This unassuming Queen West flower shop pays homage to this eclectic shopping strip of the past. Before Loblaws and the Gap moved into WQW, the strip was dotted with many of these low buck flower shops combined with convenience stores.
The bins here are still labeled with fruit and veg categories, but instead there are pungent sweet smelling flowers in there instead.
On Valentines there was a constant stream of men walking with wrapped flowers along Queen and up the side streets, a gentle reminder of the big lovers day, or banging day as TPB put it so eloquently.
So off I went, like an ant following the others in a narrow line ending up at Queens Fruit Market.
Missing out on the deals at Costco and Loblaws didn't really matter after all! This great spot had it all and at decent prices too. I got two bunches of tulips, yellow and purple, Easter colours, for $10. When I pointed to one leaf that looked a little sad, they quickly grabbed it and ran and got me a replacement that looked cherry, nice touch Queens! You're my heroine!! read more