Winston Flowers & Garden

Winston Florist is perhaps the most prestigious flower shop in the Boston area. They have a unique style of compact floral arrangements in glass/​ceramic containers. People in the Boston area who know about these things recognize Winston Florists arrangements on sight, similar to the little boxes from Shreve, Crump and Low. The prices and quality are high (although prices are somewhat lower in the store than on the website for loose arrangments). I also recommend Winston Florists for houseplants and containers, I have always had success with their orchids.

The arrangements are perfect. There is no one better. But they are way too expensive to justify if you aren’t working with a corporate budget. I’d rather pay a quarter of the Winston’s price at Russo’s.

I used to have winstons in my go to category for flowers. Its very pricey, but the quality WAS worth it. The last few times I spent $ 100 worth of arrangements on a special occasion delivered poor results.
One time, the flowers died within 24 hours of receiving them. This last time, the vase included with the flowers was broken. I sent a picture of hte vase to Winstons to alert them (hey, they may have gotten bad supplies from a vendor), but received no reply to two separate emails. I’m not sure if this is because I ordered them over the web (I was away on business).
It’s not that the flowers are bad, in fact, they are very nice. It’s that for the money you spend, the aggravation isn’t worth it. You only get one chance to make an impression with flowers…

Fine for arrangements but if you just want flowers or plants, stay away. They’ve become very ordinary and extraordinarily over-​priced. Here are some recent examples: Hellebores which are easily obtained for $ 9.99 at Trader Joe’s or 16.99 at Mahoney”s are $ 40.00 each at Winston’s – same size, same quality. Large air plants are $ 8-​$ 10 elsewhere and $ 25 each at Winston’s. Even if you’re able to pay that much, suggest you shop elsewhere and donate the balance to a worthwhile cause.

eh… make it 2 and ½ stars, okay? I wanted a simple and relatively inexpensive flower bouquet. The adorable, clever pre-​made arrangements felt too expensive and just not worth the $. Instead, I decided I’d get just 3 – 4 free standing stems from the a la carte arrangements off to the side. No vase or container needed. How expensive could that be? NEARLY TWICE AS EXPENSIVE as the arrangements I had passed on for being too expensive.
Is it just me, or is $ 20 for ONE hydrangea STEM way out of line with what the floral market will bare? Come on, $ 5 for some weedy looking «greens» ??(Star Market flower dept up the street is not as fresh, but same exact stems were only $ 7 each (same color) there). Ooo I can feel the Winston sales people shuddering all the way from here.
Winston’s has wonderful stuff, and I’m always happy to be the recipient when someone else is paying for it. Their prices are just to excessive and I for one, won’t stop again to smell the roses there unless I have to (or unless you send me some).

What a sad disappointment ! I spent $ 150 for a dinning table centerpiece. The problem started when I went to Chestnut Hill Winston’s to decide which flowers I wanted for my color scheme. There were only a few white flowers to pick from. Everything else was «greens».When I asked why the selection was so limited, I was told «that’s all that is available in the low season». I had a $ 150 gift certificate & was told it was only worth $ 132. When I insisted the unhelpful sales woman checked again, she said I was right. When I came to pick up the arrangement, I was given one very small container. I insisted there should be 3, the unapologetic sales person finally «found «the other two. But worse of all is when I put the 3 small, mostly «green» containers on the dinning room table, my husband said «I thought we weren’t serving salad for the FIRST COURSE » !!! Winston’s doesn’t care about customer satisfaction. Don’t go there !!!

This store always produces amazing flower arangements. they use very high quality flowers and they seem to last a very long time. I took a beatiful arrangement over to my inlaws home for a holiday and my mother in law loved it. I still get comments from her about how beautiful the arrangement was.
That was worth the slightly higher cost for the WOW factor that was involved there!!!

Today is Valentine’s day. I ordered a dozen roses delivered to my spouse at work just as I have done for past 20 years. This year I switched to Winston’ Flowers due to their reputation and location just across the street from my spouse’s place of business. Three of the roses arrived dead or dying. They were immediately called and despite being located across the street, they would not come to replace roses. I am extremely disappointed at the quality and service. I expected unparalleled quality and service for a $ 150 for a dozen roses from such a renowned florist. Their inability and unwillingness to drive less than 5 minutes to correct what should have been a loving and beautiful gift has ruined this Valentine’s Day.

By far THE BEST floral shop EVER. The arrangements they put together are just elegant, extravagant and PERFECT. Yes, PERFECT. No other floral shop can compare, and I mean in any way. Check out some of the pictures I’ve uploaded, and you’ll understand. I got a happy pink ball of spring, a gigantic birthday arrangement cascading with spring/​summer, sunflowers so happy you want to stick your face in them, the most perfect peonies you’ve ever seen, coral roses that made me actually like roses for once… oh, and david austin roses, which smell like heaven and look as if they’re almost a peony when they open up. Need I go on? This place does incredible work.

The moral of the story is that sometimes it is worth spending more. Every year I do my garden and take great pride. In the past I have only gone to the inexpensive vendors to buy my flowers. This year, I went to Winston to buy my plants. True more expensive but worth every penny. They took great joy in helping me plan and taught me how to take good care of the plants. They were patient and good teachers of their craft. A special call out to Bill who spent a great deal of time helping me.
My garden is better than ever and it is with thanks to the team and quality of products at Winston.

Winston is really the best of the best when it comes to flowers. They are my go-​to east coast flower spot. I have had flowers and fruit baskets sent for all of my parents’ anniversaries over the last 5+ years, family reunions, mother’s days, etc.
Their arrangements are spectacular and they use unusual and exotic blooms. Do not waste your money on the crappy, run-​of-​the-​mill 1800 flower places, Winston blows them all away with their A+, breathtaking creations.

After trying Mahoney’s Brighton and Winchster and Ricky’s Somervile for months, I went to Winston today looking for a really tall houseplant. They were great. Beth helped me — she was friendly, knowledgeable and she really worked hard to get me what I needed to make me happy. Success. Not inexpensive, but worth it to get something that really works for me. Definitely recommended for both the plants and the quality of the service.

Always great presentation, unusual designs.
Like this location because people are very friendly and accommodating.
Some great prices on bunched flowers daily.

coming from someone who used to work at winston’s, this is absolutely the best location. i love them all, but this one is not a store, it’s an experience. you walk into a lush green indoor garden… not a flower store. i mean of course there are beautiful flowers, but really the highlights of this store are: tons of high-​quality plants that range from succulents to orchids; the employees’ amazing interior design skills (they are especially good at picking out cool furniture); and the feeling of relief you get when you walk into the store or the greenhouse. honestly, once you walk in you’ll just have a sigh of relief because you are in a beautiful plant and flower wonderland that has a modern design but is still very earthy. honestly i would trust these people to design anything. go here for fun, for flowers, for plants or even for garden design.

The quality of the flowers at Winston’s really is quite good.

This place does Winston justice. Perfect showroom for their creative designs and beautiful floral selections.
The showroom has a «zen» feel to it, and even the attitude of the staff is calming. You can walk through the greenhouse to see their selections. Beautiful!

Yeah — it’s pricey — but dude, it’s Newton.
And unlike a lot of places, this place put up with us for a solid 2 hours while we riffled through a bunch of different options for stylin up our back deck. they were patient, friendly, and very helpful — and weren’t insulted when we shot down ideas.
trust me, we needed help in this department, and we got it.

No question about it, this outpost of Winston Flowers is by far my favorite. Not only is it the closest to our apartment, but it has an ethereal feel about it. I walk in and instantly feel calm.
The floral designs are out of this world. The two designers that they have right now are both young, and they are infusing a worldly design view on what has been a traditional art form. I think every time I visit Winstons I see an arrangement and slap my forehead and say «Why didn’t I think of that!»
The choices of flowers and plants are varied, each that is offered for sale is perfect. Whether you own a vase or buy one of the colorful and interesting holders, what you bring in your door will change your home for the better.
Recommended: get one of the Winston Preferred Customer Program Cards. I believe that every 4^th or 5^th time you present it when you make a purchase, you will get a free bouquet. Not too shabby! You can also access past orders, and also you will be alerted to promotions and offers that the general public won’t know about :) Exclusivity rules.
And if you are buying your flowers at Winstons, you are already a member of the smart and cool crowd !