Dilly Lily

Absolutely talented people who work here! I needed a bouquet to go and they put this together in 10 minutes. They were sensitive to the price range.

I can’t believe I forgot to leave a review! I was visiting from out of town Mother’s Day weekend and had completely forgotten to get a gift for my grandma. On my way out to the suburbs, I popped in with little hope that there would be any flowers left. The cute little storefront looked like a spring santa’s workshop, as all the employees were diligently working to put together all the beautiful creations for all the patrons who were much smarter than I and had ordered ahead. But I was in luck (and I can’t believe what a great inventory they kept on such a busy weekend)! Without any signs of frustration or disdain, the lead arranger asked me what color scheme I was looking for and explained the prices for different sizes. He arranged my pretty little bouquet quickly and I was in and out in 10 minutes. The arrangement even survived my having to run almost a mile to the clybourn metra station after my transportation plans changed due to the whole red/​brown/​purple line mess lol I’m moving to Uptown soon but will absolutely go out of my way for all my floral needs in the future. Hopefully I’ll even be one of those smart pre-​ordering patrons next time!

Love Love Love! My fiancé sent me some flowers this week and they were beautiful! They smelled amazing and I can’t say enough. They honestly left me speechless and everyone who saw them was speechless as well.

Christine and her team of artists are so talented that their arrangements blow me away every time. We used Dilly Lily for our wedding in Puerto Rico a few years back and our guests commented that the room looked right out of a bridal magazine. They were right. It was beyond my wildest expectations. Their attention to detail is unparalleled. Dilly Lily is my husband’s go to for special occasions and I always look forward to the door bell ringing to find the most beautiful flowers.

Fantastic! The flowers were unique and in great shape. Delivery was perfect. I am in charge of ordering flowers for my office and will definitely add the name to our list of vendors!

My husband and I chose Dily Lily to do our wedding flowers for our August 2014 wedding. They did all our flowers for our ceremony, bouquets, and reception centerpieces/​design. It was one of the best decisions we made when it came to our wedding!
Working with Christine/​Britt was so easy! In our initial meeting, Christine completely understood my vision and it was an easy fit. We met with a lot of florists in the city and Dily Lily was the most flexible when it came to budget and giving us what we wanted. Our floral budget wasn’t as high as what a lot of people do in the city, so we wanted to choose someone who would do an amazing job but not have a huge price tag. Dily Lily did exactly that! The bouquets were gorgeous, I was stunned! The reception turned out like a dream, better than I had imagined. To top it all off, they were so easy to work with. Anytime I needed something I heard back right away and they were on top of everything working with our church and reception venue about drop off and pick up times. I honestly would not have changed anything. If you are looking for a beautiful florist for you wedding go with Dily Lily!

I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with Dilly Lily as a customer and as a business partner, and both experiences have been exquisite! Most recently, I was able to be a customer AND a business partner at the same time.
Gearing up for Valentine’s Day 2014, Dilly Lily was slammed with orders (I know because my employer, WeDeliver, was scheduled to deliver a majority of them on-​demand throughout Chicagoland!). With so much going on, Christine, the shop’s owner, welcomed my call a few days before V-​Day with the same charm I’ve come to expect since I first strolled in the quaint, Lincoln Park florist four years ago. I placed an order for my sugar mama, and gave very little instruction, surely a frustrating thing for a florist to receive during the busiest week of the year. Yet as I rambled on, clueless as can be, about «a winter feel» and «deep purples, whites, evergreens,» Christine listened with sheer patience to what her customer wanted for his sugar mama. I seriously couldn’t even name a flower; the best I said was «no roses.» Then, come Valentine’s Day, I received a photo of the flowers from my sugar mama. The flowers were gorgeous, and my sugar mama was thrilled. We lived happily ever after. The End.
Just kidding; there is a bit more to tell! The creativity of Christine and her staff, not to mention Dilly Lily’s supreme customer service, is rare. Our delivery specialists love extending the Dilly Lily brand, especially when they see how much the flowers can bring joy to someone’s life. One delivery specialist recently told me about a time she delivered to a hospital patient downtown. She just had surgery and was in her hospital bed, accompanied by her husband. When our delivery specialist walked in with the flowers, the patient’s face lit-​up and she sat up in bed.
To Christine and her amazing staff, go ahead and pat yourselves on the back; you’ve earned it!

I’ve been impressed every time I’ve been to Dilly Lily. Their prices are reasonable and the arrangements have been gorgeous.

I’ve received several floral arrangements made by Dilly lily throughout the past few years and they are always stunning. I recommend them over places like A New Leaf or any other local florist.

My boyfriend ordered an arrangement of flowers for me while he was in Santa Fe. Over the phone, they put together a STUNNING arrangement that was delivered in 4 hours. On a Saturday! Hands down the most beautiful gift I’ve ever received! Easy, fast and gorgeous…

Should be known as «man’s guys friend!» This place has never failed to give me a big «ahhhh» and a kiss to follow. Any dude failing to use them to impress a girl is just stupid!

I went to Dilly Lily for some last minute floral arrangements for my friend’s bridal shower. I didn’t have an appointment and just walked-​in with a few small vases, which we only needed buds to fill. Not only were the super-​busy staff very accommodating, they also helped to pick out flowers, arrange them nicely, fill the vases up with water, and pack it all beautifully with tissue paper in a box. I almost didn’t want to take the vases out of their packaging.
The arrangements they made were beautiful and definitely made the table at Café BaBaReeba pop. I would definitely use Dilly Lily again. Also, the store is very cute and homey. Flowers are fresh as if they were just cut.

I used Dilly Lily for my wedding in August, and I could not have been more pleased. From day 1 they were GREAT to work with. We told them our budget and our general likes and dislikes, and they really went to town creating our look. Rebecca and her team did a fantastic job making the most of our budget and ensuring that we achieved the perfect cohesive look from the bouquets to the cocktail hour to the reception.
Everything looked exactly like what we saw at our showing, so there were no scary surprises, Our tables involved a lot of candles, and between my mom and I we didn’t notice a single one that burnt out, despite our reception going well past midnight.
Highly recommend for the personalized and friendly service and extremely reliable results!

Amazing, smart, and design savvy… I needed a great client gift for a great client, here’s HER reaction after receiving an Orchid arrangement designed by Dominique – who is not only talented with Orchids, but a damn nice guy to boot. I would not hesitate to depend on Dilly Lily to deliver the most tasteful presentation of flowers or living gifts, even for the most discerning of eyes.
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OMG!!! We just received the most BEAUTIFUL (this doesn’t even begin to describe them) orchids from you!!! I have never seen such gorgeous presentation. WOW – I can’t thank you enough!!! Amazing!

Over the course of a year, I received about 6 different floral arrangements from Dilly Lily. They were some of the most colorful and sweetly elegant arrangements I have ever received. They were usually delivered to my office and I received so many compliments from my co-​workers on all of them.
In addition to flowers, they also carry a small but wonderful selection of gifts and greeting cards.
If I lived in the area, I would probably frequent them more often.

Dilly Lily did the flowers for my June 2010 wedding, and they were just outstanding. From beginning to end, the process was seamless.
For my initial consultation, my fiancé and I met with Mary. We had a general idea for the flowers — hot pinks and lime green with a teeny bit of black thrown in — and we didn’t want anything to do with traditional wedding flowers. We wanted ours unique. Enter Dilly Lily.
Mary took what we told her, was able to immediately pull together some photos from previous weddings and draw up exactly what we wanted. She put together a mix of flowers, dahlias, spray roses, orchids, etc, and topped it off with some black velvet leaves to incorporate the black into the bouquet. She even created 2 different centerpiece ideas for me on the spot, and I loved both of them.
We had a price point we had to hit in order to keep our budget, and a few days later Mary emailed us with an itemized list of the flowers and the final total, which she made come in right under budget.
A couple weeks before the wedding, I headed back in with my mom and met with Rebecca to see the final mock up of my bouquet, and discuss any last changes. Rebecca was so easy to work with and the bouquet she showed me was beautiful.
The day of the wedding, everything went off without a hitch. The centerpieces were perfect and all the bouquets/​corsages/​bouttonieres were great.
One last thing. The Valentine’s Day before our wedding, my husband called Dilly Lily and they made a special mini version of my bouquet for him to give me. I was surprised and loved it. It had been months since our initial consultation, so all my fiancé could do was give our names. Mary looked in our file and created a gorgeous arrangement. As our Valentine’s Day plans started early and included brunch, they had the bouquet ready to go as soon as the store opened and my fiancé walked in. They really go the extra mile for you.
I highly recommend Dilly Lily.

Thank you Dilly Lily, for being one of my favorite parts of my wedding day. Everything they delivered for my wedding ceremony and reception was PERFECT and completely gorgeous! The flowers were exactly what I wanted, beautiful, and lasted a long time after the wedding. I wish I could carry my bouquet everyday.
Everyone I worked with was a delight and they captured my edgy/contemporary/formal/black&white theme perfectly. I even got to keep the candles and small vases at the end. I don’t have one bad thing to say about Dilly Lily!

Amazingly Beautiful!
That’s the only way I can describe the flowers from Dilly Lily.
I was the lucky recipient of a beautiful vase-​full of flowers, so I am not actually reviewing anything but the delivery service and the actual flowers. I know nothing of the price or customer service…
There was a note on the flowers asking to be delivered before 3:30pm-which they were– and the delivery man was very plesant as well!
The flowers themselves are in a huge square glass vase which is completely full of beautifully arranged flowers of all varieties. There are no cheap fillers or wilting flowers, every single flower is perfectly placed and absolutely beautiful! I don’t think I’ve ever received a more beautiful arrangement!

Absolutely gorgeous. I actually just walked in here randomly while walking to visit my parents. I can’t ever resist beautiful flowers, and this boutique was calling my name from down the street. You can seriously smell all the flowers and when you walk in the store, are intoxicated by the fragrance.
Great customer service, gorgeous flowers and elegant storefront. I’m going to have to start coming here regularly.

Very colorful and ornate arrangements that make good use of colors and space. Flowers are in full bloom. Excellent fillers (NOT the standard dull ferns and baby’s breath). Worth the money: they seem to take pride in their arrangements, and it shows.
I have only called orders in. I always make vague orders of roses and sometimes specify preferred colors. I uploaded pictures of two deliveries to Unilocal.They use nonstandard fillers which make the flowers pop from the rest of the arrangement.