Sweetpea's Floral Studio

08/28/2025

08/22/2025

Floral Pocket Square anyone?

05/08/2025

When the foliage and botanicals arrangement has sneaky blooms that open up, when placed in the sun. 🌿🌿🌿

04/11/2025

“Mid-century modern, but make it sophisticated, contemporary and for Passover dinner.”

Margo was so chuffed with this one. ♥️🖤🤍

04/09/2025

*Should you send flowers for Passover?*

Passover Begins Saturday, April 12th

Flowers are a traditional gift for Passover Seder in the Jewish faith.

Spring is a season of religious celebrations. In the Jewish faith, springtime brings Passover, one of the most important celebrations of the year. The tradition of holding a Passover Seder, a ritual dinner where the story of the Jewish exodus from Egypt is told, is one that many Jewish families observe in their homes. It is not unusual for them to welcome in friends and acquaintances as well, including those who are not Jewish.

If you’ve been invited to a seder and you’re not sure what to bring your host, flowers are a wonderful gift.

While there aren’t specific flowers associated with this holiday, the general mood is of jubilation and fresh beginnings so many families opt for vibrant colors in their flower arrangements. Bright hues evoke a festive atmosphere in keeping with the theme. However, if you know your host prefers an alternate colour scheme or has decorated in a certain way, you can order an arrangement to match their décor – there is no right or wrong in this regard.

Passover Seders require a lot of preparation by the hosts, so they’ll likely be very busy on the first day or two of the holiday. For that reason, if you’re planning on sending or bringing your Jewish friends flowers for Passover, it would be best to bring an arrangement made in a vase, rather than a bouquet. They will appreciate your consideration. All they will have to do to enjoy them is find a spot to set them out.

03/10/2025

🌿 WE ARE HIRING!!! 🌿

Experienced Florist (Part-Time)

We are hiring:
An EXPERIENCED Floral Designer with strong mechanics behind their work and the versatility to work in a variety of design styles. Please look to our website and Instagram for examples of our work.

Sweetpea’s is known for its custom orders, meaning you have a great amount of creative freedom, and a variety of styles you will be working in.

Candidates must also be comfortable with animals as the shop cats are a big part of our family.

Please check out our website and Instagram/Facebook accounts to get a feel for the shop and the level of experience we need.

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Florist candidates must:

• be available Monday to Saturday 8am-3pm (rotating schedule). Please note, as we are a closed studio, once orders are complete for the day, you will be able to go home early. In the slower months, florists leave around 2pm.

• be capable of putting together an everyday mixed bouquet or vase arrangement on budget, with proper floral mechanics.

• be team-oriented, upbeat and positive.

• hourly wage, starting at $26.05/hr, based on experience.  

• working parents are welcome. We will do our best to accommodate your schedule.

• please note preferred pronouns and names, if applicable.

Qualified Applicants, please email: info @ sweetpeas.ca (do not apply through social media messages. We will not reply or take DMs as formal applications)

03/07/2025

Ordering sympathy flowers is one of the most challenging things our customers deal with. When we take those calls, we can feel the grief and confusion that happens in the wake of loss. We try to advise and guide as best we can, but there is a small part of us that plays the roll of therapist and nurturer as we take down the details of your order.

As sisters who lost our mother less than a year ago, and felt the callous nature of customer service in the face of death, one of the first things we will always say is “we are so sorry for your loss. Please tell us about them.” We take that moment to understand this is not a standard flower order. This is something deeply personal to the customer who has chosen to call for such an important task.

We believe that flowers sent to a funeral service are symbolic of your final gift to the departed.

All too often when delivering to funeral homes do we see the cheap construction and materials used in standard funeral arrangements. Poor mechanics, old blooms, even reused containers with old floral tape and residue showing on the sides.

There are times it is so bad, it feels disrespectful.

We know the traditional funeral pieces will always be part of this industry. When sending flowers that will be viewed in a large room you want the largest piece for the least about of money. It’s a strange balance between wanting it to be impactful from a distance, but also affordable. We can respect that.

But here’s my take, controversial as it may be … the size of floral arrangement you send to a funeral is not indicative of the amount of love you had for someone.

Instead, choose smaller pieces that have thought and caring behind them. Set your budget for what you’re comfortable spending, and request it in a style and colour palette the person who has left us would have enjoyed. This isn’t about showing off to a room of people. It’s about honouring the person you have lost, in a way that would be meaningful to them.

We take as much, or more, care with our sympathy pieces than just about any other order. It is an honour to create the visual representation of your love and grief.

03/04/2025

For those of you who haven’t met Gizmo (aka MoMo) … he’s orange. 🐈

01/30/2025

Well, long story short …. WE’RE BACK BABY!!

Sweetpea’s is officially back on Roncy.

Sweetpea’s and Moist are joining forces. At least until Sweetpea’s can find its own retail storefront again.

The floral studio will be located downstairs in the basement, once we finish a few modifications.

Moist is getting a bit of an overhaul as well, as we combine the two shops into one space. Expect a lot of changes over the next few weeks.

For the moment, it’s a little chaotic, but we couldn’t be happier. This is the fresh start we have been working towards.

We are so excited. We have so many ideas. We can’t wait to show you what we’ve been up to. 🪴💕

** A huge thank you for the fastest business move in history. Rachel, Jason, Big Tony, The Dave & Tony Show (with guest star, Dylan), Amanda, Brett, Gillen along with Margo and Cait. Somehow, out of all this, every order went out, even if it meant hiding in coolers, and making arrangements on the floor or in the bathroom. I have a team unlike any other. 💕🪴 **

12/20/2024

🌲 GRINCH SALE! 🌲

Grinch Trees at Sweetpea’s and Moist are 50% OFF.

Order online - Sweetpea’s

Or visit in-store - Moist: 169 Roncesvalles Ave.