| Flora and Fauna's Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type: Florist | ||
| Rating: 2 Stars | ||
| Location: 817 Michigan Street | ||
| Fame: Family Owned Business | ||
| Atmosphere: Friendly | ||
| Owner(s): The Smith Family | ||
| Manager(s): Smith Family | ||
| Employee(s): Numerous | ||
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General Information
This local florist is a family run business, offering a wide arrange of local and exotic flora, hand-crafted glass/wood gifts, greeting cards, and fruit baskets. Flora and Fauna is owned and operated by the Smith family. Most of the employees are some type of relation or another. The family owned flare is evident by the orginal cash register that is still used in the store.
Hours: 8am-9pm Monday-Friday
8am-11pm Saturday
1pm-8pm Sunday
Closed for some Major Holidays
Decription
The smell of flowers may seem overwhelming upon entry into this shop, for all around are hundreds of fresh flowers and plants. A large walk-in refrigerator with glass doors displaying many of the flowers dominates one wall. All around the shop are flowering plants, such as orchids and violets. Interspersed between the floral arrangements are fresh baskets of different fruit, apples and pears, strawberries and apricots, berries and grapes, all arranged in baskets. Along with these here and there are sets of menageries, ranging from stuffed animals to ones made of glass and carved from wood or shaped from jade - the more expensive types locked in glass cages. Soft music plays at a barely audible level to assert a subliminal aura of calm about the locale. In the middle of the store is an old fashioned register, oft attended by an assistant or the owner during business hours. Behind the counter are collections of vases, ribbons, balloons, and the like, as well as a few neatly laid out books for those that wish to browse for larger arrangements. In the back of the store is a small office tucked under the staircase leading up to a private second floor apartment.
