to see if there was a problem.
«I’m sorry, your friend lives just outside of our delivery area so we sent your order to another florist. But don’t worry, we told them what to put in it»
Ugh!!! Why did I put my phone number and email address in the order form if you weren’t going to call me and inform me of such things?!?
Just as you would expect, the other florist delivered an average carnation-​filled bouquet in a cheap 70’s style glass vase that I could have ordered directly from FTD for half the price.
RR&L said: «you got more flowers for your money» –but who wants more carnations?
What a waste.

Honestly, I was all set to dislike this place. I was on their mailing list and got an email a couple years ago about Valentines day like «Don’t buy flowers that were designed in KANSAS» which just really rubbed me the wrong way, as someone who has spent a lot of time in not-​NYC.
However, Sunday morning I was at Crest hardware looking to start my seeds and they just didn’t have what I was looking for, so I decided to pop my head in. Everyone in there was super friendly, and I felt like I got really personalized attention from the girl who helped me (Annie? She had long brown hair in a loose french braid), and ended up leaving with a cute little seedling greenhouse that fit my space perfectly.
They don’t have the biggest selection for gardeners, but their stuff is definitely really cute. The space is small and a little cramped feeling, but the staff knows what they have and can help you get in and out.

So let me tell you about the experience I had a half hour ago…
I almost always use one of three outstanding florists in Brooklyn Heights (Floral Heights, Seaport Florists and James Weir) but this Valentine’s Day, my girlfriend and I are leaving on a long trip Monday so I did not feel like getting an elaborate bouquet for her/​us to admire for a short while before our trip so I decided to use a local place and give them some business. I looked on Unilocal and the closest place to my home is Rose Red & Lavender. I walked into the store and they had a lot of very nice arrangements but it seemed a little pricey for the amount of flowers and type of arrangement but I was in the door already and my girlfriend loves purple and there was one arrangement in particular that caught my eye.
I was apprehensive though as all of the displays looked a little wilted and one of the workers was just going on and on about nothing in particular and I had a feeling that he was going to try and pawn one of those displays off on me.
I told him which one I liked (purposely not handling it and gave him a look as if «please don’t give me that one») and he said he would get it right away and then told me that he would just give me the display, without asking (of course). Now that part was my fault, if I wanted a fresh arrangement I should have said so but I didn’t. But I have also never been to a florist that has offered me a display either.
He then asked me if I wanted him to «wrap it in nice paper and make it look all pretty». Yes! Its Valentines Day! That’s the whole point, no?!
So I looked around the store a little, paid and left. I carried the arrangement home, three long blocks. I open the «brown paper bag» he stuffed it in (yes, brown paper bag) and low and behold he took a piece of purple tissue paper and literally wrapped it around the glass jar. No bow, no tie string, no attempt to make it look nice… just no effort.
I called to speak to this guy and mentioned that I was just in the store and a nice woman listened and offered for me to bring the arrangement back and she would give me a fresh arrangement but honestly, I have no desire to traverse the puddles (lakes) of melting snow for six long blocks (3 each direction) carrying a floral arrangement in the cold.
I took a purple bow off of a box of chocolates that I bought for my girlfriend, threw the tissue paper away and tied the ribbon around the jar. It looks nice enough (please note RR&L, minimal effort from an amateur). Hopefully she won’t notice how some of the flowers are a bit wilted.
Long and short of it. They just don’t really seem to give a shit. Take you business elsewhere.

Went here looking for terranium DIY stuff. Store was quite small, somewhat disorganized — tho suppose that most plant shops look a little unorganized, especially when they have such limited space. Prices for terranium glass/​fishbowls were pretty high, like $ 30 for just the glass. Comparatively, went to Sprout up the road in Williamsburg, much more affordable. Can also just get those jars, similar type things from recycle, vintage shops. So I’d try those or even hardware stores before going here for that again.
No one said hi or bye, which wasn’t expected but for such a small shop, seems like a good idea to at least engage or make eye contact. That didn’t affect my rating tho, rating is based solely on selection, price.

Unfortunately, the bad review and bad experience was not caused by the people I encountered. The receptionist and woman helping her were both friendly, professional and very helpful. They helped me pick out and gift to be delivered to my friend’s parents’ house for Father’s day.
I picked out some things to be delivered. I didn’t meet the minimum for delivery so I let them add to my bill (for no additional merchandise) to meet the minimum. I suggested this because I really needed it delivered and didn’t want it to be an excessive gift. I paid $ 30 for the delivery on top of the minimum total bill.
Here’s where it gets bad.
The guy that delivered made the 70 something year old man carry his own bag of soil and pots up the stairs. THEN asks them for money for a tip! He pays him. The mans daughter calls me and tells me what happened and she’s obviously upset. This was a gift and they knew it! I paid for delivery. How do you demand a tip and not even deliver to the front door. WOW. outstanding customer service.

So tite

I needed a beautiful bouquet of flowers in a pinch so I quickly Unilocaled flowers in Brooklyn. Rose Red & Lavender was the first choice with 5 solid stars! I drove, parked, and walked in the day AFTER Thanksgiving. Of course, nothing is left, but somehow, a bouquet was made.
It was beautiful and lasted so much longer than a bodega bunch of flowers. Rose Red is kinda pricey, but that is what you have to do for a quality bouquet.
I actually went back again before New Years to buy another bouquet with a cheaper $ 30 price tag. A week after buying, the flowers are actually at the full bloom and looking great.
I have finally found my flower shop in Williamsburg. It is the best.

Wonderful!
I had a Groupon for this store so I thought it was time I stopped in and got myself something nice and useful.
An employee (I’m sorry I did not get his name) helped me select herbs (two kinds of basil, chives, and Italian parsley) and create an indoor windowbox. He then planted them for me, and when I left, I had a ready-​to-​use in the kitchen herb garden. (There’s a photo of it here too!)
Red Rose and Lavender has a wide selection of pots and plants (many kinds of herbs, chilis, and vegetables). The box I got was just what I wanted and I could not have asked for a more helpful person to put it all together and tell me how to maintain it.
Highly recommended, and I will definitely be back.