Ebony Flowers

Pretty small florist, and sometimes they’ve got a great range, and sometimes there’s not much going on. It’s pretty pricey — flowers, bouquets, balloons, plants. But it does look like they have specials a lot, which is good. The flowers I’ve got from there have always been fresh and I did get a really nice bunch for my sister’s graduation present, which actually did last a really long time before they started to wilt. And they will make you a bouquet up with flowers of your choosing too. But overall there’ s not enough variety and it’s just too expensive for what they offer, plus the whole place is painted black so it’s not really eye catching.

They opened a branch of this florist at the roundabout at Te Atatu South last year year but it didn’t last long — it closed within a few months and there’s a Pop-​up shop there at the moment. I have been to the branch in the peninsula and I found it reasonably ok. I got a bouquet for my wife’s birthday and I think they cost about $ 25. It was pricier than foodtown (the only other option in the immediate vicinity) but they were nice flowers and my wife was very happy with them. The shop is not what you would call inspirational and is unlikely to appeal to Te Atatu Peninsula’s trendier demographic. We could do with a good florist for special occasions in the Te Atatu area. Perhaps if the shop at the roundabout was a little more appealing, it would still be open by now. Mind you most of the businesses that open at the said roundabout seem to only last a few months and we could do with a few thriving businesses to add to the sense of community.