Hoover-Fisher Florist

I’ve used these guys since way before Unilocal.I never even thought to write a review b/​c they are a staple in the community. I moved out of town in the 90’s but entrust all of my Mother’s Day and Birthday Flowers to the good people over at Hoover-​Fisher. My mom is always blown away by the arrangements. In this era of crappy grocery store flowers and even crappier UPS delivered 1800flowers style business models, I’m proud to support a local small business.

First off I will say this florist deserves no stars but because they did deliver something and in a very quick manner I will give them 2 starts. I was embarrassed by the bouquet of flowers I ordered from this florist. They were nothing like the big beautiful bouquets you see on their website. They honestly looked like someone put a five dollar grocery store bouquet in a vase. It was a only a few flowers, it had no form, shape or design. I guess they figured since I ordered them from out of town for a funeral I would never see them. I wouldn’t recommend them and I’ll never order from them again.

I just want to thank Hoover-​Fisher for my last minute Valentine’s Day flowers. I bought them the day before (I’m not THAT last minute), they had a number of nice small, bouquets, rose dozens, and large display pieces (see pics) I bought a small, pre-​made bouquet and it stayed fresh for about 10 days, and smelled great!

My family has been coming here for over 10 years for floral arrangements. They are linked with Collins Funeral home and do all of their arrangements. We’ve gotten many many arrangements done by them for my grandmother’s and recently my grandfather’s funeral. They are friendly, informative and accommodating. They seem to have fair prices and have deliver beautiful pieces. One thing that I didn’t like was that we ordered two 60 $~ tabletop arrangement for the funeral and it seemed skimpy. The picture seemed much fuller. All I asked was for the flowers to not look so bright pink. Instead of having bunches of bright pink flowers they replaced them with single white/​green roses. These arrangements were kinda whack.
We ordered 350 white carnations for the funeral. They gave us 200 beautifully bloomed single flowers the first viewing night. We were told that the second batch would be freshly delivered which meant they were fully bloomed yet. We were told that they worked really hard — kept changing the water to warm to help the flowers bloom and actually manually fluffed them for us. It was nice that they tried so hard.
So bad ratings on the table top arrangements we bought but good ratings on the bigger arrangements and loose carnations. Evens out to a three star~~

We had a service at our home last month. Hoover-​Fisher Florists provided all the arrangements. They were ordered from several cities around the country and each one was more beautiful than the last. After 10 days all the flowers were still fresh looking.
I recommend them. That’s the highest compliment I can give them.

My brother had ordered his corsage from her for his prom date. It was gorgeous and looked fresh. So when it came my turn I decided to get it from here as well.
First thing, the customer service people are really nice and sweet. However my order got messed up. Perhaps it was my fault or the person taking my order but it was supposed to be ready today not the week before. Either way I called and they straightened it out. However when I picked up my corsages today, they weren’t exactly fresh looking. It looked like they just left it in the fridge for a week instead of making new one. The roses looked like they were wilted. It didn’t even look like the picture. It looked like they just tore off the dead rose petals. Like really? Corsages are expensive and I didn’t pay a lot of money for a week old corsage. Obviously at this point I can’t complain because where else am I going to get new fresh corsages in less than 24 hours? I am not coming back to this place ever again.

My daughter attended her prom last week with a friend. Both were without dates and agreed my daughter could pick out corsages for the both of them. Knowing we might have some challenges with the appropriate color ribbon, we ran to Michaels to pick out the perfect color and also a few feathers. The prom had a masquerade theme and we knew we could fix up her mask and corsage with the same feather element that was on her shoes. The staff at Hoover Fisher didn’t even flinch when I asked about the custom adornments and the best part, they didn’t even charge extra for the custom request. We placed the order together, but I went back alone for pick up. The end products turned out beautifully and were really unique since we had our custom match. The girls loved their corsages and I am happy that Hoover Fisher came through despite some of the other reviews on here. The one negative thing is the parking lot is not the most convenient, but based on the tight location in Four Corners, that was to be expected. Did not ruin the experience at all and of course is entirely out of their control. Thank you Hoover Fisher!

I have been getting my flowers for last 10 years from Hoover, but that has reached an end this Valentine’s day. I know the snow created a lot of problems for business everywhere, but I don’t think they addressed their customers properly and for the 2^nd time, the roses wilted within 2 days, in spite of using the powder that comes with them.
At 6PM when I called to find out the whereabouts of the roses I ordered my wife, I was informed that they were out for delivery, but not much else. The man answered my call informed me that they were having a tough time catching up from the storm the day before. While I understand that, everyone who paid for ²⁄₁₃ delivery got a discount, I like many other people didn’t take the discount for getting deliver the day before or after Valentine’s Day. Our Friday deliveries should have taken precedence. The flowers didn’t arrive until some time after 9PM according to our baby sitter. I find that unacceptable, even in a business as morally bankrupt as the airlines, the paying customers on the current day/​flight get taken care of first, before the over flow from previous flights and cancellations.
By the Sunday all but 2 of the roses were wilted. This would be the 2^nd time I’ve gotten Valentine’s Day rose from Hoover that wilted. The last time, a couple of years ago the story I got was that delivery guy must have left the door on the van open while making a deliver which caused my roses to get shocked and die prematurely.
Three strikes is out.

Best florist in the Washington area. The flowers are amazing quality and the customer service is great. Always order my flowers here. I don’t even have to know exactly what I want to buy, the customer service reps can help with everything. Great service, great price, great business.

Hoover-​Fisher Florist rocks! They provided the MOST beautiful floral arrangements I have ever seen. The flowers are of a VERY high quality and they stay fresh for a LONG time. This florist provides speedy service and will work with you and get an understanding of your tastes and what you’re looking for. I walked into their shop on a Tuesday, and within less than 24 hours they were able to pull together a beautiful set of flower arrangements (to be specific, a casket spray and a standing cross-​shaped wreath for my father’s funeral service). The array of flowers used in the floral arrangements along with the accompanying greens (ferns, eucalyptus, etc…) were so tastefully done. I can’t thank these florists enough for making my father’s funeral service a truly beautiful one.

I brought a silver ice bucket into Hoover-​Fisher, along with a picture of an arrangement I liked. Allie came over and listened to my needs and what I was dreaming of creating for my boss’s retirement reception. Between the stunning floral arrangement and the darling wrist corsage that she and Hoover-​Fisher created for me — I could never have asked for better!
The dark pink and coral roses, the pale pink baby roses… the greenery… oh thank you for such a lovely arrangement! I am so coming back to Hoover-​Fisher!

I used to get my bouquets of flowers from any ordinary grocery store. BIG MISTAKE! For the past couple occasions (mother’s day, birthdays, just because) I have been getting them here. The flowers are absolutely gorgeous and the quality is unmistakably breathtaking! The flowers literally last so much longer and look fantastic! I will never buy another flower from anywhere but here!

So,
My mom was in Holy Cross Hospital. I thought,” Flowers would be a great thing to wake up after surgery, and see in the edge of the room.” I pondered for a moment, then remembered the big sign at the shopping center down the street. Hoover-​Fisher blinked in my mind, though in my mind, for some reason the neon E’s where dark, and blinking. Then again my daydream was of a 1920’s street in Jazz town.
I parked around back (easiest in this shopping center) and walked through the third, and last tunnel way to get to the entrance on the corner.
I walked in, and looked around. They had several, already made up, arrangements in the cooler. The gent who I talked with, after I asked to add a few flowers to one of those already made up ones in the cooler, took the arrangement upstairs, and had the arranger do it. Now that’s service.
I would have just cut some stems and shoved them in there, though that is why the arranger is, the arranger.
Nice, friendly, helpful florist.
Price is comparable with any other florist in town, and the Flowers Last.

anytime you get a call from the g/​f in tears because of how beautiful the flowers are, then you know the florist has done their job! Thanks Hoover-​Fisher!

I love, love, LOVE this florist.
First, they have a great selection of flowers, including ones that most other florists don’t carry and they must be pretty great quality since even the cheap mixed bunches I get there seem to last for weeks.
Everyone there is super nice and friendly and can help you decide on something. To the other reviewer, they do much more than what they have on display. I have had them create custom (and affordable!) arrangements before. Plus they even use my own vases when I bring them in.
I would much rather shop locally at a neighborhood florist than at Whole Paycheck or other non-​local chains.

My wife works in Silver Spring — and i finally have a «go-​to» florist. Called for a birthday arrangement, and was able to order something nice — that was appreciated for about 40 dollars including delivery. All and all — an easy order and relatively painless florist.

Why is it so hard to find a decent florist? Something with some art, flair, design, you know? Some ikebana or something Japanese/​Asian inspired would be nice. For bouquets, you’re much better off stopping into Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s than stopping by Hoover-​Fisher.
For an arrangement, you’re kind of forced to look at your local florists and frankly, I find the arrangements here pretty lackluster, although I have seen the corsages and they are beautiful, but unless you’re 16 or 85, then there’s not much use for a corsage. The rest just don’t do it for me. Honestly, my mom does a way better job. She brought back a ton of ikebana books from Japan. Can she read them? Hell no, but they got plenty of pics.
So I’m putting out an appeal to the Japanese & Chinese communities (in that order). Someone, please, open up a florist.