When the time comes that you want to send flowers to someone across the street or across the country, we can help make your decisions easy.  Our national directory of local flower shops and florists gives you all the information you need to be able to contact the people who will actually make and deliver your floral gift.  By ordering direct from local flower shops and florists, you save money because there are no middlemen charges.  Also by ordering direct, you will know exactly what is available and in season.  If no florist is located in the city or town you want, we also list flower shops and florists in cities and towns that are near and close by.

Locate-A-Flower-Shop.com® has the best FTD and Teleflora flower shops and retail stores for you.  We want to help you select the right florist shop to meet your needs.  If you wish to send flowers, roses, plants, orchids, fruit baskets, gifts, candy, balloons or silk arrangements, local flower shops will be invaluable in helping you make the best flower selection.

Flowers convey the most sincere thoughts and feelings words cannot.  From a birthday, anniversary or wedding gift to a loved one's funeral or memorial, local floral shops can help you say it with flowers.

Please place your order as early as possible from the florist to be sure of same day delivery.  If you so choose, you can enter your order online through the flower shop's Internet web site or if you want help, use the toll free telephone number of the floral shop.  For those florist shops in Fulton, IL not having a toll free telephone number, a local telephone number along with area code is listed.


Each flower is a soul opening out to nature. ~ Gerald De Nerval

To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. ~ Beverly Nichols

Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into. ~ Henry Beecher


Orchid:
Common Names: Orchid, Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Oncidium, Cattleya, Phalaenopsis
Description: Throughout the world, more than 17,000 species are known, and varieties vary in size and shape. Oncidium blossoms are 1 1/2 to 1 inch and are usually yellow with orange-red markings. Cattleya blossoms are large, ruffled and usually 5 to 6 inches across in white or purple with contrasting throats. Phalaenopsis have moth- or butterfly-shaped flowers in colors such as white, pink, purple and bicolors. Cymbidium and dendrobium flowers have a butterfly-like shape and are 3 to 4 inches acress. The larger of the two, cymbidiums are white, yellow, green or lavender with pink or red lips, while dendrobiums are often white or lavender.

Stock:
Common Names: Stock
Description: Stocks have single or double flowers with a 1-inch diameter and a pleasing clove-like scent. The romantic beauty of this flower brings texture to garden designs, and its sweet, spicy fragrance is an added attraction. Colors range from white, cream, yellow, peach, lavender, pink, purple and burgundy. Vase life is five to eight days.


Ordering Advice:
If possible, have the telephone number of the recipient.  In a worst case scenario, it might be necessary to contact the recipient to get further directions.  While it may "spoil" the surprise of getting the flowers, it is usually better than not getting the order delivered at all.
The best advice to remember is to keep the order as general and open as possible.  Because flowers are usually better in some seasons and not others, it is wise to allow the florist to pick the types of flowers used so they can give you the best quality.  Some flowers, such as roses, carnations and chrysanthemums, are available all year.