Lanterns

Kaitlyn McQuaid created this floral combo with a great mix of greens and oranges! These roses are amazing they get as big as your fist! She also used the Chinese lanterns which lighten up this arrangement and give it great height.

orchid love

Lately at the shop we've been overcome with love for orchids. Maybe it's our new plant section with grow lights and everything you actually need to successfully take care of plants... Yeah, that could be it! But seriously, they are just so pretty. There's nothing quite like a beautiful orchid. The Lady Slipper in the top left is my favorite, what are yours?

cute new things!

We just got a bunch of cute pots and things in the shop. I absolutely LOVE these little orangey terracotta pots. So adorable. And who doesn't need a good gnome?

cute gift tags...

..from our shop. The wedding themed tags are a whopping $0.95! I've already bought three...

mostly monochromatic

Beautiful arrangement made by Leah in the shop last week.

marguerite gardens website!!

Our new website is up and running! This has been so exciting for us, as we've been open for almost three years without a website for the flower shop. There are tons of great photos, so go take a look!

creepy crawly

I guess this is a little creepy, but we have a lot of doll heads and vintage dolls in our shop. They are a fun alternative to the typical Halloween decorations. Our store is covered in them right now! And pretty much every other day of the year...

pumpkins!!

Yes, it is officially fall! I know I'm a little late here, but we still have a couple months of autumn left! Sadly though, our store is not this full of pumpkins anymore. I guess that's not such a bad thing though. Did you get your pumpkins yet?

andersonville arts & home weekend

This Friday, October 2nd, is the annual neighborhood art walk. This year our artist is one of our favorites, Ben Rumback. He is a local artist in Chicago and does some amazing work. Though, I am partial to him because we're getting married next month! We will be open late until ten on Friday. So if you are in Chicago and want to see some fun art, stop on by!

look ma! no dirt!

Lately we have been having fun with more varieties of air plants. Typically, we keep lots of succulents in the shop because they are so easy to care for. These other air plants require more attention, but are totally worth it.

our indoor greenhouse

We are in the process of building a greenhouse in our shop. We have so many doors and windows just lying around that we decided to build a greenhouse in which to house our plants. It will be nice for them to have their very own home in our shop!

shop update

Here are a few things in our shop this month. We recently got a bunch of really neat metal flowers, antique keys, and bird houses. Of course we are always acquiring more and more antiques. The antique keys are my absolute favorite.

Andersonville Sidewalk Sale!

One of the great things about having a shop in Andersonville are all the events that go on to promote shopping at local businesses. This weekend, July 31-August 2, we are having our Annual Sidewalk Sale. The whole neighborhood will be participating and it should be a great time! We'll have lots of great sale items so if you happen to be in the area, come on by!!

pretty succulents & wallpaper rolls

We're pretty much obsessed with these succulents. Right now they are living in our very sunny window, but they end up all over the shop because we are constantly moving things around. It's nice to switch things up!

pretty photos of flowers

Some photos a customer took in our shop. She was a sweet woman who teaches kindergarten. How cute is that?

a lavish party

It's not everyday that we get to do a really lavish party. So when it comes around, we get really excited/stressed out/really excited again! These arrangements were especially fun to create. Needless to say, we were all very tired by the end of the day. I think they really turned out to be very lovely!

puppies and parties!

These are from a birthday party we did a couple weeks ago. The party was held at PAWS, Chicago's largest No Kill humane organization. Each arrangement we made was available for sale and all of the proceeds went to PAWS. So not only were the arrangements fun to create, they also went to a good cause! Not a bad combination.

pitchers, peonies, and succulents

One thing we are currently obsessed with at the shop are antique pitchers. They are such a cute alternative to a traditional vase. So lovely when paired with fresh cut blooms!

SUPERRR allium!

I just love these allium! They really are called Super Allium, which is awesome. It is always so exciting to discover different flowers. Whenever we get our flowers in at the shop, we are so amazed at what we get. How crazy are these?

dried hydrangeas & ball jars

This is something we would definitely have in the flower shop. Drying hydrangeas is something we do a lot of. Combining them with antique ball jars is such a fun and simple idea!
I found these on Rosenow Floral's new blog! You can find these great porcelain ball jars on Etsy.