A Guide to Sydney’s Best Florists

Is there anything better than fresh flowers in the house? We think not. But deciding on the right bud or frond to express how you feel can be tough. The trick is finding someone to help guide you to that perfect bunch, which is where this list comes in handy. Here are the finest florists in Sydney, specialising in everything from vintage-style bouquets to native blooms.

Hermetica Flowers

Opened in 2013 by Jai Winnell, Hermetica moved to a larger, warehouse-style home in Woolloomooloo in 2018, and its soaring ceilings and vast wall displays are as striking as its stylised floral gifts. As well as servicing a vast number of Sydney’s biggest restaurants and creating bespoke pieces for corporate events and weddings, Hermetica sells bouquets for every occasion, perfectly packaged in its delightful signature wrap.

248 Dowling Street, Woolloomooloo
(02) 9356 8678
hermeticaflowers.com.au

Floreat Floral

This boutique florist in Darlinghurst creates eclectic, seasonal bunches of stunning natives mixed with tropical and traditional flowers, which results in “arrangements that are a unique ‘unstructured structure’,” according to owner Jane Lampe. The business has built strong relationships with growers in and around Sydney and uses local flowers where possible. And the name? Floreat is Latin for “let flourish”.

21a Barcom Avenue, Darlinghurst (by appointment only and online)
0410 050 630
floreatfloral.com.au

Poho Flowers

This popular florist has just recently opened a beautiful new flagship in Double Bay. With blue-washed walls and sculptural furniture, the new digs are a little idiosyncratic, a little posh. Most arrangements have a subtle native theme – nothing brash, just delicate bush flowers woven into more traditional bouquets.

Shop 1, 22–24 Cross Street, Double Bay
(02) 9331 4333
poho.com.au

Little Flowers

If you’re after a dazzling bunch that says “happy birthday”, “I love you”, “congratulations” or the like, Little Flowers’ bouquets are it. Using seasonal stems, the team creates striking bunches of dahlias, paper daisies and garden roses, among others. The online florist delivers by bike (très romantique), and each bouquet is made using Australian-grown flowers.

littleflowers.com.au

My Flower Man

Kieran Birchall left a career as a real estate agent to set up a florist business, and a few years later it’s still his passion. At his shopfront in Tamarama he mixes natives into his bunches to create beautiful, fragrant pieces of art. “Less structured arrangements are key. Our clients like them wild in nature, different, rather than domed,” says Birchall.

32A Fletcher Street, Tamarama
0401 107 325
myflowerman.com.au

Grandiflora

Saskia Havekes, one of the city’s most celebrated florists, opened her Potts Point store in 1995. Her designs often grace the pages of magazines, and Grandiflora was included in Broadsheet’s “Sydney Classics” series. The shop is named after Havekes’s favourite flower, the Magnolia grandiflora, in part because the street outside her small store is lined with them.

Shop 1/12 Macleay Street, Elizabeth Bay
(02) 9357 7902
grandiflora.net

Bess

Bess Scott grew up around flowers: both her father and grandfather are growers on the NSW Central Coast. For her Paddington store, she uses native wildflowers straight from her father’s Passchendaele farm, in addition to seasonal blooms from the Sydney Flower Market. She learned the art of floristry under Havekes and in London before opening her own business, and has a penchant for bright flowers and sculptural designs.

27 William Street, Paddington
(02) 9356 8464
besspaddington.com

Daily Blooms

Daily Blooms was made for type B people. The online florist offers same-day delivery (though you can schedule ahead, too). There’s a rotating selection of seasonal blooms, so you don’t need to know your way around flowers to land on something that works. The brand swaps plastic wrapping for biodegradable hessian and twine, and also offers curated gift sets for occasions like Mother’s Day.

dailyblooms.com.au

Kiko Design

Kiko Design is renowned for its vibrant colour palettes – but can also do softer colourways just as well. Its designs are sophisticated and elegant, making them suitable for a wide range of events. Founded in 2017 by creative husband and wife duo Kowsh and Josh Rawson, Kiko Designs quickly became one of the city’s best-known florists, collaborating with industry professionals across the globe. Within the studio, the team creates striking focal pieces – for events, activations, gifts and more – by day, and hand-pour candles for its new bespoke range, Alokaia, by night. Put your order in now.

0421 931 558
kikodesign.com.au

My Violet

After making the move to Rosebery in 2019 from a small Redfern hole-in-the-wall (and before that, from her own home), Myra Perez’s My Violet is more beautiful than ever. Her arrangements are bold, with dark and rich tones instead of pastels. Branches, fruits and vegetables also occasionally make appearances, lending texture and contrast to the bouquets. There’s less emphasis on ribbons, leaves and other traditional decorative fillers. The blooms are sourced from the Sydney Flower Market in Flemington, and different flowers and varieties are available depending on the season.

603 Botany Road, Rosebery
0499 901 828
myviolet.com.au

The Floral Decorator

After more than 35 years in floristry, Kelly Thomas can spot the difference between a bunch of flowers that has been picked fresh and one that has languished in a fridge for a week. Three days a week, she sets her alarm for 3.45am to head to Sydney Flower Market at Flemington, then she’s back at the shop by 8am. A proud Wurundjeri woman, Thomas’s business is certified by Supply Nation, Australia’s largest national directory of verified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses.

112 Erskineville Road, Erskineville
(02) 9516 3113
thefloraldecorator.com.au

Roses Only

The name isn’t literal. Alongside its signature roses, this family-founded florist arranges posies, tulips and natives, among other stems. Roses Only first opened in 1995 and has since grown to operate across Victoria, Queensland, NSW, SA, WA and the ACT – a handy option when your recipient lives interstate.

rosesonly.com.au

Leaf Supply

Sometimes you need a succulent or a monstera to gift a little greenery to someone you love. This online plant and botanical homewares shop offers a number of plant-and-pot combos to choose from, all selected for their low maintenance hardiness. Add glass aquaculture vases, timber plant stands and gold plant stakes to your order.

leaf-supply.com

September Studio

September Studio opened in a sunny corner spot in Darlinghurst in 2021. In the space – which is part ceramics studio, part florist – creative director Bryce Heyworth builds sculptural bouquets for gifting and events using locally grown natives and seasonal blooms.

27 Boundary Street, Darlinghurst
0493 100 860
septemberstudio.com.au

From Iris

After years working at a popular eastern suburbs florist, Ruby Marsh-Cashman was inspired to opened From Iris in late 2020 after the birth of her eldest daughter. Since then, the one-woman operation has garnered an impressive following for her whimsical freeform bouquets. Moving away from minimalism, From Iris’s arrangements are a celebration of colour. Marsh-Cashman tells Broadsheet she is drawn to delicate fragrant flowers that tell a story but that she ultimately curates the bunch based on clients’ requests to ensure that, whenever possible, each recipient’s favourite bloom scores a spot in the bunch. The generous bouquets are available for delivery throughout Sydney or for pick-up from her Maroubra studio. Reach out via email or via Instagram for a response from the florist herself.

0452378532
fromirisstudio.com.au

Additional reporting by Lucy Bell Bird, Nicola Heath, Kelly Pigram, Hollie Wornes, Alice Jeffery, Lisa Fukuda and Simone Richardson.

This article was first published on February 4, 2022 and has since been updated.

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