A Little Shop of Flowers

In my opinion this is the best flower shop in D.C. They always make the most beautiful and creative arrangements you have ever seen. Their flower selection is quite unique and special. There are some really beautiful large blooming plants, lovely cactus, blooming trees and wreaths for any season in the year. Customer service is tops and the flowers last well over a week. My family and I have shopped at Little Shop of Flowers for more than 15 years. First when they were on Calvert Street and then when the shop was moved to 18^th Street. The supply of orchids both fresh stems and plants is really nice. We have two orchid plants that we bought there that are blooming for their 4^th year in a row. The orchids are amazing and bloom at least twice a year lasting for about 3 months. We have shopped here for holidays, birthdays, funerals, parties, weddings and «just because» the flowers, and how they are arranged are so unique, interesting and beautiful. Again, the customer service experience is so pleasant We are so happy to have such a wonderful florist in our neighborhood!

After several good experiences with this florist, I placed another order for a friend. Oddly enough, I didn’t hear from the recipient for several days, because she was too embarrassed to call & say that the arrangement was substandard. Upon seeing pictures, I understood completely.
I called the florist to express my disappointment. The initial agreement was that my money would be refunded. However, the owner then emailed me to say that she’d changed her mind, considering how expensive some of the flowers were — the horrible arrangement thereof be damned. So much for this place.

This is my second unfortunate experience with this florist shop. The flowers are fine but the delivery must be done by someone who is a relative of the owner! Both times, flowers were sent to me by a dear friend in Oregon. The first time, it was a very rainy day and the flowers were left outside my front door for so long (I didn’t know that they were there) until many were wilted. Today, another bouquet arrived — I immediately knew who sent them and the florist they came from… they were sitting in the sun for so long that the water was hot and some of the smaller flowers had drooped their little heads. Also, the delivery person left the flowers right in front of the iron gate in a way that I couldn’t get out without hitting them. Also, I was home all day but it appeared that I wasn’t — the newspaper was still there, a small package outside the door as well as some restaurant flyers. AND there was a huge box and the spot between my iron gate and front door was filled with so much paper (that had been stuffed into the box when delivered) that I didn’t even see the flowers until I opened the gate. My friend hadn’t heard from me all day and late afternoon, she called the florist to see if they had been delivered… she was told that they had been delivered and that when they tried to call, there was no voice mail set up. I have voice mail on both my home phone and cell and an answering machine on the land line. No call from the florist. This was the second time they just left flowers in front of my door and didn’t bother to call and let me know that they were there. I have urged my friend to please not use this florist again… the joy in receiving flowers is diminished when they are mistreated by a delivery person and arrive less than fresh. I see all of these great reviews and can’t help but wonder if they, too, were written by relatives of the owner! Sad.

This shop has always been great, but they really hit it out of the park for our wedding! Transformed the whole venue for a very reasonable price considering the amount of flowers provided. Worked very well with us ahead of time too, to develop the vision for the day, and then brought a lot of skill and taste to design and execution. Wouldn’t go anywhere else.

Visiting DC for the weekend. Stopped into a little shop of flowers to get flowers for my wife before she arrived. They helped me pick out a few flowers for under ten bucks. They also gave me some great tips for what else do in DC and in the Adams Morgan neighborhood. It really is a little shop, but it’s absolutely worth a stop.

The sweetest lady who arranged our flowers beautifully! I never write reviews but she def deserves it! Highly recommend this cute shop!

I received the most gorgeous — rustic chic — bouquet of peonies right before Mothers’ day weekend. They were delivered fresh, packaged beautifully, and lasted well over a week. I went to send something similar to a friend for her birthday and was a little shocked to see that the order minimum was $ 65 plus the zone charge — given my ½ doz of peonies that seems really steep. I will for sure use them for non-​delivery orders.

Really great customer service. They totally didn’t have to replace my mother in laws flowers after they wilted in the heat. But they did and they were awesome. Thank you! B

My parents sent me flowers for my birthday from this flower shop. The bouquet was beautiful with tulips, lilacs, hyacinth and a peony. However the next day, with the exception of the tulips, all the flowers were wilted and mostly dead. I looked on their website and learned that they will only deliver if your order is $ 65 or more, with an additional minimum $ 15 delivery fee. So I called them because I thought that an arrangement should last longer than 24 hours, especially when the cost is a minimum of $ 80. The woman was incredibly rude and condescending and continued to interrupt my answers to her questions. I have never experienced such poor customer service. She informed me that I clearly didn’t know anything about flowers and when I said that I didn’t appreciate that statement and her condescending tone, she continued to insult me. I finally said that I would be telling everyone I knew to not use this shop, her response was, and I QUOTE, «Please do! I don’t want customers that are anything like you,» and then hung up on me. I’m shocked at the complete absence of manners and customer service.

What an amazing experience! I stopped in last minute for a funeral arrangement and the owner dropped everything to design a beautiful basket! I will def shop here for all of my floral needs!!! Support our small business owners and shop local!

Been here twice both experiences were great!!! First experience with this business instead of shutting the door and locking up the store clerk at the time stayed open an extra 15 mins or so. 2^nd experience a different clerk was just as helpful so guys if u need help with v day flowers and you’re in the area by far the best flower shop I have gone to in the Adams Morgan woodley park area and decently priced !

The bouquet and centerpieces made by A Little Shop of Flowers were some of the highlights of my wedding! The floral arrangements that Sefika (the owner) made totally blew away my expectations — they were just out of this world gorgeous! They were a hit with our guests, and a couple of friends even asked me for the shop’s contact info.
10 days before my small wedding, I had stopped by the shop to finalize the details and decide which flowers to include in the arrangements. The shop is about a 20 minute walk from the Woodley Park Metro, and while small, was pleasantly packed with various flowers and plants. I had given Sefika my budget and some creative leeway to realize my vision of rustic, colorful, and interesting floral arrangements. Sefika was friendly and provided very helpful, honest, and constructive feedback. I am over the moon with how the quality of the flowers turned out! They completely surpassed my expectations and made my wedding even more special and memorable! Thanks so much, Sefika!

Received the same great service again! This is the ONLY Florist opened on Saturday afternoons in DC. Skip the rest and go here. These people have longer store hours to serve you!

I am extremely overdue in this review, but finding my wedding photos recently reminded me how wonderful this shop was. I went in with color ideas but no real knowledge of flowers. After talking with the owner for about 30 minutes, discussing likes and dislikes based on what she had in the shop I gave her full rein to create bouquets and some baskets for the wedding. I loved everything! The prices were very fair and the service was excellent. I will definitely come back the next time I need flowers.

These people are excellent. I had no idea what I was doing with my plants and I was in and out in five minutes. Great customer service, affordable, and right there in AdMo. Amazing.

I was very disappointed and actually amazed. I am a florist in the midwest so i know what things cost and how flowers should be handled.
I sent my wife for Valentines day one dozen arranged roses with greens. National avg. for this arrangement is $ 84.00 on valentines day. Midwest $ 70.00. I was charged $ 143.10. No I didn’t go through an 800# i called direct. The delivery was less then a half a block away. They stuck Curley willow in the foam and called it an arrangement. it was ugly by all who witnessed.
My son in law used the same florist and all roses were dead in two days. obviously mis handled and allowed to expose stems to air resulting and a air bubble to the head.
What a shame all the way around. shops like this send people to grocery stores, and eatable arrangements.

Sharfika is a consummate business woman. When I took back a half dozen valentine roses that had wilted, she cheerfully replaced them with a dozen! Try that with online florists. I can’t speak highly enough about the little shop. Support our local shops!

I have gotten flowers here twice and both times my girlfriend has been very happy with what I got. When I went in the first time the owner was very helpful in trying to make sure I got the flowers I wanted as close to the price I wanted. She was very friendly and on top of everything she allows dogs in the shop. I’m a sucker for shops that allow dogs.
What really earns them 5 stars is my order last week. I’m currently in Uganda for the summer and called when I was in a national park. She was incredibly patient in getting the order I wanted and making sure she had the card written properly.
I’m not too knowledgeable about flower shops, but both times I was also thrilled that she had local, seasonal options. My girlfriend isn’t a big fan of roses and I hate the idea of getting flowers shipped great distances so it is so nice to get a beautiful bouquet of local (wild)flowers!
I’ll definitely be back… maybe in the middle of a dog walk!

I have walked by here several times on my way to the Diner, La Fourchette, and other 18^th Street eateries. Today it was just bursting with Springtime so I could wait no longer to check it out. I am glad I did. It was packed full of beautiful flowers and the proprietor was so nice! She really gives this place a wonderful neighborhood feel. We left with some beautiful mums and some fragrant hyacinth like flowers that I am looking at right now.
Stop by for your own Springtime talismans today!

Ordering flowers from a local store in another town is something I would never have considered before Unilocal,but your reviews convinced me to put aside the 1 – 800 sterile standards and try this place out.
I called a week in advance, specified that I wanted eucalyptus and stargazer lilies, specified my price point, hotel address, and my arrival date.
When we arrived at the hotel the bouquet was there, and beautiful, but not what I had requested. I called up and spoke with the owner, who didn’t realize that the stargazers and eucalyptus was literally all I wanted in the arrangement, and offered to bring an arrangement the next day to make up for the misunderstanding.
I’ve posted pictures of both arrangements, and let me say, the detail and care given in these fantastic arrangements went down to removing the pollen laden anthers from the Stargazers, which can leave pretty much a permanent stain on anything they touch. We noticed it, and that’s why they rate five stars and will always get my business when in town.