Whether they’re gifts for loved ones or used as festive holiday décor, fresh cut flowers are always popular during the holiday season. Fortunately, Sweet Fern Floral Studio in downtown Peterborough has plenty in bloom.
Though owner and lead designer Angela McDonald opened her Water Street flower shop in 2024, she was previously running the business from her home for years before. Coming from a family of entrepreneurs in the horticulture and floral industry, with her own parents having run a flower shop in Peterborough for 25 years, she was inspired to return to those roots after a creative side project creating planters with her mother throughout the pandemic bloomed into a full-time business, and then Sweet Fern Floral Studio.
Today, Sweet Fern offers stunning bouquets and unique floral arrangements of fresh flowers that are locally grown when possible and available for local delivery, pick-up, and in-store shopping.
You can choose from pre-arranged bouquets, vases, and mason jars or curate custom arrangements for life’s biggest days, including births, anniversaries, weddings, birthdays, and memorials. Whether you have a vision for your florals or want to leave the creativity up to the experts, you’ll be working with a team that’s built a reputation for approachable and friendly customer service.
Leave your gifting worries behind this season by choosing a tasteful holiday arrangement bursting with long-lasting greenery, flowers, and décor elements like ornaments, pine cones, and dogwood, or pick up a floral gift box that’s complete with a mason jar of flowers paired with a sweet Canadian-made gift. For the final personalized touch, add a greeting card with a hand-printed message of your choosing.
Give a gift that keeps on giving with a seasonal flower subscription, where Sweet Fern will wrap seasonal cut flowers as a bouquet and deliver them to the recipient’s doorstep anywhere from monthly to three times per year. Not only will you ensure your loved one always has fresh flowers on their doorstep, but you’ll save money and get even more flowers as a perk of the service.
Hosting a holiday celebration this year? Elevate your home with a statement holiday centrepiece, outdoor planters, or custom-made wreaths. Then, complete the cozy vibe with the home décor, locally made art, and sweet treats available in store.
Located at 387 Water Street in downtown Peterborough, Sweet Fern Floral Studio is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays to Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.
To learn more about Sweet Fern Floral Studio or to shop online, visit www.sweetfernfloralstudio.com. You can also call 705-868-7705, email sweetfernfloralstudio@gmail.com, or follow @sweetfernfloralstudio on Instagram.
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