Flowers
MEANINGFUL FLOWERS, MADE WITH INTENTION
No two bouquets are ever alike.
Each arrangement is created intuitively, using seasonal florals and natural movement for that relaxed, garden-gathered feeling we are known for. We design in the moment — guided by the season, the energy of the occasion, and the most beautiful blooms available that day. ORDER FRESH FLOWERS HERE.
Flowers have been used for centuries to celebrate life, love, loss, and everything in between. When we make flowers, we care deeply about the moment they are meant for — and that intention flows through every stem.
If you are looking for whimsical, wild, and slightly out-of-the-ordinary flowers… you have come to the right place.
Our Approach
Photos shown are for style reference only.
We don’t recreate exact designs — instead, we design each bouquet fresh and in real time.
As we flow through the seasons, so do the flowers.
If you’d like to see what is currently in the studio, visit our Instagram or reach out directly — we’re always happy to share what’s blooming.
Available in a range of price options.
Pre-orders are encouraged, especially for Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day to ensure availability. We are happy to take walk ins, but high volume times may affect stock.
Please note: During high-volume times, delivery windows may vary. View delivery info here.
NEW — Pet Friendly options are now available in Jam Jar, Posy, and Goldilocks sizes. Rest assured only pet safe blooms and greens will be used in these arrangements.
Sustainability & Sourcing
Not only do we care about people — we care about the planet.
We strive for sustainability in an industry that isn’t always green. From foam-free design practices to thoughtful sourcing and reduced packaging waste, we operate with clear values and intention.
We reduce our plastic usage everywhere possible including how flowers are wrapped. Plastic free using only compostable tapes and cello, Kraft paper, even our water bags for hydration are compostable.
In season, we use 100% Alberta and Canadian-grown materials to celebrate our short but abundant growing window. In 2024, we began growing many of our own flowers, edible blooms, herbs, and produce on our small farm — bringing our designs even closer to the soil.
Given Calgary’s cold climate, we do use imported flowers when needed in the off season.. Our suppliers work with farms that prioritize ethical practices for both people and planet.
Freshness & Vase Life
Fresh flowers matter.
Vase life can range from 3 days to 3 weeks depending on the varieties selected — and many blooms can be dried, allowing you to enjoy parts of your bouquet for years to come.
How to keep flowers fresh and lasting
- When receiving your flowers snip the ends of stems to ensure good water intake. Stems can start to callus over in as little as 30 seconds so a fresh snip right before placing in water is key.
- Use a clean vessel. Always ensure the vessel or vase is clean, bacteria is what shortens the life of flowers so clean water and clean vase is key.
- Change water every 1-2 days for best results. We don't use flower food as to not add into the elements that get introduced in our water table. Instead we change the water every 1-2 days to keep bacteria levels low and flowers fresh. A tiny snip of the ends of stems helps too.
- Keep out of direct sunlight or heat. Flowers no longer need light to live after being cut. Keeping them somewhere out of strong light and heat will help keep them going much longer.
- As stems start to die back, wilt or mold simply removed the flowers to control the spread of mold. You may need to gradually downsize your vase size as the bouquet starts to die back. Not all flowers last the same amount of time so it's good to upkeep and manage this.
- Sometimes fresh flowers can droop due to air bubbles in the stem. If this happens you can simple place the flowers into very hot tap water-not boiling, snip the stems and this should help revive the flowers.
Bespoke Blooms Collections
"The Queen"
These unique flowers hail from the family protea and are incredible long last. Including the Queen protea and other various flowers from the genus, they have an incredibly long vase life and dry well to keep forever!
Protea was a flower named after Proteus, the son of Poseidon a greek god. He could change his shape whenever he wanted and like Proteus the flower takes many forms and aligns with transformation of self.
The colours of bouquet will vary based on availability and seasonality. "The Queen" will be available for Valentines Day and also available as a *preorder through out the year.
This arrangement features:
Queen Protea
Various protea flowers
Lush and hardy greens
*Available with or without vase
All flowers not in vase will be ready made into an aqua bag that will provide hydration for blooms for up to 24 hours.
Vase option will be place in a pyramid vase or similar best suited to bouquet arrangment.
*Preorder- to keep our flowers fresh we require certain arrangements to be preordered and availability is solely dependent on farms. Season can affect what is available. Please email or call us for further info.
"The Sweetheart"
Surprise your sweet heart with the ultimate flower arrangement! The Sweetheart is a unique arrangement with a willow heart base with and an arrangement of flowers.
The colours will vary based on availability and seasonality. "The Sweetheart" is only available for purchase in advance due to the nature of the bouquet.
Valentines Colour Theme
"The Sweetheart" will come in a mocha and pink tones. Images are references only and arrangement will change based on season and availability of flowers.
This arrangement features:
Willow Heart Base
Seasonal arrangement of flowers, colours will vary
Premium flowers used
*Available with or without vase
All flowers not in vase will be ready made into an aqua bag that will provide hydration for blooms for up to 24 hours.
Vase option will be place in a pyramid vase or similar best suited to bouquet arrangment.
"A Posy"
A posy, often a term used in the Victoria era is a small bunch of flowers. Sometimes even referred to as a nose gay or a tussle- mussie this small bunch of flowers is a lovely choice for any occasion. Our posy colour themes change weekly/seasonally check out our Intstagram for our latest colours.
Valentines colour story:
Pinks, peaches, mochas
"Goldilocks"
Not too big, not too small, just right! A gorgeous bouquet of blooms arranged in our signature style, wild and whimsical.
Our goldilocks colour themes change weekly/seasonally or for specific occasions check out our Instagram for our latest colours. Available as a hand tied bouquet or in a vase. Vase option will be rose glass vase or similar best suited to bouquet arrangement.
The arrangement features:
Focal flowers like ranunculus, roses, lisianthus and proteas
Premium greens like eucalyptus , Ivanhoe, Italian ruscus
Support flowers like mini carnations, wax flower, statice, limoneum
Available for in store or delivery please see info below.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Grab and Go Bouquets
We offer a small selection of grab and go bouquets in store. Please note availability changes, we recommend to preorder flowers for special occasions.
These are available in store only.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Subscriptions
We are now offering subscriptions to our customers who know they want to enjoy flowers on a regular basis. These subscribers will get additional flowers at no extra cost plus extra perks month to month. They are available in two options.
Monthly Bloom Club - Beautiful flowers, once a month for to liven up your home. The arrangements will vary depending on season and time. No specific requests for bloom club, for custom bouquets please get in touch! Pickups or deliveries are Friday's.
The commitment is a minimum of 3 orders ( 3 months). After that you are free to cancel, pause or skip your months. For cancellations please note that we need a minimum of 7 days notice.
$50 monthly. Pickup or delivery available see below.
The Worker Bee~ This choice is for your Monday-Friday enjoyment of florals at the work space. These bouquets are delivered on Monday mornings in a vase ready to enjoy! The vase is provided at no extra cost and returned with the following delivery to driver. Delivery included for all Calgary destinations. Outskirts of Calgary available for a special rate please enquire.
$70 weekly and borrowed vases.
Minimum commitment is 4 orders. After that just one weeks notice for cancellations of subscriptions to make sure no product is wasted!
All subscriptions are available for pick up in store or if you would like to have them delivered anywhere in the city there is a $15 charge.
Delivery Info
Flowers can be picked up in store or delivered anywhere in Calgary for $15 and surrounding area for an extra fee. Choose preferred option at checkout.
Delivery
Please be sure to choose deliver option, not shipping( this applies to orders being sent outside of Calgary only). A delivery window calendar should pop up for you to choose date and will have the available window. Please note there are no deliveries Tuesday, Wednesday or Sundays unless special arrangements have been made or for special days.
Delivery window : 3-5pm weekdays and 1-3pm Saturdays
Same day delivery cutoffs : Monday, Wednesday, Friday before 12pm
Saturday before 10am.
Delivery fees : Calgary city limits $15 , $24 Bearspaw, Springbank , Balzac, Chestermere, $29 Airdrie & Cochrane , $35 Priddis & Okotoks
If our system does not detect and properly charge fee we will send an invoice for the remainder that can be paid over the phone or online with credit card. Deliveries will not go out until fully paid, to avoid delays or issues with your order please pay promptly.
Need a last minute delivery in a hurry? We got you - using Uberconnect we can send anything last minute ( rates provided with address destination, invoiced separately).
Flowers for Occasions
Flowers are historically used for many occasions like weddings, birthdays, funerals and seasonal celebrations. We are available to do small projects and events upon request. For specific flower wants it's recommended to plan 3 or more months in advance. This could be for things like colour palettes or special meaning or importance of certain flowers. No flower is ever 100% guaranteed due to climate, transport or other unforeseen circumstances, but we strive do our best to make the perfect piece for our customers. Substitutions sometimes will be made to the best of our ability and our suppliers to match requests.
Bring, Buy or Borrow Vase Program
A raise of hands for someone who has waaaay too many vases at home?! Or perhaps you want to gift some beautiful flowers (for yourself or others), but don't really want the cost of buying the vase? At The Botanist we firmly believe in reusing what we can so we started our bring, borrow or buy vase program.
Bring ~ bring your vase in to us in advance and we can create your arrangement directly into the vase with your requested budget.
Buy ~Some of our vases are a touch special/expensive like our hand painted collections and these will be available for purchase only!
Borrow ~ Borrow one of vases and bring back within a reasonable time frame. Please note that this is based on availability. Deposit needed.