Area & Resources
Housing & Hotel Accommodations
Selina Hotel
30% Off Discount!
518 W 27th St, NYC
Located in the heart of Manhattan’s art district, Selina Chelsea NYC is just steps from the best of New York City culture. Think popular cultural hotspots like Hudson Yards, High Line, Madison Square Garden, and Chelsea Market.
Start your day stretching out at a morning yoga class before indulging in a freshly made breakfast at the heart of the action. Explore the surrounding area by foot, browse the many local galleries on your doorstep or take a trip on the High Line down to Chelsea Market for upscale eateries, pop up shops, and boutique farm stands. As the sun sets, order a craft cocktail and embrace the views at a rooftop bar or head to the streets to experience NYC’s eclectic nightlife scene first hand.
Standard Hotel
848 Washington St. New York, NY 10014 (212) 645-4646 We recommend The Standard Hotel in the nearby Meatpacking District, steps away from The High Line and just a ten minute walk to the school. If you call directly (see below) and mention you are taking classes at FlowerSchool New York, they will offer FSNY students a 10-15% discount on their room rate.
Markle Residence
A Residence For Women studying, working and interning in New York City, the Markle Residence is a short-term housing option for women. This is a good option for someone looking for a less costly housing option. Located on a tree-lined street in the West Village, the Markle has one of the best locations in Manhattan, and is conveniently located near the school.e my path to healing.
Airbnb
Students have had very exciting and authentic New York City experiences using Air B n B. There is a wide variety of places. I f you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to give us a buzz.
Places to See Flowers
New York is an inspirational and enriching city to see and experience flower culture. Here is a vetted list compiled by FlowerSchool New York of great places to see flowers in the city.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Avenue NYC
The Met has world-renowned floral designer, Remco Van Vliet of Van Vliet and Trap on contract for flowers in the Met’s lobby.
The Carlyle Hotel
35 East 76th Street, NYC
The lobby design at The Carlyle Hotel is designed by, L’Olivier.
Moxy Chelsea
105 W 28th St, NYC
Exclusive collaboration with New York City’s favorite florist duo, Michael and Darroch Putnam of Putnam & Putnam.
The Plaza Hotel
5th Avenue at Central Park South, NYC
The main lobby’s floral installation is also created by, L’Olivier.
fleursBella
55 East 11th Street NYC
BLOOM is Michigan’s boutique event floral designer inspired by flowers in their natural form. From our own cutting gardens to the flowers we source from around the world, each event is custom designed to delight each and every client.
Renny&Reed
505 Park Avenue NYC between 59th & 60th
Temporarily Closed
The Flower Bazaar has been creating dazzling event décor for over two decades, helping clients achieve that “wow” factor that so many aspire to, but so few achieve.
Recognized as an outstanding and transformative source for creative events, The Flower Bazaar infuses flair and seamless execution to all its projects.
Under the design leadership of Thierry Adam, a Frenchman trained in interior and industrial design, The Flower Bazaar combines diverse design vocabularies and draws from global sources for its rich inspirations.
Visit our galleries to fall in love with our work, and contact us so we can accompany you through a fascinating journey.
Prudence Designs
347 West 36th Street, NYC
Passionate for flowers and how they interact with environments, we transform inspiration to reality, by bringing any event concept into fruition. From event styling and floral designing we can achieve any look from local events to destination weddings.
Emily Thompson Flowers at The Guild
53 Howard St, NYC
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Named after the biblical reference, Consider the Lilies is the South Shore’s premier flower shop.
The staff at Consider the Lilies begins with the freshest flowers available from around the world including California, Canada, Holland, Ecuador, and Colombia, then applies cutting edge design techniques to “bring the outside inside” in the most elegant way. From the graceful arc of a single stem to an extravagant dressing for an entire event, our arrangements strive for a delicate balance between art and nature to create moments of breathtaking beauty for every season and milestone in life.
Based in the heart of NOLITA, Shu’s Flower has the best varieties of fresh cut opulence decor for home or office, even a little gift for your loved ones. As flowers are part of daily life, we aim to provide unique, simple designs from bouquets to the chuppah, and table arrangements for our daily customers. Shu’s Flower provides expert, same day arrangement delivery to weekly corporate accounts, special occasions and wedding grandeur.
Élan Flowers
26 Grand Street, NYC
Miss Daisy is a full-service floral design company, stemming from Jessica Marshall’s art, fashion, and most recently, the floral background she established at some of the top design studios in New York City. Miss Daisy’s style reflects our love of color, detail, and design. Our flowers arrive to our studio every morning direct from all over the world, making your home or event extra special, just how we like it!
Our love of nature inspires the shops daily selection of seasonal flowers, interesting textures, branches and plants sourced both locally and globally. Deliveries are made daily in Brooklyn and Manhattan for any occasion. Whether a small, intimate gathering or large scale celebration, we would love help plan your next event
Primrose
2922 Ave M, Brooklyn (FlowerSchool New York Alum)
Primrose is a quaint flower shoppe in Southern Brooklyn, NY! We offer fresh, beautiful designs in curated color palettes! It is our pleasure to make bouquets and vase arrangements, plan events and design event decor!
Raquel graduated from FlowerSchool NY’s Floral Design Program in 2018. When the opportunity to open a shop was presented, Raquel leapt at the chance. She embraces each of her staff’s unique talents and looks forward to growing the business into a multi-faceted brand.
Student Resources
The list of names and resources in the below list has been compiled by FlowerSchool New York and consists of companies that we feel are providing outstanding service to floral designers. We encourage you to start relationships with companies who provide stellar service in addition to those who uphold ethical business practices.
Gpage is run by one of NYC’s long- standing wholesalers by the name of Gary Page. He strives to provide the most unique products that are available. This wholesaler is great when looking for something powerful and that makes a statement.
Dutch Flower Line
150 West 28th Street
Dutch Flower Line is one of the most knowledgeable wholesalers in
the business stemming from the long growing tradition in Holland. This
wholesaler always has fresh cut flowers that are grown in Holland as
well as other specialty product form abroad.
US Evergreen is well known for it local branch material. Whatever you need, Gus usually has the material for you. Gus is also extremely
knowledgeable about local growing conditions and is the right guy to
call when you have questions about availability.
Caribbean Cuts
120 West 28th Street
Tom, at Caribbean Cuts, specializes exclusively grown in the tropics.
With farms in Puerto Rico and Hawaii, Tom can ship boxes of
extremely unique and exotic product directly to you without having to
go through customs.
Nuage Designs is the leader in couture linen rentals with over a decade servicing top event planners, celebrities and luxury hotels around the world. Under the direction of Founder and Creative Director Pablo Oliveira, Nuage Designs offers unparalleled design aesthetics and expertise to provide the event industry with the best selection in linen and accessories. From royal weddings to inaugural balls, Nuage Designs has been dressing the tables of some of the most prestigious events globally..
Mayesh
At Mayesh, we pride ourselves on being a leading distributor in the wholesale flower industry by providing beautiful and unique flowers to many of the country’s top wedding and event florists and offering exceptional customer service. Mayesh is a dynamic and growing company, currently employing 400 people across 18 branches in ten states, but services the entire country from its distribution centers in Los Angeles and Miami.
The team at Accent Décor has been designing and providing containers for many years. They try to work directly with florist to create containers to stay current with popular styles.
Jamali Garden
Jamali has some very unique vases and décor items that are a perfect
complement to most designs. Best of all, they can offer everything they
have in quantity.
borrowed BLU is a luxury tabletop rental company that serves up the most extraordinary “Traditional Tables With A Twist”. Catering to unlimited tastes, we have the most provocative stash of both modern and vintage items for rent and shop that will give your weddings, events and photoshoots the extra twist they need to evolve beyond traditional. With headquarters in Los Angeles and New York, borrowed BLU is the nations leading tableware event rental company providing a highly edited and curated inventory of custom designed and sourced flatware, charger plates, glassware and dinnerware as well as unique accessories to artfully set the table.
Snap GREENROSE
For over 20 years, Snap GREENROSE has been one of the most well known brands in the flower industry. We are an Ecuadorian rose growing farm. Our farm is located at 3000 meters above sea level near the city of Cayambe in the Andean highlands. The location of our farm is key to producing a superior quality of rose. We are located on the equator, where the perpendicular solar rays, combined with the high altitude, allow our flowers to develop truly bright colors, tall stems and big blooms.
We grow more than 100 premium varieties under 34 hectares of greenhouses.
