Conklyn’s Florist

My wife and I have been sending flowers and plants from Conklyn’s Florist for over ten years with never a problem. Every arrangement and plant has been outstanding. I have used Conklyn’s to send flowers to my Mother for years for every holiday possible as she lived in Arlington, Virginia and I reside in Virginia Beach, Va. She loved everything she received and enjoyed how they brightened her days. I have also sent flowers and gourmet baskets to business friends too and always received such heart felt appreciation for the outstanding baskets, and flowers..
Unfortunately in May of this year my Mother passed away and Conklyn’s did an absolutely wonderful job on all the flowers we sent for her funeral. I know that she loved flowers and the beautiful pink and white spray and all the beautiful bright baskets and plants received from Conklyn’s made the day not quite as sad when you saw the beautiful display.
I will always recommend Conklyn’s for their great service and wonderful plants and beautiful flowers. They give each customer personal attention and go out of their way to do a great job.
Thank you Conklyn’s for all your help over the years.

I am a long-​time Conklyn’s customer (20 yrs) and would never use another florist. The service is always excellent, and the flowers high-​quality.

I’ve been using Conklyn’s for over 20 years. Always on time delivery and nice arrangements. They are on the pricey side, but after looking at other florists, they are in line for the area.
Just used them again today (April 8, 2016), 20^th anniversary my wife and I have been together — appropriate that its a Conklyn bouquet.

This company will not stop emailing me. I have asked to be removed from their email list twice and their unsubscribe button on the emails doesn’t work. I don’t know how I got on their list because I’ve never used them! Don’t ever give them your email they will spam you forever and ever.

Conklyn’s is definitely one of the best florists in the DC metro area! I have been using them for years and send my fiancée flowers regularly from them — I always do the «today’s special.» They are always the most unique and well put together arrangements I have ever seen — always fresh and last for a while! Highly recommend — their delivery is very reliable and professional! Have yet to have a bad experience!

Very disappointed. Sent flowers to an old friend and they looked like a ready made bouquet from the supermarket. I could have done that myself at a fraction of the cost.

I use these guys as my «Go To» florist — regardless of where I’m sending flowers. They are friendly to deal with and can accommodate last minute orders or last minute changes to orders.

I used Conklyn’s for my wedding flowers and found them to be the consummate professionals who delivered a fantastic product on-​time, efficiently, and much more reasonably than other florists I solicited quotes from. Even during the consultation with Mona, I appreciated Conklyn’s candid, insightful suggestions that not only saved me money but also produced a more elegant product.

I called on the morning of Monday, 11 August to order flowers to be delivered the same day in Arlington. I was told no problem. Then I get a call back from Conklyn’s several hours later. They cannot find where the delivery is, and the name of the person the flowers are for is totally wrong. No wonder they cannot find where the delivery is. They tell me that they can deliver on Tuesday morning, I am not happy. So Tuesday AFTERNOON I get a call again. Too late now. The person at Conklyn’s is trying to tell me that they talked to the person receiving the flowers and that she was to be at work until 2 in the afternoon. The woman at Conklyn’s is blaming her because the person receiving the flowers was not at work. I reminded her that Conklyns was to deliver the flowers on MONDAY. So of course I was charged 65 dollars on my credit card… STAY AWAY FROM THESE PEOPLE.

Best florist I’ve ever dealt with in my life. We have a business account set up with them, and frequently over the years have used Conklyn’s for all our floral needs, from birthdays to funerals. They are always super polite on the phone, super helpful, and consistently deliver excellent and reliable service every time, no exceptions.

Epic Fail — Valentines Day
I felt the need to warn prospective customers that this Florist really left me dissatisfied. I ordered my girlfriend a nice locally available arrangement and paid for the Valentines Day delivery fee, which was like $ 17. I placed my order well in advance and was shocked to learn that the flowers were delivered TODAY — two days before Valentines Day. Not only did I feel cheated, but the premature arrival ruined my planned surprise. I had been pretending to be too busy and worked to give my girlfriend the impression that I had forgotten this hallmark day.
It is ridiculous to charge someone a fee for delivery on a specific and certain date — and then deliver the item early. Moreover, I chose this florist because it was two blocks from her apartment. Making it very convenient to actually have the freshest flowers delivered on the right day.
From the picture she sent, I believe the flowers look nice. But, her actual valentines experience is certainly ruined. There’s also no surprise left — and she loves surprises. She’s not going to feel the excitement of getting flowers on Valentines Day — indeed, I think now I have to get her something else so that she can at least receive some gift on the actual date.
So buyer beware — this Florist does not understand the obligations of service. They seem to want to take shortcuts, at least in so far as delivery. If that is the case, it brings into question the integrity of their arrangements. If they cut corners on something as important as delivery, what’s to prevent them from cutting corners on the flowers themselves. It speaks to a pattern or nonchalant careless business practice. Maybe, another customer might get 11 roses for the dozen they order. The possibilities are endless. But, the message is clear — the Valentines Day Experience is not important to this florist.
I reached out to see if they would try and resolve my issue — maybe refund the delivery fee or give me some option for another delivery on Valentines Day. We’ll see if this company responds. For now — be warned, you might not get the delivery date you pay for.
I’ll update when and IF I hear back. If, not — take it as they also fail in customer service.

Ugly dead flowers upon arrival. Rude staff. Overall experience: disappointment.

The website for Conklyn’s Florist is very user friendly. Menus easy to navigate and order flowers for a loved one. They arrived fresh, beautiful and on the day I asked. I feel better going through a local company directly and not through an online flower host service. I have used Conklyn’s for 15 years and I think they are wonderful.

Update: 1 year later I received this message, but when I replied (twice now) I was never given a code for anything — honestly, why even bother sending the message if there isn’t any response? It’s been two weeks now. I should have known better.
«Hi Grace,
This is Melanie Cameron, Marketing Manager for Conklyn’s Florist. Thank you for taking the time to write a review regarding the disappointing circumstances surrounding your wedding flowers. I am so sorry that happened to you. I would like to attempt to earn back your trust. Please email me personally at
and I will respond with a code that will give you a free arrangement up to $ 75 along with free delivery. Please mention the Unilocal review in your email. Again, thank you so much for your review. It is truly important to us to know when we are not meeting our utmost standards, especially for wedding clients.
I wish you well in all your endeavors.
~Melanie»

I had a friend staying in the DC area on her birthday and wanted to have some flowers in her hotel room when she arrived. The hotel she was staying at was absolutely NO help in doing this, so I asked them for the name of a nearby florist and they gave me this name, among others. I called them and spoke to a man who was friendly and helpful and understood what I wanted to do. He created a basket with goodies and flowers and it was delivered to the hotel. The hotel staff did put it in her room and it was there when she checked it. It was a fun surprise!
Thank you Conlyn’s! You helped make her day special!
Debbie S.

Picking Conklyn’s was a great idea! From the moment we first met with them, we were happy with their service, price and options. We were taken into the big freezer room to look at the flowers and get an idea of what the bride, my daughter-​in-​law, would like. Their attention to her preferences and the advice they gave were both great.
They kept up communication over the following months, and arrived promptly at the wedding venue with the beautiful flowers.
We couldn’t have been happier. Their prices were so much better than anyone else we spoke with. They don’t hear «wedding» and hike up the prices.
I would recommend them to anyone looking for beautiful wedding flowers at reasonable prices.

Still not impressed with Conklyn’s. Totally overpriced and overrated. After the Valentines Day Debacle of 2011, my husband called them up and he was promised a free bouquet. When he called up to order flowers for my birthday, the guy said he was only promised free delivery, not a free bouquet. Um… what? My husband is not the kind of guy who makes a fuss, and he didn’t this time. Boy was that guy lucky that I didn’t get on the phone. Anyway, my husband ordered my flowers. What a piece of crap bouquet. It was all carnations and baby’s breath. $ 5 worth of flowers for $ 50. My husband showed me what he chose online and what I got bore no resemblance to the online photo.
After that, I only used Conklyn’s when I had no other choice for retirement or promotion flowers. The staff is always pleasant, but they are so expensive that it’s just not worth it.

Despite the poor reviews, I thought Conklyn had great customer service. Then again, I never experienced pre-​orders. I came in looking for different flowers to buy for my wedding and thought the lady was very helpful. They said they didn’t do wholesale like I would have hoped, but recommended me to a place down the street and some place called potomac flowers.
Not the greatest arrangements I’ve seen, but perhaps they’ll try to improve on that.

Ordered flowers for Mother’s Day: must have been some kind of mixup w/​my Teleflora order and flowers were delivered to my place instead. No big, I could bring it to Mom’s on monday as long as I did some first aid (trim stems, replace water).
Arrangement was very pretty: lots of flowers, lots of greenery, very lush. The problem? It was so haphazardly put together: like they just shoved a bouquet into a vase without trimming the stems properly and stripping the leaves off. So on sunday night, when I was replacing the water, squished leaves had become slimy and gross. Some of the filler flowers weren’t even touching the water because they were cut so short. Despite my first aid, the arrangement was droopy and ugly by monday.
So in all, what could have been a very pretty arrangement ended up being a hot mess. For flowers upwards of $ 60, it would have been nice if they lasted more than one day.
Big. Fat. MEH for Conklyn.

Nothing but Criminals and professional con-​artists.
A little over a year ago I wanted to surprise someone with flowers at her place of employment. From the Conklyn’s website I selected a bouquet and called in the order, gave them my CC and then everything went wrong from there. The person delivering the flowers didn’t go to her place of employment — insteady showed up at MY place instead! I obviously told him that he was wrong and he needed to deliver the flowers to her office — that was the whole idea. They then called me alter to say that they could not find the place even though this is a major federal agency with 12,000 people on site. I even gave them the address and everything. They ended up delivering the flowers to her house a day later. I was obviously not pleased and they charged me full price.
Fast forward to today’s date exactly one year later. December 3 2010 (this is why I write this review today). I looked at my bank statement and discovered that I was charged $ 85 from Conklyns. Apparently they have my CC on file and just assumed that I wanted to deliver flowers again a year later. I was insenced by this and called them imediately — apparently they do this all the time so that they can rip people off. It seams very illegal and whoever is in charge of this needs to be in jail.
Beware folks.