MEANINGFUL FLOWERS, MADE WITH INTENTION

Flowers have been used for centuries to celebrate life, love, loss, and all the things in between.  We make flowers that are different, special and unique. When it comes to making flowers we care about each occasion and that energy flows through to our work. Not only do we care about people, we care about the planet. We strive for sustainability in a not so green industry by having certain ethos and practices when it comes to our operations.

Having fresh flowers is important for them to last a long time in your home, flower vase life will range from 3 days to 3 weeks depending on the flowers, some can even be dried to enjoy your bouquet for years to come. Given Calgary's cold climate we use imported flowers when needed, our suppliers procure product from farms that are ethically sourced for both people and planet. In season we use 100% Alberta and Canadian grown materials to make the most of our short season, in 2024 we even started a small farm where we grow our own flowers, edible flowers, herbs and produce.  

As we flow through the season so do flowers. If you are looking for whimsical, wild and out of the ordinary flowers you have come to the right place. Shop the collection here.

How to enjoy our flowers:

Bespoke Blooms Collections

"The Queen"

 

These unique flowers hail from the family protea and are incredible long last. Including the Queen protea and other various flowers from the genus, they have an incredibly long vase life and dry well to keep forever!

Protea was a flower named after Proteus, the son of Poseidon a greek god. He could change his shape whenever he wanted and like Proteus the flower takes many forms and aligns with transformation of self. 

The colours of bouquet will vary based on availability and seasonality. "The Queen" will be available for Valentines Day and also available as a *preorder through out the year.

This arrangement features:

Queen Protea

Various protea flowers

Lush and hardy greens

*Available with or without vase

All flowers not in vase will be ready made into an aqua bag that will provide hydration for blooms for up to 24 hours.

Vase option will be place in a pyramid vase or similar best suited to bouquet arrangment.

*Preorder- to keep our flowers fresh we require certain arrangements to be preordered and availability is solely dependent on farms. Season can affect what is available. Please email or call us for further info.

 

"The Sweetheart"

Surprise your sweet heart with the ultimate flower arrangement! The Sweetheart is a unique arrangement with a willow heart base with and an arrangement of flowers.

The colours will vary based on availability and seasonality. "The Sweetheart" is only available for purchase in advance due to the nature of the bouquet. 

Valentines Colour Theme

 "The Sweetheart" will come in a mocha and pink tones. Images are references only and arrangement will change based on season and availability of flowers.

This arrangement features:

Willow Heart Base

Seasonal arrangement of flowers, colours will vary

Premium flowers used

*Available with or without vase

All flowers not in vase will be ready made into an aqua bag that will provide hydration for blooms for up to 24 hours.

Vase option will be place in a pyramid vase or similar best suited to bouquet arrangment.

"A Posy"

A posy, often a term used in the Victoria era is a small bunch of flowers. Sometimes even referred to as a nose gay or a tussle- mussie this small bunch of flowers is a lovely choice for any occasion.  Our posy colour themes change weekly/seasonally check out our Intstagram for our latest colours. 

Valentines colour story:

Pinks, peaches, mochas

"Goldilocks"

Not too big, not too small, just right! A gorgeous bouquet of blooms arranged in our signature style, wild and whimsical.

Our goldilocks colour themes change weekly/seasonally or for specific occasions check out our Instagram for our latest colours. Available as a hand tied bouquet or in a vase. Vase option will be rose glass vase or similar best suited to bouquet arrangement.

The arrangement features:

Focal flowers like ranunculus, roses, lisianthus and proteas

Premium greens like eucalyptus , Ivanhoe, Italian ruscus

Support flowers like mini carnations, wax flower, statice, limoneum

 

Available for in store or delivery please see info below.

 

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Grab and Go Bouquets

We offer a small selection of grab and go bouquets in store. Please note availability changes, we recommend to preorder flowers for special occasions. 

These are available in store only.

 

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Subscriptions 

We are now offering subscriptions to our customers who know they want to enjoy flowers on a regular basis. These subscribers will get additional flowers at no extra cost plus extra perks month to month. They are available in two options.

Monthly Bloom Club - Beautiful flowers, once a month for to liven up your home. The arrangements will vary depending on season and time. No specific requests for bloom club, for custom bouquets please get in touch! Pickups or deliveries are Friday's.

The commitment is a minimum of 3 orders ( 3 months). After that you are free to cancel, pause or skip your months. For cancellations please note that we need a minimum of 7 days notice. 

$50 monthly. Pickup or delivery available see below.

The Worker Bee~ This choice is for your Monday-Friday enjoyment of florals at the work space. These bouquets are delivered on Monday mornings in a vase ready to enjoy! The vase is provided at no extra cost and returned with the following delivery to driver. Delivery included for all Calgary destinations. Outskirts of Calgary available for a special rate please enquire.

$70 weekly and borrowed vases.

Minimum commitment is 4 orders. After that just one weeks notice for cancellations of subscriptions to make sure no product is wasted!

All subscriptions are available for pick up in store or if you would like to have them delivered anywhere in the city there is a $15 charge.

Delivery Info

Flowers can be picked up in store or delivered anywhere in Calgary for $15 and surrounding area for an extra fee. Choose preferred option at checkout.

Delivery

Please be sure to choose deliver option, not shipping( this applies to orders being sent outside of Calgary only).  A delivery window calendar should pop up for you to choose date and will have the available window. Please note there are no deliveries Tuesday, Wednesday or Sundays unless special arrangements have been made or for special days.

Delivery window : 3-5pm weekdays and 1-3pm Saturdays

Same day delivery cutoffs : Monday, Wednesday, Friday before 12pm

                                               Saturday before 10am.

Delivery fees : Calgary city limits $15 , $24  Bearspaw, Springbank , Balzac, Chestermere, $29  Airdrie & Cochrane , $35  Priddis & Okotoks

If our system does not detect and properly charge fee we will send an invoice for the remainder that can be paid over the phone or online with credit card. Deliveries will not go out until fully paid, to avoid delays or issues with your order please pay promptly.

Need a last minute delivery in a hurry? We got you - using Uberconnect we can send anything last minute ( rates provided with address destination, invoiced separately). 

 

Flowers for Occasions

 

Flowers are historically used for many occasions like weddings, birthdays, funerals and seasonal celebrations. We are available to do small projects and events upon request. For specific flower wants it's recommended to plan 3 or more months in advance. This could be for things like colour palettes or special meaning or importance of certain flowers. No flower is ever 100% guaranteed due to climate, transport or other unforeseen circumstances, but we strive do our best to make the perfect piece for our customers. Substitutions sometimes will be made to the best of our ability and our suppliers to match requests. 

 

Bring, Buy or Borrow Vase Program

A raise of hands for someone who has waaaay too many vases at home?! Or perhaps you want to gift some beautiful flowers (for yourself or others), but don't really want the cost of buying the vase? At The Botanist we firmly believe in reusing  what we can so we started our bring, borrow or buy vase program. 

Bring ~ bring your vase in to us in advance and we can create your arrangement directly into the vase with your requested budget. 

Buy ~Some of our vases are a touch special/expensive like our hand painted collections and these will be available for purchase only!

Borrow ~ Borrow one of vases and bring back within a reasonable time frame. Please note that this is based on availability. Deposit needed.

 

 

 

LET US TO THE DIRTY WORK!

You may have lack of knowledge, skill, time or just don't want to deal with dirt in your home. We offer in-store potting services for all your plant babies. 

Our prices range from $1-3 dollars per inch of soil. There is a range because some plants require more work to repot then others. For example a plant that is extremely root bound and compacted takes extra time and attention to untangle the roots safely.

Prices

$1-3    Soil per inch of pot diameter. 

For example a 4" replant can cost $4-12. Why the range? Well some peoples plants come in a state after not being repotted for years. It takes a very long time to tangle the roots together to do our best to prevent transplant shock. Some plants are very straightforward so you will get the base price for these plants. All of our plants are potted with our in aroid, thirsty plant mix (both made in house) or cactus mix. We can do even more custom mixes for things like fruit trees, bonsais and more with special requests.

Add ons+

$7        Per vial Houseplant invigorator 

$6        Soil Activator  ( helps with transplant shock)

 

$2-10   Biochar 

Poles and support

            MOSSify poles 

$30-55   Moss 

$20-$40 Coco 

Modular

Starting at $7-$26

$5+        Bamboo Trellising 

 

$5 +       Pest Treatments 

Pot add ons +

$.50 - $12 Plastic Nursery Pot

$31-$195 Ceramic Peach & Pebble Pot (Doesn't include saucer)

$10-$123 Hybrid Resin Kanso Pots

$2-$22 Terracotta pot (Doesn't include saucer)

BYOP Bring your own pot. Have your own pot then bring it in with you!

We have a variety of pots that can be used to plant directly into with drainage holes in saucers including terracotta, ceramic and hybrid resins. We typically recommend to plant into a plastic nursery pot and place this into a the cover pots, but that's not always an option. When possible we will reuse plastic nursery pots at no extra charge. If we do not have one available from our reuse stock one will be charged.

**DISCLAIMER PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING**

 

1. We are not in any way responsible for your plants, if your plant starts to decline for whatever reason after repotting there are no claims or refunds we are not responsible  or liable for their health afterwards plants can go through whats called transplant shock. We do our absolute best to avoid. We do not guarantee any plants after repotting you are knowingly accepting this risk when you have us repot your plants. Generally healthy plants are not affected by this, plants that are long overdue for repotting are the most susceptible to it
2.  We do not repot bonsai.
3. Pots sometimes may break when trying to get old plants out or need to be cut out of their existing planters. We are not responsible for any broken pots.
4. If you are bringing plants in winter months know that if it is below 0 degrees it is absolutely necessary to protect you plants from the cold air. Pickier plants like ficus we recommend to wrap under 10 degrees. The leaves can die from cold exposure in a mere matter of seconds.
5.  Having us repot your plants knows you are aware of the risks of repotting plants and accept these in full. We are not held responsible for any issues that may arise post repotting. All services are final sale. 

 

 

STORE HOURS

Monday 11am- 6pm 

Tuesday CLOSED  

Wednesday 12pm-6pm

Thursday 11am- 6pm 

Friday  11am- 6pm 

Saturday  11am-5pm

Sunday 11am-5pm

Please note our hours are up to date on Google maps and for special holidays. Do not refer to Apple Maps as they do not have the same editing capabilities. 

 

 

ADDRESS

 408 8 ave NE Calgary, AB

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RENFREW

You will find us on the corner of Edmonton Trail & 8 ave NE with a GREEN door. Obviously had to be green. 

Connect@thebotanistcalgary.com

403-614-6687

PARKING

There are multiple places to park when visiting "The Botanist". 

PAY City parking lot right on Edmonton trail between 7 & 8 ave ranges from .50 cents to $1 per 30 minutes depending on the time.

FREE Edmonton Trail -Register plate on park plus app it's free.

FREE 8 ave- right across street  just off Edmonton trail ( on the pharmacy side)

FREE 8ave- 1.5 blocks east there is open parking all day long starting around 4a street

FREE- there is one stall right in front of the shop (if you look at door its too the left). This will be available in the winter months only.

 

 

WINTER WITCH 2025 CURRICULUM 

We are excited for our upcoming classes at The Botanist open to all witches or warlocks and others wanting to explore and connect with the magic of the earth!

This will include things like learning about crystals, energy work, reading tarot, forest bathing mediation, moon candles and more! Dates and classes will be added here as with bookable links/info and descriptions provided.

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HOLIDAY WREATH WORKSHOP

 

Location: The Botanist 408 8ave NE

Teacher: Meaghan @thebotanistcalgary

Time/Dates: November 30 at 5:30pm Traditional Wreath

                     Dec 4th at 5pm Traditional Wreath

                     Dec 4th at 7pm Willow Wreath

Join us in a our small, intimate wreath workshops at The Botanist. 

Make your own evergreen wreath with fresh greens like silver fir, white pine, cedar and more.

Traditional Wreath:

Using 10" wreath forms you will learn to make your very own wreath by hand.  Utilizing moss, greens, branches and decor you will be supplied with everything you need to make your own wreath.

Willow Wreath:

Using willow you will hand weave your own wreath base. Using the wreath base we will then add greens , moss and decor.

 

Please note workshops are non refundable. Cancellation of spots not be allowed, spots are transferrable to other participants. 

Book Here.

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Cannabliss Yoga

Ongoing classes check here for class dates, times & bookings.

Tuesdays & Fridays

Location: The Botanist 408 8ave NE

Teacher: CJ @higherlevelyoga

Be amongst the plants while achieving the high-est level of relaxation. Work with cannabis and yoga to zen out. Sometimes sound baths, tarot and other magical things are incorporated into class. Let your breath guide you. More info on https://higherlevelyoga.com/.

 

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