I am beyond disappointed in the flowers I ordered for Mother's Day. The flowers were of poor…read morequality and slapped together. The total cost was over $130, and they look like they cost about $5. When I spoke to the sales rep on the phone, she promised they would be beautiful, but they were anything but, and I was embarrassed of what my mom received. Do not buy your flowers from here.

I think that this photo speaks for itself but over the years my husband has purchased flowers from…read moredifferent companies. I have never received anything this beautiful in twenty years. It has now been two weeks and the arrangement is still remarkable. I had to pull a few of the flowers to freshen it but I have never had anything last this long or that was this beautifully crafted. Worth every penny. Do t waste your time anywhere else in Highlands.

My aunt needed flowers for my uncles funeral. We went in and told April exactly what she wanted,…read moreand April pulled several options for us to look at. She was extremely professional, and empathetic to the loss in our family. She produced an absolutely beautiful arrangement. Her attention to detail and use of the antlers my aunt wanted was amazing. Will definitely be back to see her for our future flower needs.

I highly recommend this company for all your floral requests. After discussing our vision for…read moresympathy flowers, Tammy and her team created the most stunning wreath! Even sending a photo, since we are out of town. Thank you so much!

Jean and Kimberly are so creative. intentional, and professional!…read moreI highly recommend this florist! My huge rose bush is beautiful! The arrangement that they made for me is gorgeous!

I received the most spectacular arrangement for my anniversary from Apple Blossom Flower Shoppe…read more Many of the flowers lasted at least two weeks with water changes and stem trims. Very impressive service and talent !

Always friendly and helpful. The staff could not be nicer and more helpful. The only garden center…read morewe visit.

These people are crooks! They charged me upfront for hanging…read morebasket arrangements and when delivered the plants all have bugs in them. They try to make excuses instead of just doing the right thing and fixing the problem.The owners ended up cussing at me because I objected to paying for plants that have been totally infested with bugs. Totally unprofessional would never buy another thing from there.

Ordered flowers (long distance & last minute) from Sweet Stems for a friend and they did a…read morebeautiful job! Appreciated their attention to detail, working with our budget, & willingness to get it done in time so the birthday girl felt loved. Highly Recommend!

Lauren & her team did the flowers for our November wedding and were above & beyond incredible! I…read morehave nothing but praise for their work! Lauren was an amazing point person and worked with me for a year to tweak and perfect my wedding day "vision" and the end result was everything I could've asked for and more. She was extremely friendly along the way, responsive, honest, and just a pleasure to work with. Can't recommend Sweet Stems Flower Bar enough!! I should also mention - our wedding was a destination wedding (held in NC, we live in FL) and Sweet Stems was still able to make my vision come to life without in person meetings, etc.! Thank you guys so much!!

Always a go to especially for a fun, last Minute birthday…read moregift. So glad it's part of Highlands!

The store is fun and well stocked, but they do not stand behind their products. They know you don't…read morelive here will not cooperate if their product fails or is defective. I bought a garlic press that upon first use closed and would not open. Totally stuck. They would not take it back. And I bought a $300 coffee brewer from them. When it failed they would not take it back. I called the manufacturer and they sent me a refurbished unit. I took them the unopened refurbished unit back and they still would not take it back. Would not even offer store credit for it. Poor customer support. Sad to see, it is a nice store. Their customers are mostly tourists and they simply don't care about them.

Incredible beautiful washable paper items, all made in Italy…read more It seems like an unlikely location for this store and I wish them all the best. Clever, practical, environmentally friendly products. A bit pricey, the workmanship is evident though!

While the products and concept are awesome, my husband and I had a disappointing experience at one…read moreof your North Carolina stores while visiting from out of town. I work in sustainability so the concept hit home and have no problem investing in quality or designer items, but when we walked in, the blonde associate looked us up and down and didn't greet us. We were the only ones in the store, so I made a point to smile, say hello, and ask how she was doing - but she was dismissive and rude. She didn't offer to show us anything or engage at all, so we left without making a purchase. I bought a Prada bag instead - Best of luck to you.

"I'm selling candles, sister." -- Once Upon a Time, Season 1, Episode 14…read more What a cute little shop along Main Street in Highlands, NC. My friends and I walked in to look around during our New Years trip to the area and enjoyed perusing the store. It's small, but packs quite a bit of merchandise and quite the variety as well. I'm not sure if the store has a true theme as there was everything from candles to gift cards to jewelry to some religious themed kid's books - but everything was very nice and mostly well-priced. I will say that the battling scents of all the candles and potpourri-type items they had in the store gave me a bit of a headache (combined with the heat on full-blast), but the staff was super friendly and asked if they could help me with anything. They seemed quite excited to have just received their first review on Yelp and were talking about it while I was looking at items at the front counter (gave me and my friends a smile). I was quite excited to find glass nail files (not an easy find) which were hand-painted - also very reasonably priced. I bought myself a couple and was on my way. Making a mental note for the next time I am in the area as these are great for gifts as well. They also had some earrings that I had my eye on - very nicely crafted. Definitely one of the top stores to spend your money in along Main Street - worth a stop!

The best gift shop in Highlands! "We want everyone who walks in the door to be happy," says owner…read morePenny Chambless, "whether they buy something or not." The music sets the mood, and it ranges from toe-tapping bluegrass to old-timey hymns, all instrumentals using mountain dulcimers and the like. Shoppers begin to smile and reminisce, and memories of older, simpler times often cause a story to be shared. Penny patiently listens to everybody's stories; she says that's what makes her day. She has good merchandise, nothing too expensive, because she knows times are hard. Personal service is her forte, a box, gift wrap, a little extra tissue please. Funny cards cause laughter to erupt and joy seems to spread through the store. There are lots of bears, cute metal signs, bird houses, candles, garden flags, angels galore, journals and note pads, jewelry, and ,"you know, things my regular customers keep coming back for." And come back they do. Over and over they say, "This is my favorite store. We always come to Mountain Heritage when we come to Highlands, and we always find something we like!"