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Exfolia Botanical Chicago

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08/20/2024

Late summer harvests are wild! I love when everything’s overgrown and textural and the stems go a little rogue. Some varieties at the end of their season back to seed, some reaching their fullest form. Oh and peep that carnivore!

08/17/2024

Vinnie is here for all of your floral needs! His shop favorite today is this sultry rose and he’s requested we listen to Sadé radio. He’s got a real loverboi vibe going. ❤️🐾

08/01/2024

Here with all of the summer treats aka locally sourced flowers galore and picnic enhancements 😋 Sooo much new and cute stuff going on, come by this weekend! 🌸🌸🌸

07/01/2024

Behind the scenes at Exfolia. A lot of our neighbors know from passin’ by, sometimes we work laaaate. and I are nocturnal beings from working in the restaurant industry for most of our adult lives; I started in fine dining at 17, Emily in her 20’s so we tend to feel most creative and can push later vs waking up super early to get crackin’ (but we also do that).

The work we put out is mostly planned but I leave room for the process to unfold organically. Not to mention if you have any experience in floral (or food for that matter) working with natural/perishable ingredients has its challenges and often times is a huge wild card. The flowers call the shots, they’re our boss and sometimes they’re unpredictable. While I always have a plan in place, the designs unfold a little differently than my intention and it’s nice to allow some breathing room for the magic.

More often than not an installation takes place on site, we get one chance to make it right before an event most people dream about their whole lives. I will forever be my harshest critic and often times have tweaks and couldas after seeing a piece in its final state. But I have that experience to work on the next large piece with greater confidence and insight. I love challenging myself with ambitious projects and then not sleeping for 2 days to get it done. Only to make a similar piece a year later and see it come together in a couple hours.

We love the work, we’re getting better and better with practice.

AND WE’RE TAKING A LITTLE TIME OFF!

Exfolia will be CLOSED JULY 3-9
SEE YOU NEXT WEDNESDAY JULY 10!!
We’ve got some cool shop stuff coming your way and are so excited to share with you!!

06/14/2024

Minimalist, retro, summer sunshine for the sparkling energy of M+M. 💖💖💖

05/28/2024

Hello!

Phone troubles made for a little vacay from IG but we’ve been busy over here 🤓

First wedding of the season! Did someone use Prince as a prompt for their moodboard to celebrate this thing we call life? Yes, yes they did.

💜Congratulations R+D!!💜

05/11/2024

Here today til 5 for flowers and gifts!
Sunday 10-5

Come see all the floral dreaminess!!
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05/10/2024

This one was hard to capture! It’s soo big and bloomy! Not shown are the puffiest lavender hydrangeas at the base and WOW these lush peonies..and just striking anthuriums will make any Ma feel special. It’s shaping up to be a gorgeous Mother’s Day weekend around here! (Smellin’ pretty good too) 🌸🩷🌸🩷 See you soon!

03/18/2024

🎞️When the flower studio is the photo studio 🌞🎞️✨

We had so much fun playing with this dreamy spring color combo and jaw dropping Phalaenopsis orchids.
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Can’t wait to get the film back!

Photo/styling:
Hair/makeup/awesomeness:

03/04/2024

Sometimes we don’t have the words, even for a fun occasion like a birthday or anniversary! 🎈🎈🎈

Flowers are like these delicate messengers articulating sentiments and emotions on our behalf. Their colors, scents and varieties will spark a feeling and comfort, revealing past and future memories. 👽🌸🪻🌻👽

This one was for a birthday on a day when the sun said hi for just this moment. Like a crystal, it charged up the rays to shine on the bday girl. 🌤️🌞✨

Peep my post modern find

02/02/2024

Inspo: marshmallows, spun sugar, bubble gum and Sneaker Pimps 🫧🍬🫧🌸🌸🌸🫧 link in bio✨

12/23/2023

What a crazy, fxcked up life this is. I hope you all get a little rest this weekend, saving space in your hearts and minds for all of those less fortunate. I truly take pride knowing that the community I feel a part of with you has made me feel like real change on earth might be possible. Thank you for sharing your stories, your knowledge, and your unique perspectives. Thank you for supporting this thing that keeps me alive. ❤️‍🔥 You always have a safe space here at Exfolia! Oh and and let’s give a shout out to nature!🌲🌲🌲 💞 💞✨We reopen Wed 12/27! ✨💞

12/09/2023

The Exfolia 2024 winter wreaths are available! Click the link in bio to get yours! Very limited supply!! ✨✨✨

11/12/2023

The opening floral course from our recent collaboration with !!

The plants incorporated into this design are edible. (I’ll share more on that in my stories).

We constructed the base with kohlrabi, celery root and turnip, then accented it with cockscomb, white tulip, and queen anne’s lace. We arranged lemons on the table around natural beeswax candles.

opened with shaved kohlrabi on clam shells with dried rosehip, celery root mousse, date and clam nage.

The scent of beeswax filled the room as we lit the candles and the funk and freshness of root vegetables made for a beautiful juxtaposition.

This immersive dinner concept came together so organically and was a beautiful energy of brainstorming and natural collaboration. ✨✨✨

Special thanks to for always being down for this strange journey! 💞

10/29/2023

Exfolia x Chidiebere
🎃🎃🎃Get a ghoulish Halloween T-shirt or Sweatshirt and represent your local Florist with a sick font by
Stop in today or purchase online!🎃🎃🎃

10/21/2023

Sharing this giant local celosia with lots of love, hugs, and flower power to you 💞💞💞

10/17/2023

WORKSHOP THIS SUNDAY 10/22 4pm-6pm!

EXFOLIA X SPACE ODDITIES

Join us at the Haunted House of Exfolia for a Spooky Centerpiece Workshop and One-on-One Tarot Readings with our pal Sarah Luczko of Space Oddities!
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09/29/2023

It’s been a long and weird week so far but working with flowers invites back the powerful nature energy that makes my existence feel small and sometimes that feels really good. Thanks for keeping us busy over here! ❤️🍂❤️🍂💞🍂

09/24/2023

We’re officially into the FaLL SeAsOn!

As most of us are busier than any human should be, I find it challenging to just be in the moment these days. To sit still, to allow calm without the never ending to do-list creeping in or a task 👀 me down in the periphery…ya know??

I spent the fall equinox making a wreath for a fellow artist’s family member. While I’ve been prepping the shop in all the 🎃👻💀🍂 ways, the opportunity to make a special gift as the sun set was just what I needed. :)

During the equinox, the Earth’s axis and its orbit line up so that both hemispheres get an equal amount of sunlight.

The word equinox comes from two Latin words meaning equal and night. That’s because on the equinox, day and night last almost the same amount of time.

Here’s to finding balance wherever and however we may. 🍂🍂🍂

09/06/2023

Had a fun chat with about my floral process for 💐💐💐

08/29/2023

I used to just loathe certain flower varieties and couldn’t figure out why. The sight of a carnation would just make me roll my eyeballs like I’m somehow too cool for a flower 🙄🙄🙄

Maybe it’s because I was fatigued over what is so common. Maybe it’s because I felt like my taste level was beyond a petty carnation you can find easily at the grocery store. 🛒💐

Well I chose to challenge those aversions and instead honor all of the flowers because listen, these things pop out of the ground from dirt. Doesn’t that blow your mind??? 🌎🌎🌎

And let’s please not forget how hard actual humans work to grow these things for our pleasure, fighting everyday to get a fair wage with safe working conditions. 💞💞💞

08/14/2023

This is just really about that one delicious chocolate cosmo iconic beauty mark.

07/13/2023

🦀🦀🦀Just a Cancer 🌞and 🌚 tryna post more stuff for your eyeballs 🌊💦💦

Free bouquet to the first person to guess my rising sign! 🫨

07/11/2023

Local viburnum harvest from earlier this spring paired with a song that I’ve loved since ‘91 🧚🏼✨

07/06/2023

A nod to Bauhaus, a piece for Barbara Kasten. Barbara is one of my favorite photographers and she was a mentor to me in both the Photo and Fashion departments at Columbia. What a treat to make something for her birthday this year!!✨✨✨

06/28/2023

Garden Update 2.0

06/26/2023

Do you also feel like time is just zipping by these days??

Celebrating this very brief but slower moment of admiring the phlox, columbine, and rock formations while giggling with some of the folks I love. 🐶

Thanks to my pal for accomplishing the nearly impossible task of capturing a moment of me not making a goofy face. 🤠

06/08/2023

Sorry folks! My 🦷 needs help!! See you tomorrow and this weekend as usual!! Your support is much appreciated 🌷🌷🌷

06/03/2023

Shout out to this year’s peony season!!🤩✨

I’ve been cultivating my personal garden for years and finally reached a point where I can share my blooms with yooz!

Come and get ‘em!! 👨🏼‍🌾

06/01/2023

🌷🌷Midwest nature time!!🌷🌷

Did ya know we sell monthly subscriptions?? 🤩

Enjoy the local abundance of summer 🌸🌸🌸and watch the change in floral as we move to fall 🍂🍂🍂🍂to winter ❄️⛄️and back to spring 🌷🐣🌷🌷!

It’s a monthly class on the fundamentals of floral in a vase! Also something to look at instead of yer phone. 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

🌼🌼Check it out! 💐🌼💐💐

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3608 West Wrightwood
Chicago, IL
60647

Opening Hours

Wednesday	11am - 6pm
Thursday	11am - 6pm
Friday	11am - 6pm
Saturday	11am - 6pm
Sunday	11am - 4pm

Website

http://www.exfoliabotanical.com/

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Here’s a champagne demo for midnight 😉 What a year. Opening a small business during a pandemic was a huge risk! While navigating my way through artistic expressions, finding my identity as a human and as a florist, I made it to this lily pad I can call a safe place. I’m so grateful to be here and share this with you. I know the last few years have been full of grief, hopelessness and despair but I know that we are all looking at the silver linings and learning something profound that will make us stronger. We will make it through and I hope so deeply that we will all be better people as a result of this shared experience. Life is so short and we’re all we got! Sending love and meditating on new beginnings as we approach midnight. Happy New Year!! with love and gratitude , Cassie