Barbara’s Flower Shop

I just have to say that I am thankful that I found this flower shop. My mother died 12÷6÷15 and this is the second shop I went to. My family members and I were impressed when we walked in because you can smell the fresh flowers. We were invited to sit down and look through the books to choose from many selections (4 of us).
The flower spray we selected was delivered the day before the funeral which is perfect. The flowers were designed exactly as shown in the book. Also, the owner added the changes that we talked about exactly as he said he would! This is now my go to flower Shop for any occasion.

I can say that I do not enjoy searching for businesses and having, to plan events. However, as a bride, I had to plan my wedding. I found a place for my flowers that wasn’t too professional however I was praying for the best. I learned about Barbaras flowers when they were nominated at my annual church event. My future mother in law told me how they did her wedding.
So I called them the following morning. I must say Mr Fred Powell was extremely professional, polite, understanding and amazing. My wedding planner fell in love with him and plans on keeping him for all events. My wedding day was beautiful with the added flowers and pew bouquets. I thank Barbara flowers so much for their business and amazing work for helping to make my big day the Best day of my life. Solena B.

This place was clutch in me finding flowers on a Sunday morning. I stopped by and when I got inside was greeting by 3 different people. It was nice not bombarding but sweet, made you feel welcome. The women I spoke to asked me how much I would like to spend and make me a small bouquet, and they were beautiful.
The do weddings, funerals, graduations, and all celebrations and occasions. This is a wonderful local business

Tara and her team at Barbara’s Flowers really outdid themselves at our wedding. Tara and her design team were extremely accommodating to my specific requests, especially when comprehending my vision, and couldn’t have been more generous with their support and suggestions to complement my vision.
I wish there was something negative that I could write so this review doesn’t read as ingratiating, but there really isn’t anything that I could say. The flowers were fresh, the arrangements were gorgeous, and the tablescape/​wall accent décor was breathtaking. Tara helped me decide on every element from the linens and chairs to the tablescape and wall accents too! I really don’t know what I would’ve done without her!
At Barbara’s Flowers, you are in great hands. I highly recommend them for any occasion!

Ok im giving an update the flowers weren’t delivered until 5:40pm bc they had to wait for my cowoker to get home. So even though im super annoyed about the time, I was pleased that it was delivered even after the shop was closed and the flowers were beautiful. That is the only reason why I upgraded the rating. They really need to work on the customer service side not just when they are taking orders but especially when it comes to the delivery. Be honest with your customers, I think you will find many people are more understanding than you think.

Great florist! Came by for small bouquet for my girlfriend and walked away with a beautiful custom arrangement!

Do not order from Barbara’s flower shop!!! I have ordered a specific arrangement for to be delivered to my daughter and her husband for their first anniversary. When she sent me a picture of the flowers, I could not believe what was delivered. Cheap looking arrangement that did not look anything like the arrangement I’ve ordered. Instead of apologizing and replacing it, they picked it up from my daughter’s and said they are not going to replace it. Shame on you. Big mistake and a terrible customer service!!! B. S

I appreciate that they’re a struggling mom n’ pop business especially with internet deals offering much better deals and delivery prices, so with my brother’s insistence I patronized Barbara’s for some Mother’s Day flowers.
Yeah, I don’t think I’ll do that again anytime soon.
The good thing about going to a shop as opposed to online is that you can easier customize your flower order. I took that as another advantage before entering Barbara’s, but was then told two different stories while ordering. The ornery lady taking my order (I believe her name was Pat) told me that for a certain reasonable price that I could get lillies with some other nice mixes so I was sold! But then when I told her I wanted orange or yellow mixed with the others she informed me that I MIGHT get the colors I want. Huh? «But I’m paying a deposit in advance and you have the flowers here. Can’t they just save the flowers since I’m a paying customer?» She replies that they can only work with what they have in stock. After another go-​around at trying to understand this nonsense, I just decide to ‘go with God’ hoping they wouldn’t screw up my order.
Three days later, on Mother’s Day, the place is in chaos with people in there either picking up orders or trying to get last-​minute ones in, and there was next to zero coordination to get pre-​pay customer orders out the door. I didn’t mind waiting a bit, its a busy day, but have a system in place, please! As I walk in I actually see my order waiting there ready to be picked up, but there’s no clear person who I should speak to. The Pat lady is tripping that so many people are present and takes her time chatting it up with her homegirl and makes a small order of three small cut roses for her, instead of adding some organization to the place. She’s not the only one complicit — the dudes in the office seemed to have given up as well. These folks need some leadership! Where’s Barbara? I suppose it’s like looking to complain to Popeye about bad chicken. Anyway, my order ends up not having yellow or orange lilies, but only plain boring white ones along with purple. So okay, it looked good, but it’s not what I wanted… but at least it was mostly presentable — though I wish some of them weren’t already dying. (I’m almost done ranting… I promise). After 30 minutes I finally get my order and I’m out the door… but as I’m walking I realized, even though no one else did, that in having to take matters in my own hands that I walked out the door with the wrong order! I circle back and correct it (even though that one was more expensive than my own) and head home vowing never to return.
I retract that statement now, because I would return, but only for a small bouquet for my special lady not for an expensive order. They are a neighborhood institution, and I’m glad they’re still around despite gentrification, but they’ve go to get their act together.

I’m a fan.
The website is simple, nothing special. I had no problems ordering online. It is the customer service I received over the phone that won me over.
The man that answers is patient, informative and beyond helpful. I ordered two beautiful sprays for a colleague’s homegoing services the day before the ceremony and these folks took great care of me. I called on three separate occasions and the man was nice as pie. He even upgraded my order for free (on both items!) since the church was literally up the street and the site automatically charges you for shipping. I found this to be a really nice touch especially since I was a new customer and had never ordered from them before.
When we arrived to the church, the sprays were there (as promised) and were absolutely beautiful.
Give these folks a try! I highly recommend them.

Small shop but great staff and fresh holiday flowers. While I was picking up a table top arrangement a bride was having a consultation. One of the only shops in the area.

This florist made me cry on my wedding day. Let me explain: I got married on the first of September with a very simple, small, outdoor ceremony. The only flowers I wanted was a small bouquet of dark red gerbera daisies. My sister and I called to request them two weeks in advance, and called back to confirm a week in advance. Both times we were told it would not be a problem, and that they would be able to get the flowers. We called the day before the wedding, and were told they had been bought, and were ready to go. We asked about the color, and the gentleman said «dark red, burgundy, very beautiful».
The day of the wedding I went to the shop to pick up the bouquet on the way to the salon to get my hair done, so we could put one of the flowers in my hair. The flowers the florist brought out to show me were bright pink (think bubblegum) gerbera daisies. They got the type of flower right, but the color could not be further from the classy, romantic, deep red we had ordered. I hate pink, especially the tacky shade of barbie-​doll-​accessory pink these flowers were.
I explained that there must have been some mistake, that we had ordered dark red daisies, and had been told that they had been bought and were ready to be picked up. The gentleman at the shop looked at me blankly for a long minute and then told me that pink was the best they could do on short notice. Short notice?! They had two weeks to buy 12 flowers! He said that it was hard to find exactly the right type of flower before Labor Day weekend. Tears started welling up in my eyes, and I explained that these flowers were for my wedding in 4 hours, that I wasn’t fond of the color, and that I needed a bouquet to hold while I got married. The gentleman stared at me for another long minute, then told me «good luck». I walked out the shop, and started crying in earnest on the sidewalk. At that point my sister pulled up, and took me to the salon as I sobbed in the passenger seat. She, heroically, ran all over Brooklyn in 95 degree heat to find me some other flowers. We didn’t end up finding the flowers that I wanted, but they were alright.
The most frustrating — and telling — part of all of this is that when we called the day before my wedding to confirm that the flowers were ready, we were lied to. If he had just been upfront about not being able to find the correct flowers, we could have called around to other florists and tried to find an acceptable alternative. Instead, I was lied to, and was offered no apology or acknowledgment of wrong doing. I will never go to this florist again, and I would recommend that you don’t, either.

The flowers top quality and the floral arrangers have an artistic and elegant eye for design. I am really impressed with the lovely bouquet I purchased yesterday. I wanted something with these wonderful orange calla lilies I saw in one of their beautiful flower coolers and left most of the details to the designer. The end result is absolutely spectacular. The arrangement looks like it cost over $ 100 from a high end Manhattan designer. It still looks beautiful today.

Reasons why this place is a gem (and also why I don’t want to live anywhere but New York):
1) It’s a reasonably priced florist.
2) This shop opened in 1902. It’s over a hundred years old!
3) The owner told me Maria Callas grew up upstairs and that her brothers first owned the shop. Are you kidding me?! This is fantastic!
Now, tell me, if you had a florist like this in your neighborhood, would you use any other again? And can you think of a better reason to give a place five stars? I didn’t think so.