About this vendor
At The English Garden Florist of Raleigh, flowers are more than a business; they are a way of life. As third generation florists, founders Warren English and Cydney Davis-English had the experience of literally growing up in the business. Their mothers both kept playpens in the design room. More than sixty years ago, their grandmothers,“Nanny” and “Granny B”, opened florists when they were left as single mothers with young families to rear on their own. Their parents each continued their family’s floral tradition. Warren’s mother, Sarah, owned and operated an award winning florist in Wilmington, NC until her retirement. After Cydney’s grandmother retired, her father Richard opened his first florist and with his wife, Sidney, they have been successful shop owners for over 40 years.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Decorations & Accents
- Aisle Decorations
- Centerpieces
- Flower Girl Baskets
- Pedestals
- Plants
- Vases
Flower Arrangements
- Bouquets
- Boutonnieres
- Centerpieces
- Corsages
- Flower Alternatives
- Flower Crowns
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2013.
Best of Weddings
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We had a wonderful experience working with The English Garden. Every time we met with them leading up to our wedding, I feel like they truly understood our vision for what we want...
ed and it came together beautifully on the day of. Got so many compliments on my bouquet and flower colors!
The entire team at English Garden was phenomenal for our wedding! Kelci and Cyndey helped to make my dreams come to life for all floral needs from boutonnières, bridesmaid bouquets...
, a magical bridal bouquet, and my personal favorite - vine work on the pillars on our venue that absolutely brought the space to life. No request was too big or too small, and the passion from the team was unmatched. My husband and I felt cared for and supported from the planning process all the way up through our special day. If you’re looking for unmatchable artistry and above and beyond customer service from a team who truly loves what they do, look no further. We can’t thank English Garden enough!
Our flowers turned out so beautiful. They made the planning process so easy and stress free! We couldn't have asked for a better team. <3
I can’t say enough good things about English Garden! My flowers were probably one of the favorite parts of my wedding. I wanted very colorful, lush, and almost tropical florist. Th...
ey NAILED my vision and communicated their process along the way. I received so many compliments on my flowers, even from the venue staff who said they were excited to see such colorful and different blooms! If you want something special and different than the rest, trust English Garden!
The English Garden was a joy to work with for our wedding! The staff was very friendly and did a great job helping me visualize how everything would look with pictures and real exa...
mples. I was blown away with how everything came together on the day of! They really captured the esthetic I was going for and all the flowers were so fresh and gorgeous!
The English Garden does the most beautiful floral arrangements. They are so kind to work with and will work within your budget. They listened to what I wanted and then showed me ...
what their designs looked like then we were able to adjust to make sure I was pleased. The day of the wedding they delivered all arrangements, bouquets, pocket squares on time and walked us through everything. I would use them again and again!
We were so impressed with The English Garden! Our flowers turned out better than we could have expected! Kelci made sure she knew exactly what we wanted and did an absolutely amazi...
ng job. They were great to work with! Highly recommend!
We loved working with the English Garden. Our flowers were beautiful, fresh, and exactly what we were looking for. Thank you so much for adding beauty to our day!
We hired this florist for our wedding and were blown away by their work! I do not live in Raleigh and could not make it there at all during the planning process. They listened to m...
y vision and I sent inspo pictures to them via email. MY FLOWERS WERE AMAZING! Thank you so much for making this day so beautiful!
The English Garden is absolutely excellent at what they do! They did the bouquets for our wedding as well as garlands for our reception tables and decoration for our ceremony arch....
They also set up the faux florals that I provided them. They were super responsive and flexible. We booked them fairly close to our wedding and they were able to amend their timeline for us and go through several iterations of proposals and hypotheticals with me until I was satisfied! They were very professional and accommodating and the florals were absolutely gorgeous. I couldn't be happier!
English Garden communicated expertly in preparation for our event, and were personable and friendly. We had a unique palette and tone in mind that they worked hard to understand, a...
nd their final arrangements were lovely.
They shared they work with local suppliers which limited our variety options slightly (as opposed to sourcing from national vendors), but this is a common factor when buying with local businesses, and anyway the staff at English Garden are experts. I was confident what they created would be beautiful and it was.
I appreciated that unlike other places with comparable designs, EG didn't require an order cost minimum; or if they do it's low enough it didn't even come up despite our mid-range budget. I would book again with them without a second thought.
This was the last, and hardest vendor for us to pick out. The English Garden sent a very detailed proposal and had no problem making the changes and accommodations that we needed. ...
Our biggest ask was that our altar flowers could be used as decor after the ceremony, and it all worked out PERFECTLY! From start to finish, they were an easy and incredibly kind vendor to work with.
The English Garden was great to work with for our wedding. The flowers were beautiful and arrived on time without any issue. They were very responsive to all my updates and questio...
ns about our bouquets.
The MOST BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS I HAVE EVER SEEN. My bouquets and flower arrangements were GORGEOUS!!! I was blown away. I am so happy with the English garden!! We got to go in and look...
at flowers and they were extremely responsive.
The English Garden truly wowed us with their work! We received compliments all night! They crafted such beautiful pieces. I had a hard time describing what I was looking for other ...
than colors, but Kelci was patient and knew exactly what to do. I still can't get over how fabulous our bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages and arrangements were!
We used English Garden for our wedding flowers, and everything looked amazing. I am absolutely clueless when it comes to flowers, but they made choosing everything really straightf...
orward, and the final results looked great. Everyone loved their bouquets and boutonnieres, and the décor was even prettier than I had hoped for. I would highly recommend them as a wedding florist.
My husband and I are thrilled we used The English Garden for our ceremony and reception flowers. Kelci and Naomi were wonderful and so easy to work with! They had beautiful ideas a...
nd really helped us bring our vision to life. We would highly recommend The English Garden!
The English Garden did an amazing job with the florals and decorations for my wedding. They were so easy to work with and everything turned out even better than I could have imagin...
ed! My bouquet was absolutely gorgeous and so were all of the other decorations! They arrived exactly when they said they would the day of the wedding and had everything decorated so quickly. I really can't recommend them enough.
We used the English Garden for our wedding this summer and I highly recommend them! They were so accommodating when we had to make changes to our date, venue, and flower order due ...
to COVID. Everything was absolutely gorgeous. Communication was quick and consistent and I can't recommend them enough!
The English Garden somehow saw everything I had envisioned in my head and made it come to life for my wedding. They were so easy and FUN to work with! Everyone gushed about how bea...
utiful the flowers were. They enhanced our venue just the right amount. And my bouquet! Oh my, it was absolutely STUNNING. I can't say enough good words about the English Garden.
My wife and I hired The English Garden as our wedding florist and all I can say is WOW!! Everything from the table arrangements to the bouquets were amazing. My wife and I were so ...
amazed at all of the floral pieces the English Garden Team provided. Our guest could not stop talking about how beautiful everything was and everyone wanted to take a centerpiece home. From our first interaction with the team all the way through to the final pre-wedding meeting was smooth and stress free. The English Garden team is very professional and easy to work with. I now know where to get any and all floral arrangements from moving forward : )
I could gush and gush about the English Garden. I cannot recommend them enough. They did a perfect job with the flowers, votives, and lanterns for our wedding. I wanted something u...
nique, different, and totally whimsical. They completely nailed the vibe, it was like they pulled them directly from my head. Every little detail was magical. I cried when I first saw the flowers and my husband started to tear up the moment he saw the ceremony area.
Not only did they execute our vision perfectly, they were a dream to work with the entire process. They were so excited and enthusiastic about our vision, it showed in their work. They were so flexible when it came to changing the number of tables, as we adapted to a pandemic wedding. We got married outside and they made sure that all of our flowers could be used if we had to switch to our rain plan. When I decided last minute to preserve my bouquet, they immediately had recommendations and provided me with extra blooms to make up for the few bit of my bouquet that didn't make it. Weeks later, people are still raving about our flowers. I cannot recommend the English Garden enough. They absolutely made our wedding day.
I LOVED working with them! So ..... COVID bride here. Honestly they were beyond amazing. Once COVID hit and I (like a ton of other brides) had to change my whole plan/venue/everyth...
ing, the English Garden was there ready to help with whatever I needed. They were so calm and said that whatever I needed, whether it was to just have bouquets and boutonnieres or to decorate a whole outside space.. whatever we needed they would do it! And they did! The week before our wedding, they came to the new venue and figured out exactly where to put flowers and pedestals and everything... it was so amazing. They made our venue look like a legit fairy tale! It was so beautiful! When I think of my bouquet to this day I tear up because it was so perfect!! I can't speak highly enough of the English Garden!
Beautiful art through flowers! Great experience. Cydney took the time to really understand my vision for the wedding day, the theme for the event and to get a feel for my prefere...
nces in flowers/greenery. I was the first to admit going in that I do not have good vision for art and decor so while I had a general idea of colors and flowers, I was very willing to turn over details to their creative geniuses and they did a fabulous job! Everything from the bouquet to the cocktail hour to the reception venue, was stunning. They have worked at my venue many times before and from what I saw in pictures, everything looked amazing every time. Cydney was great at ensuring all the details with the table layout and such was in order. Delivery of flowers to the church made it so easy for us! I was so confident that everything would turn out great and it exceeded my expectations!
English Garden was one of our favorite vendors! They were great at listening to our vision and making it a reality. I felt so comfortable and trusted them to make my day beautiful!...
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Cydney was incredible making sure that my color palette was perfect and my bouquet was beyond perfect ! This team is incredible from the moment you meet to the very last details !!...
I will use them for every event to come (:
I met with this vendor and they never sent me a proposal. They told me it would take 7 to 10 days and they never called me. I called back after about 15 days and once again promise...
d to send me a proposal. Never heard back from them. Very unprofessional and they wasted my time.
Absolutely stunning flowers, I got so many compliments on my centerpieces, fireplace display and my bridal arrangements. Cydney and her team are so great at what they do, they turn...
your random pinterest ideas into an amazing vision, better than you could ever imagine. I use English Garden for many different occasions and arrangement throughout the year and have never been disappointed. I highly recommend them, 10/10.
Not even sure how I summarize everything about the English Garden other than quite frankly, they are amazing. They blew away any and all expectations we had - AND they're very aff...
ordable! Cyd worked with us for over a year and made every single one of our dreams come true and even things we'd never thought about that turned out AWESOME! She and her team are truly the best of the best! We had more compliments on our flowers and other scenery at our wedding that they did than we could possibly ever count. From start to finish Cyd and her team made our experience flawless and I can't recommend them enough. Seriously - do yourself a favor and call them today for your wedding or other occasion, you won't regret it one bit!
We LOVED working with Lacey to create the floral arrangements for our wedding. We knew absolutely nothing about flowers but Lacey explained everything to us perfectly. We even got ...
to see samples of flowers that we could use for our arrangements. Lacey and The English Garden do beautiful work. Every floral arrangement on our wedding day was stunning!
I was so pleased with the way the florals turned out at my wedding earlier this month at Merrimon Wynne. We had a relatively small budget for flowers and English Garden worked so ...
hard to stay within our budget while still providing us with a beautiful design on our special day! We decided to use our own votive candles and holders for the decor and EG graciously agreed to position them all and pack them up at the end of the evening.
My wedding was on May 12, 2018 and I could not be happier with the flowers and service we got from The English Garden. I got so many compliments on the flowers from our guests, an...
d the flowers were a highlight of our ceremony, as we got married in front of an arbor that was gorgeously draped in floral arrangements. Mine and my bridesmaids' bouquets had the perfect boho, romantic, organic, whimsical look that I wanted. with bright and vibrant palette that looked beautiful for late spring. Lacey got my vision from the beginning and was wonderful to work with. She went above and beyond for me--when my grandfather suddenly could not attend my wedding due to being hospitalized, she made sure he got not one, but two floral arrangements sent to his room while he was there at no extra charge. She also made sure he had a boutonniere to wear as he watched the ceremony streamed in his room, so he could still feel like he was a part of everything. It meant so very much to him and my family that she did this for us. My grandparents talked about it for days and cherished the boutonniere. I couldn't recommend The English Garden more. The aesthetics of the flowers and customer care were phenomenal. Thank you so much for everything!
To say our floral arrangements were amazing would be an understatement! Everything from our ceremony arbor, to the centerpieces, to the flower girls flower crown were absolutely st...
unning. Lacey was so amazing to work with. She was so accommodating with my mom being from out of town and flying in for vendor appointments, she was always willing to see us and help in any way possible. I put a huge emphasis on flowers as they were the focal points for color in my wedding and Lacey and her team nailed it with the gorgeous combinations!
I can't say enough about how much we loved our flowers! Cydney and Lacey were so fun and positive throughout the planning process, and they helped make my vision come true while be...
ing respectful of our budget. Thank you!
We worked with Lacey at The English Garden for our daughter's wedding last weekend and all I can say is spectacular. She was great to work with and the designers and florists ther...
e are top notch. Our centerpieces, bouquets and other floral arrangements were not to be believed.
The English Garden did an amazing job with all of our florals for our wedding. Every detail was perfect and just what I envisioned. They also helped us think of items we may not ha...
ve otherwise: what vases to choose, boutonnieres, and the ribbon/wrapping for my bouquet. Everything was absolutely stunning and I still receive compliments on the flowers!
We used The English Garden for our wedding in Raleigh, NC in June and were very happy with their work! We worked with Lacey, and she did a great job helping me put together the loo...
k I wanted for my bouquet and the bridesmaids' bouquets, and the overall look we wanted for our ceremony and reception. She was very easy to work with, and the finished product was exactly what I envisioned for our big day. She even helped me tweak a few things to get the final cost closer to what we had budgeted for. Everything looked incredible and I would highly recommend this florist for anyone looking for a wedding florist in this area!
Working with the English Garden for my wedding flowers was a great experience. They did an amazing job. I didn't request much except succulents for the groom and my bouquet. We ...
discussed flower types, colors, etc at the consultation and with minimal input on my part they came up with a beautiful sample bouquet. I would definitely recommend the English Garden for great flowers, friendly service, and affordability.
My flowers were absolutely BEAUTIFUL and this was possibly the easiest part of my entire planning process! I was told so many times "you did a great job on the flowers" and I have...
to admit- I did very little! I provided a few pictures as examples of what I liked and had a phone conversation to talk through what I was looking for (I still gave very little direction- pastels, natural style). Honestly, my flowers were perfect and they were super easy to work with regarding delivery to 2 different locations at 2 different times. Definitely recommend!
Planning my North Carolina wedding from Texas made selecting a lot of vendors pretty difficult. Lacey with the English Garden made my final choice for our florist much easier. We...
spoke on the phone in great detail about everything I wanted and she sent me a precise proposal with photos of what we discussed which really gave me comfort knowing she understood what I wanted.
My flower budget originally had some restrictions, but she was understanding and helped me cut different areas. Thanks to a generous gift, we were able to afford everything we wanted. The English Garden was among the more reasonably priced flower vendors.
Lacey was nice enough to let me drop off one of my lantern vases early so she could work on a sample and send photos - we went back and forth on the design and ultimately got what I wanted. Again, she was incredibly patient with me during this process.
On the day of the wedding, the flowers arrived on time and the altar arrangements were PERFECT! I loved them. I was pleased with how just about everything turned out. I had ordered one specialty piece that wasn't quite what I expected, but the staff member did what she could to make it look more how I imagined it.
All in all, it was a good experience with the English Garden, and for being half-way across the country planning all of it, I think they did a tremendous job! Thank you for making my special day so beautiful!
We were married at River Ridge Golf Club in Raleigh, NC. The English Garden did a fantastic job with our flowers. They helped us "think outside the box" in order to stay within o...
ur budget. We had a bit of a mishap when our wedding arbor fell over crushing the beautiful flower arrangement, but The English Garden worked quickly and came up with a gorgeous solution. Could not have been happier! We highly recommend them!
We had our wedding at The Pavilions at The Angus Barn in Raleigh, NC in January 2014 - and the English Garden did our flowers for the ceremony and the reception. I really didn't ha...
ve a specific vision in mind - more so just the color scheme, the flowers I like, and the overall flavor of our wedding day. Everyone I worked with was SO helpful, and the flowers were beautiful. The English Garden did a great job, and had no trouble sticking to our budget. I would absolutely use them again - they helped make the photos pop with color, and the reception look gorgeous!
I used the English Garden for my wedding flowers, although they were not the first florist I booked. My original florist got sick and was not able to perform. That left me 2 months...
to find a florist for the wedding and the English Garden was the first florist I called. I had heard great things about them from a friends wedding, and was definitely not disappointed. They were able to work with my budget (which had been affected by my previous florist) and all flowers and bouquets turned out wonderfully. I highly recommend them!
I was so impressed by the floral arrangements and bouquets that The English Garden delivered to my wedding day!! They took very muted color palate and my vague instructions of arch...
itectural and unique flowers and ran with it. Easy to work with and are excited to work with brides. They even gave me a little flower arrangement to bring home after my first meeting with them!!
Loved working with Lacey on our wedding flowers! They have such a talented team and made our wedding so beautiful. I don't know a lot about flowers so I was a bit nervous, but I di...
dn't need to. I showed Lacey 1 picture and described what I wanted and they made it a reality! Even better than I imagined. Very fun to work with too : )
If you’re looking for a florist, stop here. Cydney and the extended English Garden team were not only fun to work with, but the end result was more than I could have ever dreamed. ...
Cydney’s upbeat attitude is contagious, and just leaves you feeling inspired and happy. We took a few of my off-the-wall ideas and brainstormed into something beautiful. The English Garden has a way of tailoring an inspiration up or down so that the final work fits just right. The color palette, flower, and accessory choices were all spot on and I could not have asked for more. Working with the English Garden makes me want to get married all over again so we could create another fabulous vision.
The flowers were beautiful. They were waiting for us when we got to the church and we got great comments on them. They accommodated all of our requests and worked with us on our bu...
dget.
My husband and I worked with Lacey at The English Garden to create the bouquets, corsages, and boutonnieres for our wedding. Lacey was wonderful to work with, and helped turn a few...
pictures of things we liked into a gorgeous reality! Everything was more beautiful than I could have imagined! My jaw dropped when I saw my bridal bouquet - it was the most perfect floral arrangement I have ever seen. I would highly recommend The English Garden, and plan on using them for all of my future floral needs!
My bouquet was beautiful, The English Garden did an amazing work. Everyone commented on it.
First, I wanted to say that the floral arrangements were BEAUTIFUL!! I had somewhat of an idea of how I wanted my flowers and they were able to bring them to life! My bouquet was e...
xquisite and my bridesmaids were just as beautiful! I was able to use my wedding venue's glassware and also some of my own willow branches for some of the centerpieces and the English Garden ladies were very accommodating. Although it was a little pricey, I was very pleased with the end result. I think the one thing that got me to book with them was that after we discussed my ideas, they gave me a sample bouquet of flowers that they would use and it was amazing what they came up with in a matter of minutes! They are a talented group of people who will make anyone's event spectacular!
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8820 Gulf Court, Raleigh, NC | The Triangle
The English Garden