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Balboa Green Garden Florist
Category: Shopping Flowers & Gifts Florists Florists [Edit]
3637 Balboa StreetSan Francisco, CA 94121
Neighborhood: Outer Richmond
(415) 221-5358
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
9 reviews for Balboa Green Garden Florist
9 reviews in English
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Review from Caitlin C.
San Francisco, CA
6/8/2011
This flower shop is located about two blocks away from my grandma's house. I've seen it and driven by it many times but I never gave it a second glance...until my sisters and I made an impulse decision to surprise my grandma with flowers one weekend.
Stepping inside the shop, it seemed pretty claustrophobic, but what was definitely a plus were all the pretty flowers surrounding us. Granted, it was a little creepy because a good amount of these flowers were funeral wreaths set up for delivery, but I still have to say they were definitely beautiful.
The shop was supposed to close at 6pm, but we showed up at around 6:05. The owners were very nice to us despite the fact that we were those annoying customers who come in late after the shop closes. We also didn't know what exactly we wanted, which was probably more frustrating. However, the lady was very polite and offered suggestions to us. We still couldn't make up our minds, so they ended up actually creating a brand new bouquet for us made up of a combination of tulips, red sunflowers, and other various things. We really appreciated this extra effort that the owners put into our bouquet. They could have offered us the premade bouquets, but they made extra effort to give us exactly what we wanted. Total came out to $20, which is pretty cheap for what we got. The owners didn't really make an effort to calculate the real price though, probably since we did stay an extra fifteen minutes being indecisive. So maybe it was worth it, maybe it wasn't, but the good customer service, the aesthetics of the bouquet, and my grandma's smile when she saw the flowers definitely made it worth it. -
Review from Nobu K.
San Francisco, CA
2/6/2012
When you walk in the store, you'll see a long refrigerator on the left side, and there are so much junk shit pileup on the right side of the store all the way to end.
I should not say "junk shit" because, its all something to do with flower arrangement shits pileup. But, the thing is this, I came here for last 10 years but I remember seeing same shit piles up. Same Shit! There are at least 40 large boxes on the top 3 shelf, I assume those boxes are vase inside, that's my guess, but it seems like they never opened. I always wondering how to get up there?
Underneath of the 3 shelf, there are so many, countless of baskets all over.
This small place is my Florist for last 10 years.
I only get a dozen of red rose.
No more no less.
That's all I want.
An old nice Korean couple own it.
Great service. -
Review from Sherielyn D.
San Francisco, CA
3/25/2012 3 Check-ins Here
Today's yellow daffodils were pretty and cheap. Last time's hydrangeas did not last long. I like this mom n pops shop, just a few minutes of walking from our place. The owners are so cute and are always nice. The place has so much stuff behind the window display. They need intervention from Clean House's Niecy Nash!
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Review from Jeannie L.
San Francisco, CA
7/7/2011
Came here for an orchid lei for my sister's graduation. I had done a bunch of research to find the cheapest one, and they had the cheapest price on a double orchid lei, $28. It was beautiful and wrapped nicely.
The reason why I don't think that this is THE best flower shop is that although understanding they are a small shop, the flower selection is only ok. Some of the ones I saw were dying... I didn't want that in my bouquet.
I did see a bouquet that was pre-ordered and it was beautifully put together and everything looked extra fresh (probably because it was being refrigerated). My mom was able to put together a nice bouquet by herself (no help from the worker). -
Review from Susan C.
San Jose, CA
6/4/2009
I have been going to this lil' mom and pop shop for years. I truly feel they have the freshest and most untainted flowers around. Not the hugest displays or variety but the sweetest owners and prettiest colors.
I have gotten huge bouquets for Mother's day and for several graduations and they always try to make it super elegent and make it worth your buck. I usually go in and tell them how much I can spend that day and they make filled bouquets based on the amount. And almost always the arrangement I get looks like a more expensive one than how much I actually paid for it.
Love it! -
Review from Steph D.
12/17/2008
This is a quiet little hole in the wall flower shop that my family and I have been coming for for years! Usually my sister and I come here for Mother's Day as well as my mom's birthday to get some of her favorite flowers - bird's of paradise & iris's. I usually grab 2-3 bunches of purple iris's and a few stems of bird's of paradise and the lady working will arrange them nicely. One afternoon I was walking Mochi and I stopped and decided to bring home some flowers randomly. I picked out my favorite flowers - white lily's, white roses, and white iris's. Stargazing lilies are my favorite flower and smell so wonderful.
Prices have gone up over the years, but its a one of the few surviving establishments left from when I was growing up.Listed in: OuterRich
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Review from Valerie B.
San Francisco, CA
2/20/2011
Awesome- this is my husbands go to place to bring home flowers for me. How can I not love that! They are a wonderful little shop, with fresh arrangements that you can personalize. Please support small shops like this!
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Review from Emy B.
3/17/2008
This is not a fancy looking florist shop by any means and has a very limited selection of flowers, sometimes looking picked over, a small hole-in-the-wall shop if you will...BUT what I like about his place is that I can come in and order a Lei and it's ready in about an hour, depending if they're busy. Soooo, need a lovely Lei for a special person in mind and don't want to give a standard bouquet of flowers in a relatively short amount of time? Go get it here. And their prices are very reasonable for what they make. I ocassionally call in my order and go pick it up when it's ready. The leis I get are usually made with the purple orchids or with carnations.
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Review from Yaz O.
Sacramento, CA
6/6/2010
This is a mom and pop floral shop to start off with, so it's alot of work for these two to set up for a wedding. But I have to say, they did exactly what I asked for and really came up with beautiful arrangements for my ceremony. I couldn't be happier.
