I started arranging the flowers myself. It started as a pandemic hobby and then bloomed (sorry!) into something more. I won’t lie: It’s frustrating, time-consuming work. I learned that to make flower arrangements that looked the way I wanted them to, I’d need to be patient. I’d need to accept mistakes and learn from them. I’d need to treat arranging flowers the same way I treat cooking food: reject perfectionism, and embrace improvisation and adaptability. Cut a stem too short? Okay, time to reappropriate that piece. Need some extra filler in a vase but run out of flowers? Let’s get some fresh herbs in there โ why not! Pierce myself with a rose’s thorn? Bandage the blood and keep going. I also flooded my Instagram feed with queer florists. I don’t pretend I do what they do; they’re professionals. They’re artists. My arrangements have their place. In my home. They’re imperfect, and they’re very me, and I like it that way. But I like to look at other arrangements for inspiration, observe how they play with textures and lengths and take notes. I would never try to mimic them exactly โ again, I’m more of a dabbler/amateur! But it’s nice to see how the pros do it. And if nothing else, it means I get to see lovely floral photos every time I open the app. Here are some queer florists/queer-owned floral shops worth a follow! I’ve included where they’re located, so if they’re in your city, consider hitting them up for your floral needs! Some are still accepting orders for Valentine’s Day. Planning a gay wedding? Check out potential vendors on this list!
Coy & Co (Portland, OR)
Whit McClure (Los Angeles, CA)
Note: This is the incredible queer florist behind the florals inย The L Word: Generation Q season two’s eighth episode!!!!
Best Friends Flowers (New Haven, CT)
stempowered_ (Portland, OR)
Golden Wild Florals (Lakeland, FL)
Daisyhead Florals (Sacramento, CA)
Moon Jar Design (Los Angeles, CA)
J. Lea Florals (Jacksonville, FL)
@roseparchment (Laguna Beach, CA)
Something’s Blooming (Los Angeles, CA)
Behold Floral Design (Dallas, TX)
Elizabeth Cronin / Asrai Garden (Chicago, IL)
LULO+LY Floral Studio (Brooklyn but also Australia)
Sable Blooms (Arcata, CA)
Miriam Bloom Designs (Brooklyn)
@flower_shop_phl (Philadelphia, PA)
Floreography (Arlington, MA)
Jewel Sales (Los Angeles, CA)
Thereโs also Dormont Florist in Pittsburgh, PA! Chris did the flowers for my wedding! @dormontflorist on ig
ooo thank you!
Love queer florists! Also in Pittsburgh, my friend Shira is a queer florist
– @flowersbyshira on IG. And she’s doing pre-orders for a Valentine’s Day popup right now :) She did a beautiful arrangement for me when I got flowers for a sick friend.
I wanted to be a florist as a child and now I’m thinking it was an early indication of queerness haha!
Also remember Lena Headey as a lesbian florist in ‘Imagine Me & You’?
yes! Came here expecting an Imagine Me & You reference and was delightfully surprised to find Mrs. Dalloway instead :D
haha i did write about my adventures in arranging flowers briefly in this Imagine Me & You piece! https://www.autostraddle.com/is-imagine-me-you-even-good-i-dont-know-but-i-keep-rewatching-it/
Ahhh thank you!! Iโm @roseparchmentโin Laguna occasionally but actually based in beautiful Detroit, Michigan!
So so pleased to be on this list with so many rad queer florists! MY HEART IS FULL ๐บ๐๐โจ
yayyyyy happy to include you!
Havenโt had my flowers on AS since I posted pictures in the FOT ๐
An honor!
omg an FOT! amazing! I love that you’re a longtime reader :)
Jane was like the MAYOR of FOT, cheering everybody on always! It was a delight to see.
Your artistry is blooming amazing! Both in floral creations and in painting ๐๐๐จ๐๐
Woolf references all the way โค๏ธ
oh m god as a lesbian florist im thrilled about this !!!
Not sure if anyone else is on Vancouver Island, but I love this farm that grows flowers and does bouquet subscriptions. They also make winter wreaths, which they named this year after books, many queer. There was a wreath called Stone Butch Blues! https://instagram.com/nobul.farm?utm_medium=copy_link
Thank you so much ๐ ๐. I had no idea this was coming and it feels amazing. ๐ธ๐๐ฅฐ
Just got engaged so I’m now following all the magical florists in my city :)
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