Super long overdue review, but Polly's Petals is truly the best! Working with Polly to bring…read morewedding visions to life! From the small details, to the overall pictures - Polly really does it all! Polly is incredible to work with from talking through your budget and needs and finding ways to bring your vision to life. Her and her team go above and beyond to make sure that all of the details are taken care of, and are always on time if not early. While it's super easy to just go into a grocery store to purchase floral, there is nothing like the quality and care that goes into the ones you get from a small local business. If you're looking for a florist for any special occasion or just want to share the love with someone, Polly's is the place to go!

One of the reasons that I chose Polly's Petals was that it WAS NOT connected with FTD. My…read moreexperience with FTD has typically been disappointing...the flowers delivered never look like the picture. I would highly recommend this florist. I wanted to support a small business, and I couldn't have been happier with the plant/flowers that Polly created for me. In placing my order with Polly, the owner, she questioned what I was looking for and my budget, and then came up with suggestions and told me about the individual plants she thought would work well. Then Polly sent me a picture of the plants/flowers she sent!!! My friend loved them!

I ordered arrangements somewhat last minute for Easter gifts for the women who work for me, and…read moreArturo did a FABULOUS job. They were fairly priced, and beautiful. He had an amazing selection of spring flowers. I now have a go to florist in Lake Forest.

The go to florist if you want perfection Arturo is an…read moreincomparable talent Freshest flowers and always an unusual variety Best in the county !

I can't say enough about these 2 ladies. When I saw their display at the Naperville Settlement…read morebridal show, I knew they were the florist I wanted for my daughter's wedding. All of the flowers were absolutely stunning. We received so many compliments. You will not be disappointed!

Emily and Jenn were absolutely amazing to work with! The design process was so easy, and I loved…read morehow they gave options based on budget. They allowed me to take my time choosing what I wanted. All of the florals looked so fresh, and the colors were so vibrant! I absolutely loved how aisle markers from the church were able to be repurposed in the reception space. My guests also loved the end of night pack-up service and were so excited to take flowers home. I am thrilled with Belles and Thistles, and will recommend them to all my friends! *photos courtesy of Revery Photo*

Phenomenal to work with. The arrangements are always stunning the service has been excellent…read more Highly recommend.

I asked Julie to come by my office to get a view of my space and design an arrangement that would…read morebrighten up a otherwise dreary workspace. I get many visitors to my office and the piece gets a lot of attention and comments at how fresh and beautiful the arrangement looks. They get a bigger surprise when they find out they are not fresh flowers! Thank you Julie for all the hard work you put into making spaces more beautiful.

Aneta and the whole team at AGS made my wedding an absolute dream come true! I showed Aneta one…read moreinspiration picture and she took it and turned my wedding into something 100000 times more beautiful. From the beginning, the whole process was so easy, Aneta was so accommodating and easy to reach. She built me the most beautiful arch after I showed her a picture of my disaster of an arch that I tried building myself lol word of advice, don't attempt to build your own arch, leave it to the pros! I honestly could not recommend AGS Events enough and almost a week after my wedding I'm still obsessing over every detail! I'll let the pictures speak for themselves!

Hands down the BEST experience with Aneta for my wedding. Aneta is SOO sweet and truly listens to…read morewhat your vision is and brings it to life 10x better! When I walked into the church and reception I was truly at awe at how magical it looked like. We kept getting so many compliments during the night and after the event. She is truly the BEST in the business. So happy we went with Aneta she made it a breeze and it was not stressful at all. Constantly followed up and verified everything with me.

Granted it was 6:15 pm and they are close to closing at 7pm. I really wanted to love this place…read moresince it is close to my home. There was no one in the reception area when we arrived so we were just browsing their pretty inventory. Then finally two older ladies came out of the back area- I announced my presence with a "hello" since I was browsing their aisles of flowers and tropical plants and did not want to startle them. They were both not very friendly and I immediately felt uncomfortable like I was interrupting them. I proceeded to ask her about bushes and one of the women acted like she didn't understand a word that I said while the other one just completely walked away. (I am a GenX Japanese American north side Chicagoan and my partner is a biracial black and white north side Chicagoan as well) she was extremely snotty and rude to me like she didn't understand what I was asking her so I took her outside to speak with my partner because I was already visibly upset-so then I asked her "are you Mary? " she's like "No Mary is inside." So Mary was the other rude lady peeking out the door. I'm like thanks but no thanks. Let's go. I asked my partner in the car if it was just me and he said "no these women are rude." So as a small business minority woman myself-who runs her own small business in the city of Chicago - I WILL NEVER GO BACK there it's was not a pleasant experience shop there at your own risk.

Every year I look forward working on my yard/garden but this year my usual place wasn't operating…read moreat the same capacity. There are plenty of options around but why not try something new? This is my first visit to Mary's and they've got some great flowers here! Lots of options I haven't seen shopping around the last few years at other places. We got some begonias that are stunning and holding up fantastic so far. We picked up a tropical bush as well, which Mary herself did advise me would likely not survive the winter. She did give me some advice on how to winterize it if I want to try and bring it inside, she seems knowledgeable and it's pretty cool that she offers plants like these. I always grab some veggies and herbs as well and she delivered on that with a few different herbs I'm excited to try. Boxwood basil is new to me but that's exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for. I do wish she had more variety of veggies available, I might have missed the boat on that. I did get a nice heirloom tomato plant, she had these in a back lot. It's a bit hard to get navigate back there and it's not a flat path so be prepared. To sum up, this is a smaller operation than some local competitors but that plant enthusiast charm goes a long way. I'd definitely recommend it for flowers, they've also got lots of cute outdoor decorations. It's a great spot to find something unique too! It COULD use some layout improvements and I found some things unlabeled as I was perusing. I'd say it's definitely worth checking out for either a seasoned gardener or a first timer!

My daughter had her bday dinner at Birchwood Club this past weekend and requested flowers for the…read moretable. The event planner at Birchwood recommended ArtQuest. It took a 5 minute phone call to describe the set up and color suggestions. They said they would deliver them the morning of the event to Birchwood directly, which was one thing off my plate. Sold. The flowers themselves were so pretty! We left the party with our arms full of gifts and umbrellas thanks to a very rainy night. When I called Birchwood the next morning to see if i could pick up the flowers to enjoy them a few more days they said they had disposed of them. This was super disappointing because the flowers were really beautiful, but of course this was no fault of ArtQuest. They were also pretty expensive, but that seems to be the case with most beautiful flowers these days. I appreciated ArtQuest making our bday dinner table extra pretty and plan to use them again for another event I have coming up in a few weeks!

I ordered a flower arrangement for dear friends as a THANK YOU. They sent me a snap of the…read morearrangement after it arrived to them. Stunning is the best word to describe the flowers. So cokourful and beautifully displayed. I highly recommend ArtQuest. They are so easy to work with and their flowers are unique and perfect for any occasion.

My sweet man was out of state on my birthday yesterday. I came home from my run to find this…read morebeautiful bouquet in the front lobby of our building. The friendly delivery guy was waiting around to make sure he handed it off to me in person and the flowers are fresh and beautiful. Just a fat, well designed, thoughtful, artistic piece of work. Thank you for helping him to make my day special

I am the very fortunate recipient of an arrangement of orchids and succulents as a gift from…read morefriends. It is remarkably beautiful and the design is exquisite. I am grateful to my friends for giving us this beautiful arrangement but also to Peggy who shopped for the materials and to Monique who put the design together. Many thanks. - Mary and Bob

Val provided great service, just gave her the color and she designed an amazing arrangement…read more Entire team provided Excellent Customer Service. Very pleased 10 out of 10 would highly recommend this florist.

The florist called me and they didn't have the exact arrangement I ordered but assured me it would…read morebe beautiful and they would send me a pic for approval. About an hour later I got a text with the flower pic and it was amazing. My wife said the delivery driver was also super friendly and it added to her experience. Will definitely do flowers from Pope again.

Beautiful selection. Very accommodating staff. Was it cheap? No. But it seemed in line with every…read moreother florist, so I don't think it's overpriced. I will be back!

Very pleasant on the phone for an order. Was able to deliver same day and meet the price point I…read morewanted to spend