I ordered the Magnificent Life Standing Spray arrangement for a funeral service. Being over 2,000 miles away, I was very concerned about ordering remotely, but the pictures my family sent showed a lovely display that represented our sentiments well. Flowers showed up on time at viewing, service and final resting place. Sally at Barbara's Flower Shop was kind, patient, and very helpful throughout the ordering process. I highly recommend Barbara's Flower shop. They delivered a beautiful arrangement. read more

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Ordered late for a funeral the same day. The florist I spoke to was so kind and understanding. I ordered an all white arrangement and asked if she could add blue to represent law enforcement . They did an incredible job . As a florist, I can see from the photo a relative sent that they used quality, high end stems. I couldn't be more pleased. I highly recommend them! read more

Barbara's Flower Shop - Funeral arrangement - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I ordered flowers for my father's funeral. I requested delivery by 9 as the viewing was at 10 and service at 11. The flowers were delivered sometime during the service. They were found in the back of the church by the door at the end of the service. The flowers were nice, but useless at that point. read more

I'm away from my wife, so I wanted to make her Valentines special, I had been using one of the "popular" online florists but the quality was hit or miss and this day I wanted to use a black owned business and Barbara's Flower Shop did not disappoint!!! As you will see the bouquet was fantastic and delivered on time!!! I will be using Barbara's every time now!!! read more

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I first used Barbara's flowers Bergen street location for a Funeral. The arrangements they sent were beautiful that time. However, DISSAPOINTED! First the guy on the phone, what an attitude. He literally said to me, " buddy I've got 5 lines ringing I dont got time for this your stuff is coming. Yelling at me every time. I spent almost 160 dollars on valentine's arrangement, but I was really better off getting supermarket flowers! Bottom line: Flowers came wilted, some were broken off the stem leaving a pile of petals. stems of almost all the flowers looked TOTALLY ROTTED these flowers will last 1-2 days maybe? Where the hell are the carnations? I understand substitutions need to be made at times I know how to read but just not putting the flowers seems like stealing! Barbara your getting lazy! And that guy on the phone is fekkin rude! read more

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I ordered a bouquet to be delivered to a friend of mine and everything was perfect. Delivered right on time and the flowers looked exactly as I expected. Thank you! read more

Barbara's Flower Shop - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Fantastic florist and extremely accommodating. Walked in, they asked my budget, and they put together a beautiful bouquet for me last minute for my anniversary and my wife loved the flowers. Great experience, highly recommend read more

I have used Barbara's Flower Shop for an event twice. Each time the floral arrangements that were supplied were beautiful. The service was impeccable, the flowers were stunning leaving my guests speechless each time. I would use Barbara's Flower Shop for all my events from the customer service at the start of the order to the delivery. I can truly say for the next event I plan, Barbara's Flower Shop is my first vendor choice! read more

Barbara's Flower Shop - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

The service was splendid an the flower arrangement was magnificent an I was very satisfied with my flowers soon to be a gift

You can never go wrong with amazing quality and excellent service. Needed some beautiful flowers for a friend's birthday, so I decided to go by my old neighborhood and visit Barbara's Flower Shop. The bouquet they created on the spot was beautiful! The gentlemen asked, if I had a preference and I told him that it was a birthday and it could be colorful. He told me to give him a few minutes and I can honestly say, I wasn't disappointed at all. When he came back with my arrangements, it was beyond colorful! It had so much joy and happiness for her birthday, I was so pleased. I will be returning again for another arrangement and I will definitely tell a friend, to tell a friend! read more

Barbara's Flower Shop - Just a beautiful sight to see! - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I went to Barbara's cause it's close to my house. I ordered corsages and Boutonnières. The Boutonnières were really nice but the corsages didn't come with The wristbands by the time I saw it I couldn't call them because they close at 1:30pm on Saturdays. It was really frustrating trying to figure out how to use it. I won't be buying anything from here again. read more

I was looking for a Thanksgiving gift and figured flowers would be great. I searched for shops around my girlfriend's work area, but the shops didn't have what I was looking for, until I stumbled across Barbara's. And so, I ordered flowers the night before the day of delivery. Everything went smooth, although the next morning, I received three additional payment receipts for some odd reason. In the special instructions, I asked if the delivery could be between 2 PM - 2:30 PM, since that was the ideal time around my girlfriend's work schedule. My girlfriend sent me a text msg and a snapchat of the flowers at 12:50 PM. Now, initially I would've taken off a star in this review because the store didn't adhere to my instructions. But, it's hard to do so over something minor. It wasn't a big deal if they delivered early as I can assume they must've had multiple deliveries to make and my order was along the way. My only concern was if my girlfriend wasn't available to receive the flowers firsthand. The flowers are beautiful and I couldn't be more happy. I wouldn't fuss over the minor stuff that I experienced with this store. Happy holidays everyone! read more

Barbara's Flower Shop - Thanksgiving gift for the girlfriend - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Tara and her team at Barbara's Flowers really outdid themselves at our wedding. Tara and her design team were extremely accommodating to my specific requests, especially when comprehending my vision, and couldn't have been more generous with their support and suggestions to complement my vision. I wish there was something negative that I could write so this review doesn't read as ingratiating, but there really isn't anything that I could say. The flowers were fresh, the arrangements were gorgeous, and the tablescape/wall accent decor was breathtaking. Tara helped me decide on every element from the linens and chairs to the tablescape and wall accents too! I really don't know what I would've done without her! At Barbara's Flowers, you are in great hands. I highly recommend them for any occasion! read more

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I can't comment on the flowers because I canceled the order, however I must say that the guy who answers the phone and represents the business is terrible at customer and is extremely rude! My lady lives very close to the business so if it had worked out, they would have received a lot of business from me. I will never tolerate rude customer service. read more

Very attentive to their customers needs. I felt a burden lifted when I visited to order a casket spray for my husband funeral. Delivery was a bit late but came before the service started so I didn't complain. Will recommend this business to anyone in need of flowers read more

This florist is great. I've come here several times to address floral needs for formal events and I am always greeted with kindness, sensitivity and a willingness to work within my budget by offering different options. They always deliver on time and it's one detail that I never need to worry about. They are reliable. I like knowing that Barbara's is in the neighborhood and available when I need a florist. read more

I asked a friend to help me find a florist near the the Brooklyn area where I needed flowers to be delivered. Barbara's Flowers was recommended to me by her. I spoke to a gentleman by the name of Paul there that helped me place an order by phone and assisted me with any questions or fears I may have with my order. I purchased the Open Heart (Pure Heart) and it was not only delivered on time but absolutely perfect. My fear was this order not arriving on time or something going wrong because this was for someone very close to my heart that I lost and it was his funeral. Thank you Paul and to the people that work at Barbara's Flowers for your excellent service. May your business continue to flourish with success. read more

I placed an order online for a friend, and she received a lovely bouquet that was reasonably priced.

Reasons why this place is a gem (and also why I don't want to live anywhere but New York): 1) It's a reasonably priced florist. 2) This shop opened in 1902. It's over a hundred years old! 3) The owner told me Maria Callas grew up upstairs and that her brothers first owned the shop. Are you kidding me?! This is fantastic! Now, tell me, if you had a florist like this in your neighborhood, would you use any other again? And can you think of a better reason to give a place five stars? I didn't think so. read more

This place is over 4 decades in business which is saying something. In my line of work I come across Barbara's floral arrangement and must say that the flowers are always fresh and beautifully arranged. Funerals, weddings, or any special occasion, I recommend Barbara's. read more

Ok im giving an update the flowers weren't delivered until 5:40pm bc they had to wait for my cowoker to get home. So even though im super annoyed about the time, I was pleased that it was delivered even after the shop was closed and the flowers were beautiful. That is the only reason why I upgraded the rating. They really need to work on the customer service side not just when they are taking orders but especially when it comes to the delivery. Be honest with your customers, I think you will find many people are more understanding than you think. read more

Barbara's Flower Shop - This is the bouquet she received! - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I appreciate that they're a struggling mom n' pop business especially with internet deals offering much better deals and delivery prices, so with my brother's insistence I patronized Barbara's for some Mother's Day flowers. Yeah, I don't think I'll do that again anytime soon. The good thing about going to a shop as opposed to online is that you can easier customize your flower order. I took that as another advantage before entering Barbara's, but was then told two different stories while ordering. The ornery lady taking my order (I believe her name was Pat) told me that for a certain reasonable price that I could get lillies with some other nice mixes so I was sold! But then when I told her I wanted orange or yellow mixed with the others she informed me that I MIGHT get the colors I want. Huh? "But I'm paying a deposit in advance and you have the flowers here. Can't they just save the flowers since I'm a paying customer?" She replies that they can only work with what they have in stock. After another go-around at trying to understand this nonsense, I just decide to 'go with God' hoping they wouldn't screw up my order. Three days later, on Mother's Day, the place is in chaos with people in there either picking up orders or trying to get last-minute ones in, and there was next to zero coordination to get pre-pay customer orders out the door. I didn't mind waiting a bit, its a busy day, but have a system in place, please! As I walk in I actually see my order waiting there ready to be picked up, but there's no clear person who I should speak to. The Pat lady is tripping that so many people are present and takes her time chatting it up with her homegirl and makes a small order of three small cut roses for her, instead of adding some organization to the place. She's not the only one complicit - the dudes in the office seemed to have given up as well. These folks need some leadership! Where's Barbara? I suppose it's like looking to complain to Popeye about bad chicken. Anyway, my order ends up not having yellow or orange lilies, but only plain boring white ones along with purple. So okay, it looked good, but it's not what I wanted...but at least it was mostly presentable - though I wish some of them weren't already dying. (I'm almost done ranting...I promise). After 30 minutes I finally get my order and I'm out the door...but as I'm walking I realized, even though no one else did, that in having to take matters in my own hands that I walked out the door with the wrong order! I circle back and correct it (even though that one was more expensive than my own) and head home vowing never to return. I retract that statement now, because I would return, but only for a small bouquet for my special lady not for an expensive order. They are a neighborhood institution, and I'm glad they're still around despite gentrification, but they've go to get their act together. read more

The flowers top quality and the floral arrangers have an artistic and elegant eye for design. I am really impressed with the lovely bouquet I purchased yesterday. I wanted something with these wonderful orange calla lilies I saw in one of their beautiful flower coolers and left most of the details to the designer. The end result is absolutely spectacular. The arrangement looks like it cost over $100 from a high end Manhattan designer. It still looks beautiful today. read more

Barbara's Flower Shop - Beautiful bouquet, $50 with vase on 5/12/11 - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I have never in my life dealt with a unprofessional and lazy individual in my life. Called to place flowers for a funeral and spoke to this man. The man was unpleasant and then gave me this whole customary speech about sending flowers to a funeral as if I didnt know. Like who are you, sir?! Then tells me to look online and call back. I called back before 5:30 PM and he said to to call back in the morning bc the shop was closing soon. I called back today and he told me to place the order online.. Do yourself a favor and dont deal with this place read more

I dunno about this place man. You walk in no one even greets you. The man who I assume to be the owner just looks straight up mean and on top of that kinda rude. He asks me what do I want. Obviously I want some flowers since I did walk into a flower Shop. He tells me in the worst tone go into the other room and someone else will help me. Ok so I go in then the worker bee helps me as best as he can but he just chooses random flowers for me without even letting me pick the ones I wanted myself. I'm scratching my head and he then gives some random number for a price. I go back to the mean owner ( I think) and still he's looking at me as though I shouldn't even be there. I tell him I want to pay for the flowers but he's wrapped up in conversation with a friend right in front of me so I had to wait on that. Finally I get to pay but I needed a pen to write my card so I had to stay in that place even longer. What an uncomfortable experience really. The flowers are beautiful but I won't be returning. read more

Barbara's Flower Shop - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I'm all for mom and pop shops but the prices here are pretty outrageous. Hit your neighborhood bodega and DIY a bouquet.

Where do I start? The flowers appeared nicely arranged and good but after further inspection I noticed something different. They were poor in the sense they were falling apart and even the pink roses had some yellowing. I must say they were not worth the expense and upon calling politely to voice out a concern I was treated with a defensive owner. I tried to explain that the flower arranger could've handled the flowers maybe poorly or the travel damaged them. The owner was more focus on the cost of the flowers as to the more expensive the better treated they are therefore buy at your own risk. As a business owner I suggest you are able to handle criticism and build on it to better your business instead of dismissing it and getting defensive and to an extent verbally aggressive. I appreciate the gesture that my boyfriend put behind the purchase of these flowers but I will suggest him to shop elsewhere in the future. These concerns were based on standards I have from other shops like flowers.com where most of their flowers are just starting to bloom and are vibrant. I never got an arrangement as in quality of that found in Barbara's flower shop. read more

I just have to say that I am thankful that I found this flower shop. My mother died 12/6/15 and this is the second shop I went to. My family members and I were impressed when we walked in because you can smell the fresh flowers. We were invited to sit down and look through the books to choose from many selections (4 of us). The flower spray we selected was delivered the day before the funeral which is perfect. The flowers were designed exactly as shown in the book. Also, the owner added the changes that we talked about exactly as he said he would! This is now my go to flower Shop for any occasion. read more

Small shop but great staff and fresh holiday flowers. While I was picking up a table top arrangement a bride was having a consultation. One of the only shops in the area. read more

i remember this place since i was a kid. i use to work next door..mr. fred(rip) his kids..mr.les..ms.pat and there old driver archibald(rip)...they know my entire family....the work done here is excellent....mr.les must be sick of me ..im a last minute kinda person..but he gets the job done for me. love you mr .les....five stars for this black owned establishment....thank you for serving our community... read more

My wife and I came in here because she needed some foliage for a bouquet she was working on. The older lady was very sweet and showed her many different types. The place is small for sure, but I know we'll be back for her florist needs. read more

I called on the 13th and said to the women who answered the phone I'd like to order Valentine flowers she said you can order them online and put me on hold What happen to the personal touch? and trust me don't order on line, for 116.00 even though I did not agree to sending me what ever they wanted, but they did disappointed read more

Great florist! Came by for small bouquet for my girlfriend and walked away with a beautiful custom arrangement!

I can say that I do not enjoy searching for businesses and having,to plan events. However, as a bride, I had to plan my wedding. I found a place for my flowers that wasn't too professional however I was praying for the best. I learned about Barbaras flowers when they were nominated at my annual church event. My future mother in law told me how they did her wedding. So I called them the following morning. I must say Mr Fred Powell was extremely professional, polite, understanding and amazing. My wedding planner fell in love with him and plans on keeping him for all events. My wedding day was beautiful with the added flowers and pew bouquets. I thank Barbara flowers so much for their business and amazing work for helping to make my big day the Best day of my life. Solena B. read more

This florist made me cry on my wedding day. Let me explain: I got married on the first of September with a very simple, small, outdoor ceremony. The only flowers I wanted was a small bouquet of dark red gerbera daisies. My sister and I called to request them two weeks in advance, and called back to confirm a week in advance. Both times we were told it would not be a problem, and that they would be able to get the flowers. We called the day before the wedding, and were told they had been bought, and were ready to go. We asked about the color, and the gentleman said "dark red, burgundy, very beautiful". The day of the wedding I went to the shop to pick up the bouquet on the way to the salon to get my hair done, so we could put one of the flowers in my hair. The flowers the florist brought out to show me were bright pink (think bubblegum) gerbera daisies. They got the type of flower right, but the color could not be further from the classy, romantic, deep red we had ordered. I hate pink, especially the tacky shade of barbie-doll-accessory pink these flowers were. I explained that there must have been some mistake, that we had ordered dark red daisies, and had been told that they had been bought and were ready to be picked up. The gentleman at the shop looked at me blankly for a long minute and then told me that pink was the best they could do on short notice. Short notice?! They had two weeks to buy 12 flowers! He said that it was hard to find exactly the right type of flower before Labor Day weekend. Tears started welling up in my eyes, and I explained that these flowers were for my wedding in 4 hours, that I wasn't fond of the color, and that I needed a bouquet to hold while I got married. The gentleman stared at me for another long minute, then told me "good luck". I walked out the shop, and started crying in earnest on the sidewalk. At that point my sister pulled up, and took me to the salon as I sobbed in the passenger seat. She, heroically, ran all over Brooklyn in 95 degree heat to find me some other flowers. We didn't end up finding the flowers that I wanted, but they were alright. The most frustrating - and telling - part of all of this is that when we called the day before my wedding to confirm that the flowers were ready, we were lied to. If he had just been upfront about not being able to find the correct flowers, we could have called around to other florists and tried to find an acceptable alternative. Instead, I was lied to, and was offered no apology or acknowledgment of wrong doing. I will never go to this florist again, and I would recommend that you don't, either. read more

I ordered flowers for my father's funeral Monday 2/12/18. The arrangement was so beautiful. I would especially like to thank Mr Powell for all his help, during my time of grief. Once again thank you read more

This flower shop has got to be one of the best in Brooklyn. For my summer birthday barbeque I wanted to have a different flair than my guests. They created a beautiful, fragrant lei that I was able to wear throughout the night. Everyone was shocked that I had a lei so fresh and beautiful outside of the tropics. I recommend them for anything that you need!!!! read more

Its a shame that this rating only goes up to 5 stars. In my opinion, they have an unlimited rating. There flower selection and arrangement is SUPERB and they are second to none. You guys have a loyal customer for life. Keep up the good work!! read more

Do not order from Barbara's flower shop!!! I have ordered a specific arrangement for to be delivered to my daughter and her husband for their first anniversary. When she sent me a picture of the flowers, I could not believe what was delivered. Cheap looking arrangement that did not look anything like the arrangement I've ordered. Instead of apologizing and replacing it, they picked it up from my daughter's and said they are not going to replace it. Shame on you. Big mistake and a terrible customer service!!!! B.S read more

Found Barbara's by doing a basic Internet search for florists in Brooklyn. Incredibly easy to use their web site to view flowers and place an order. Within an hour, I had an email confirmation, and someone from the shop called to correct a mistake on the card. Flowers delivered on time, and my spouse loves them. read more