Evergreen Florist

I buy flowers at least 20+ times per year, for my wife, my friends, my colleagues, everyone, and I find Evergreen Florist to be the best florist around. I’ve been going to them for 8 years and have always gotten outstanding, artistic arrangements and top-​notch service. I live more than 50 miles away, and I will schedule purchases so that I can buy from them exclusively. Why? Every time I buy elsewhere, it can’t compare to the artistry and value you get when you buy from them.
If you want to REALLY get your money’s worth, simply give them a price and let them decide what’s best that day, and you’ll get the most amazing bouquet. Always, without fail.
I’m surprised at the reviews that state the owner is pushy (it has never happened to me, they’ve always been charming), but do realize that they are artists and have decades of experience behind their opinions. This is a bit like arguing with your tailor. They want the best for you, and you’ll get if if you’re willing to listen.
I love the fact that they know my voice on the phone. I love that it’s several generations working together. I love the unusual textures and combinations that they put together.
Evergreen Florist gives FANTASTIC value for the money. They are a terrific family business and I feel very lucky to have found them.

I’m going to be really honest here. I was so skeptical about this place. I remember walking out of my initial meeting here feeling unsure of my decision to chose them as our wedding florist. We even (reluctantly) put a deposit down that day, then I went home and searched for more places. I think it was partly due to the fact that the place seems a little outdated. Brides these days want to walk into a picture off of a magazine cover, but in reality we all need to get our heads out of our asses. I ended up eating my words, and thoughts, and am here to tell you all that you should not judge books by their cover.
I also think that part of me thought Pat wasn’t understanding what I wanted during our meeting. I didn’t want sparkles, she said lets do some sparkles; I didn’t want colors, she said lets put in a pop of color. A recent reviewer mentions a similar experience, but it makes me feel like this is just what Pat does when meeting you for the first time so she can REALLY figure out what the heck it is your stupid bride mind wants. Rest assured people, she knows what she’s doing.
I was and will always be completely blown away by the amazing job they did with our wedding flowers. When I look at pictures from my wedding, I look at the flowers more than anything else — they were outstanding. They went above and beyond my expectations, and vision, and created some truly incredible bouquets. I remember tearing up when the girls came to deliver them to my hotel room.
All I can say is bring in pictures of what you want, write notes on the pictures, be open and honest when telling her what it is you do and don’t want. DON’T bring other crazy people with you, it’s too much. I had my mother, my mother-​in-​law, and Pat, sitting around a table chucking ideas at my head. I headed straight to the sushi place across the street to slam 16 mai tais afterwards. Pat and her team will follow your examples and bring them to life, I promise!

I used Evergreen for my recent wedding, and although the flowers came out ok in the end, working with the owner, Pat, was an infuriating experience. I found her to be very pushy, unwilling to listen to what my family and I wanted, and overall unprofessional.
Upon our first meeting, I showed Pat some pictures of wedding bouquets I liked on my phone (all pastel blues, cream, and peach). She requested that I print out all of these photos, as well as photos of the church, venue, dress etc, and hand deliver them to her rather than email them. An odd and inconvenient request in 2015, but I thought that at least she was being thorough so I complied.
About a month before the wedding, we went back to look at sample bouquets which were supposedly based on our previous discussion and the pictures provided. I was shocked to find bright cobalt blue and orange bouquets that looked more appropriate for a Denver Broncos tailgate party than a wedding. I told Pat I didn’t like the bouquets and wanted white or cream hydrangeas as a base. She responded to this by saying «OK, let’s do navy then, that will look beautiful.» Throughout our meeting, she ignored almost every suggestion or request i made and instead inserted her own ideas. Eventually, my mother-​in-​law, who has some experience in the floral business, had to insist that she listen to what we wanted.
We eventually got sample bridesmaid bouquets that were better than the originals. However, she refused to make a sample bridal bouquet saying it was too expensive and time consuming. Evergreen also decorated our cake with fresh flowers. Although I sent them an email of a picture of the cake I wanted, and instructed them to copy it exactly, on the morning of the wedding one of the employees asked me to text her a photo of the cake. After all that, the final product looked nothing like the picture.
I would not recommend this florist to anyone. I had to convince Pat to provide me with the product I wanted. With amount of business I was giving her and the money I spent, she should have been trying her best to make the arrangements I requested, rather than making things that she personally thought looked nice. Customer service and professionalism are severely lacking here

The ladies here are amazing! I’ve used them a couple times before today: stopped in to buy one of the pre-​made bouquets and have ordered online from them for next day delivery to Melrose, and those experiences were great. But today I needed a bouquet for my daughter’s dance recital, wasn’t sure if they’d be selling flowers at her recital, and I didn’t want to pick it up from their store with my daughter in tow, I wanted it to be a surprise. So I called them this morning in my panic, recital is tonight, and they were so ridiculously helpful! Less than 3 hours later, they delivered a BEAUTIFUL pink and purple bouquet to my house, wrapped in paper, not plastic as I requested with a cute little pink bow holding it all together. I don’t know how ridiculous of a request this was of me, but I thought it was pretty crazy to ask for a custom bouquet and have delivery a few hours later the same day, but they did it graciously without a problem. I would totally recommend them for all your flower needs. I’m definitely going to continue to use their services again and again!

Have been using Evergreen for the last 5 years for all my flower orders. Their designs are amazing and prices are great. I suggest them for any occasion you may need flowers for. Especially convenient for those in Stoneham, I stop on my way to/​from work anytime I need flowers for some event.

Tried to talk to Evergreen florist about flower for my wedding since they are in town, but wasn’t able to get very far. I started to explain what I was looking for, but was cut off and asked if I had picked bridesmaid dresses yet. I hadn’t and I was basically told I shouldn’t even talked to them until I had a fabric swatch because «we could be talking about 20 different shades of pink». Tried explaining that dresses would be navy and I wanted yellow and white flowers so there’s no reason I needed things to match the dress fabric. Regardless they wouldn’t make an appointment and didn’t even take down my name. Seemed like they didn’t want my business so I went elsewhere.

We contacted Evergreen Florist for our wedding. We knew the exact color flowers we were looking for (Yellow). They refused to talk to us because we didn’t have swatches of the brides maid dresses. They didn’t even bother taking our information. Not worth the time if they won’t even listen to you!

I used Evergreen Florist for my November 2009 wedding and I would highly recommend them. The prices were completely reasonable and my flowers were absolutely stunning. I had a few specific ideas and Pat really worked with me to make sure they found the right ribbon and flowers for the day. I also loved that I was able to go in a few weeks before to see sample centerpieces and bouquets. She even made a second sample centerpiece for me a few weeks to make sure that everything was perfect. If you are getting married in or around Boston I would definitey use Evergreen!