root, stock & quade: a good mama day option
root, stock & quade was our first flower find when we moved out to the slope, and it was definitely a good one. their arrangements were really lovely — the tight, small bunches with stunning, unusual flowers that seem now to be the rage (or at least have been for a while). about two years ago, root, stock & quade abandoned us and moved to fort greene (park slope still needs a great florist – any flower people listening out there ), and they’ve been thriving at their new location just up from the park near pratt.
when visiting a few weeks back, root, stock & quade was in fine form with belles of ireland, local tulips, lilacs, peonies and shockingly bright yellow washington daffodils. a mother’s day menu should be posted sometime this week just in case you’re trying to find a good flower spot for the all important mama (if only they shipped to the great salt lake).
in addition to flowers, root, stock & quade also focuses quite a bit on the green in things. the shop stocks some gorgeous aloe plant succulents and they have a little garden in the back with different kinds of plants and shrubs (the lilacs are blooming now). root, stock & quade also is devoted to creating urban gardens in whatever space is available. for those in need, they give growing guidance and i think three very sad, droopy looking, tiny plants at the moment need to be brought in tout de suite. now i just need to understand why fort greene gets all the good flower shops! root stock & quade, 471 myrtle avenue between washington avenue and hall street, brooklyn, new york, .
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with two small and darling kids and one lovely husband who all occasionally need some amount of tending to as well as a full-time job, this blog is an excuse for me to explore the streets of new york, with a focus on brooklyn -- my home -- and manhattan, for those great little finds that seem to appear randomly on all sorts of blocks around new york but are sometimes hidden from plain view. i gravitate toward small, beautiful, independent places with interesting things, fantastic and friendly service and mostly affordable stuff (or at least an excellent value) and food that is extremely tasty, reasonable and in a great space -- though taste will trump design every time. to help put all these ideas in one place, i also will provide a series of new york mini-guides. in each of these, i will highlight something fun to do and then give some food, shop and doing suggestions nearby. these mini-guides, soon to be accompanied by mini-maps, will help to fill an afternoon -- where to pick up a snack, what shops to check out nearby and is there a really sweet little park along the way for a much needed rest. and i am always looking for ideas -- so if you have any suggestions for where to eat and shop or what to do please let me know. . you can also follow me on twitter at cherrypatter.
and for those of you more interested in the photos, i have absolutely no photography training and while i have been picking up a few tidbits here and there, mostly i think the credit for the photos goes to my lovely camera. it is a canon rebel xti, and the lens i use most of the time is the 50 mm 1:1:8. i also have a 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 for longer views.
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