Marguerite Gardens

I can’t say enough about this excellent flower shop! We try our best to support our local businesses and there was no doubt in our minds to have Marguerite Gardens supply our wedding arrangements. My husband has bought me flowers from their shop before so we knew how fresh and vibrant the flowers would be. Paul was efficient, attentive, and made our visions come to life! Our wedding flowers were absolutely gorgeous.

I live right down the street from Marguerite Gardens, but somehow had never walked in. I stopped by to make a bouquet for a baby shower earlier this summer, and was immediately taken aback by how gorgeous this shop is. My mom was growing the flowers for the tables at my upcoming wedding, but I knew instantly this was the place to buy flowers for my bouquet! The day before my wedding I stopped in and Laura helped me pick out some incredible flowers to compliment the zinnias my mom had grown. My bouquet was unique and stunning and I got so many compliments, and the price was incredibly reasonable. This shop is not just beautiful, but warm and not as stuffy as some floral shops I’ve been into around the area. They seem like very kind women who love beautiful flowers, and that makes this one of the loveliest spots in Ukrainian Village. Thank you for adding some extra beauty to my wedding day!

We came in from the far western suburbs for a memorial service. Lisa and Nicole were working that day. Lisa made up a beautiful arrangement for us while Nicole assisted other customers. I can’t tell you how pleasant the experience was and how much easier it made our day. Thanks!

Best experience I’ve ever had with a flower shop, by far. Staff was helpful and knowledgeable but not condescending, prices seem reasonable, and the selection was broad. Will return every time.

THIS FLOWER SHOP MAKES ME SO HAPPY
Every week I come in to purchase something to brighten up my living room. Their selection is beautiful ranging from classic to exotic. I just haven’t seen better, more intriguing flowers. I always leave a little giddy, knowing how great my home will look with a few new stems from marguerite.
The customer service is great. They’ll let you be if you wanna do your thang. But if you need suggestions, they’re very knowledgeable and friendly!
GREAT FOR SUCCULENTS, TOO!

What a beautiful shop! I told them how much i wanted to spend and they put together a beautiful bouquet for me. Their roses are the best i’ve seen in the city. I will definitely come back.

Incredibly happy with my experience here. I came in to get flowers for my aunt’s birthday. They have a gorgeous selection of beautiful, unique and exotic flowers. Both sales associates helped me team up to find the right flowers to create the perfect bouquet. My aunt was very happy and so surprised! It made a great experience even better. I would definitely recommend getting flowers here.

Not sure what happened to this place. Marguerite Gardens has never been cheap, but at least it used to be really good, with distinctive, bountiful bouquets that justified the higher price. In the past year or so, though, the quality and the quantity of the flowers in their bouquets have noticeably deteriorated. You can easily spend $ 60 on a bouquet of okay-​looking flowers that barely fill a standard vase. Plus, there’s a manager or owner who’s always there but never seems to acknowledge or even notice her customers; she just sullenly stares at her computer or the flowers.
The shop itself is very cute, and it’s great having a local florist in Andersonville, but as much as I hate to say it, I’ve decided I’d be better off just buying the standard $ 15 bouquets from a grocery store.

They helped me a month before my arrival [day after Xmas] to put together an arrangement for my memorial site. 1^st time I have been back in almost 20 yrs. Asked for 5 Calla Lilies just like my G’ma had in her bridal bouquet when she married my G’pa.
Flowers were awesome, thank you!

I went in a little after they opened on a Friday, and I really didn’t know what I wanted, accept for I was getting married at city hall, and I wanted flowers for my partner. The florist that helped me was amazing. She picked through my scattered brain, and produced a beautiful floral arrangement that embodied the joy of my day and the beauty of the season.

Ordered a rose flower arrangement for my girlfriend. She received tulips instead of roses. We called their number and talked to manager Paul who was extremely rude and completely unaccomodating. Worst customer service ever. He said he would email the invoice and then hung up.

Marguerite Gardens another local spot I hadn’t heard of until yesterday. Located right on Clark St in Andersonville Marguerite Gardens is a boutique flower shop. You can pick out your own flowers and arrange them yourself — or their friendly staff will sort it out for you.
The space is very friendly and calming — and it certainly is a step above flower shops with pre-​made bouquets.
If you’re looking for some flowers, with a personal touch, this is your spot!

If you do not suffer from any allergies related to flowers, pollen, etc. you will love this place. I love the smell of fresh flowers! They also have such great modern industrial pieces that are eye catching. I love walking by here and seeing what window display they have going on.
I picked up some random pieces here last week from their sale cart. They were unique finds!
In addition to flowers, they also have home goods and decorative items here. This is one of my favorite shops on Clark. Definitely stop by if you get the chance!

Disappointed! My two dads ordered three corsages and two boutonieres for their wedding this past weekend. The flowers were kept in refrigeration over night as instructed but just two hours out they were already withered. The gardenia flower used for the two matching boutonieres appeared to have been one flower cut in half to make two items. Since this was their wedding, they were hoping for something more special.
I admit that I have not spoken with them about this but there is very little that can be done at this time. The wedding day has passed, the costly price has been paid and it is over. This is just a caution to others to be sure you get what you think you are purchasing.
I give them a snarl.

This is a difficult review to write/​rate because we really enjoy this shop. It’s beautiful and everyone is very helpful. We love to choose our florals or branches or exotic leaves to use in our home. This is the first time I’ve used them for a delivery. While the delivery was prompt and on time the arrangement was not. I asked for something modern and masculine to compliment grey’s, purples and whites. This floral arrangement arrived and looked like an English garden. While it was lovely, it was mostly white and blue and very heavy on the green fillers. I contacted Margurite Gardens immediately and they insisted on replacing this arrangement as soon as possible. I was pleased with this and the turn around time to receive the new arrangement.
The new arrangement arrived and was better, but still a little too romantic for my taste. What disappointed me even more was that the next morning it was half dead. We contacted them again and they stated that the flowers that had died were new and also died in the shop. They refunded my money, which I did not anticipate, and apologized for our experience.
I certainly appreciate their attention to customer service. They went above and beyond to accommodate me and even corrected the arrangement. In the end, it was a decent experience just not a decent product for what I was looking for.
We will continue to purchase their selection of frills and fineries for our home, but think twice about using them to create an arrangement.

This place is definitely pricey, but for a good reason. I’ve bought flowers from different florists and they never smell as good as the ones from Marguerite.
The space and décor is also inspiring. I love to stop by here just to look around when I’m nearby.

This is one of my favorite places in Andersonville– or in Chicago. It is a cute little shop with super friendly, helpful staff. I really like the ambiance of the place and I would buy fresh flowers from them every day if I had the money:)

I’ve been here twice and will not go back. Both times I was refused service. Several salespeople walked right past me without asking if I needed any help or wanted to spend money in their store. This is despite direct eye contact. So i simply picked out what i wanted (some candles) and walked up to the counter. I stood there for an excess of 10 minutes while people came and went from behind the counter, including the owner herself. No one attended to me, again despite direct eye contact. I’m clearly too fat/​gay/​bald to shop there, so I won’t. Ever.

I called to order flowers for my mother for mothers day. I live in LA so I Unilocaled florists near Ravenswood and Marguerite Gardens came up with good reviews. I checked their website and liked their aesthetic, so I gave them a call.
They were very friendly on the phone. Since they didn’t have pre-​canned arrangements to order by name (which is the type of place I was looking for – a place that does custom arrangements), it did make it a little hard to describe what I wanted. Unfortunately, I don’t know a lot of flowers by name (except roses, lilies, and the like), so it was hard to negotiate and understand what would be sent.
But I think we worked it out. I said I like the top photo on their website under arrangements in the birch wrapped vase, but I would like something not so prickly (as that picture). I was also very clear that I didn’t want pink. My mom is not a «pink» kind of a person.
The flower arrangement was unique, but I wouldn’t say it was my favorite. And I’m sad to say, it had a lot of pink. It also had a lot of crazy sticks everywhere, but now as I look at other customer photos here on Unilocal,that seems to be their thing. If it’s not yours, you may want to ask them to tone it down.
I was happy with the amount of flowers for the price, but I think the arrangement was a bit top-​heavy. My mom liked them, though, or least said she did, so that’s what’s important.
I would use them again, but if it’s your first time and just calling in hopefully you can be more specific than I was.
I uploaded the arrangement to Unilocal so you can see (description says ‘What I received for $ 100.”)
They also delivered same day, which was nice.

I showed up at Marguerite Gardens this past July with a rather specific mission. Having recently landed A JOB, I wanted to make a nice terrarium to keep on my desk.
I know VERY LITTLE about house plants. Luckily, there’s the Internet.
So I get there, with my list of possible plant options and some hope. I walk up to the gal in the store and lay out my list of requirements: slow growing, low light, small size, high-​humidity tolerant.
Without batting an eye, she shows me a couple plants that should do the trick. (The names of the plants weren’t on a tag in the pot, so I have no idea what I bought.)
Here’s the thing. I just had my 90 day review last week and the plants in my terrarium are looking AMAZING!
Anyway, I was ready to buy the plants. I realized I had everything at home to make my terrarium, except potting soil. On a whim, I asked if I could buy a pound or so, and she said «Sure!»
So I did.
My experience at Marguerite Gardens was completely positive. There was no pressure, or making me feel bad for my botanical ignorance, just a great attitude about helping me find what I needed.
(Completely opposite end of the spectrum to my experience at Gethsemane, down the street!)
I can’t speak as to the flowers, but they hooked me up with the plants I needed. I am very happy with this establishment.