Waukesha Floral & Greenhouse — Local services in Waukesha

Waukesha Floral is the finest floral shop I know of. This is not because they are the biggest or have the most varieties of flowers or the biggest show room. It is because they have 'Heart'. It is the people there that make it great. They care. They are willing to take the time to find out what you need, make suggestions and have you walk out the door happy that whatever you got for whatever purpose will do what you want it to do. It will make someone happy! It will tell someone you love them. It will console someone who has just lost a loved one. It will get you off the hook because you forgot a birthday or anniversary.

The other day I needed a bag of potting soil. I sent a note to Jane Loppnow, the store manager, and asked the price. I got the nicest email back. She said "Right now the bags are stored outdoors. Tell us how many you need and we'll bring them inside and thaw them out for you." They know how to make the purchase of a mundane bag of soil a pleasant and caring transaction. I'd never have thought to ask them to thaw out the soil, yet Mary did and suggested doing it for me without me asking!

I"ve had many projects that you might call "Off the wall". The kind where you have an idea but don't know quite how to describe it. I go to the folks at Waukesha Floral and tell them my story and the suggestions start to fly and I walk out with something that I had no idea of when I walked in but was exactly what I wanted.

Sometimes I go there and walk around, smell the flowers, look at all the green plants, be pleasantly greeted by several nice ladies and probably don't buy anything. But if I was feeling a little down or put upon by the cares of life, I got what I needed and it didn't cost a thing. I love...

We visited this place as a possible florist for our wedding. We aren’t experienced in this, so we were hopeful they would guide us. During the consultation, she just kept telling us, “The sky is the limit.” She didn’t guide us, provide many examples, or show us samples. When we brought up centerpieces, she again just told us, “The sky is the limit.” That was pretty much the answer for everything. So basically we have to come up with everything ourselves and tell them what to do. This is great if you know exactly everything about wedding flowers and centerpieces and don’t need them to assist you in ideas.

After we were finally able to come up with some ideas for flowers, she wrote them down along with some prices. We were then told they would not share the notes or provide us with a quote until we put a deposit down. Really? If you can’t give us anything to compare (or a price estimate) when we are shopping around for a florist, we obviously won’t go with you. Not sure who would go with a company without a price quote first.

We visited another place just to see if this is typical for florists. The other place we visited brought out flowers to show us, various center piece props, vases, lights and more. The other place also showed us lots of pictures and ideas of things we could do. Finally, the other place provided us with a written quote of how much everything would be.

We didn't see issues with the flowers at this location, they just definitely need to work on their...

Since I had to travel to the wedding and couldn't meet the florist in person, my mom, who lives in Waukesha, took on the responsibility to meet with Waukesha Floral & Greenhouse and make all arrangements. We had given them pictures of bouquets and centerpiece from Pinterest (oh, Pinterest) and they said they could put them together. Boy, did they exceed my expectations. The Bride and Bridesmaid bouquets were absolutely gorgeous, exactly how I imagined!!! They added white roses, greenery, and a few light green/blue succulents. The bride's bouquet was massive, but stunning!! We had corsages for the MoB, MoG, and a few others and they were so pretty, the boutonniere for the FoB was simple and just what we requested. They did our ceremony flowers (some green plants to hang from the aisle chairs, and white flowers on the alters). Then I get to the reception and the centerpieces are so incredibly modern and perfect with white flowers and small green touches!!! They added a small white tree in a vase to the bride and groom's table with added crystals and candles hanging from the branches. With the exception of one candle falling off a branch, it was great! I would certainly recommend this floral company to do any wedding as it seems they will make anything work as long as you have an idea in your mind and some pictures to show what you really want for your...