09/05/2026
We realized we have never properly introduced ourselves here, so we just wanted to say hello.
We are Sarah and Judy, the mother and daughter duo behind Floris. Between us, we have more than 65 years of experience with flowers, plants and transforming spaces, from everyday florals to large scale events…and there’s very little we haven’t seen or done along the way.
What many people do not know is that my mom’s entrepreneurial journey started long before Floris. Like so many immigrants, she did whatever she could to survive and support her family. She sold used appliances out of our home while also running a daycare from it. Soon after in 1988, she opened a 6000 square foot garden centre entirely on her own. And honestly, who has the nerve, vision and sheer balls to do that? I spent basically every hour outside of school beside her. Somewhere along the way, I went from being the kid tagging along to being a cashier and unpaid shlepper. I was probably wildly too young, but it also made me who I am today.
Eventually, I was taking the subway after school to her second business - a restaurant flower shop hybrid, where Kiva’s is today at Yonge and Eglinton… but that story deserves a post of its own.
More than three decades later, we are still working side by side.
Working with your mother every day is as special, wonderful and occasionally chaotic as you might imagine. We disagree, we bicker, and our team truly deserves sainthood for witnessing it all. But I would not change it for the world.
My mom is the most positive, hard working, selfless, tough and creative force I know, and I feel incredibly lucky to have spent so much of my life beside her.
Floris may have begun with the two of us, but this story is no longer just ours. Our incredible team brings so much talent, heart, patience and humour to this business, and Floris simply would not be what it is today without them.
At the heart of it all is family, hard work, a deep love of flowers and a genuine desire to bring a little more beauty and kindness into our community.
This is just one little piece of our story. There is so much more to share. 🤍
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