Matteson’s Florist

I will not go anywhere other than this florist! The staff is always welcoming and provide the best customer service around. The quality and value of their floral products is second to none. Don’t look any further for a top notch florist!

I have been a customer of Matteson’s from all the way back (and I mean WAY BACK) when I was in high school. Back then, flowers were a luxury purchase for me, but they were essential in my quest to woo the ladies. While my quest was a complete failure, time and time again, I was at least able to count on Matteson’s to help me with affordable, beautiful flowers.
Through college, I continued buying from Matteson’s. There were many florists around UCSD, but wow – the prices! In comparison to Matteson’s, every day was Valentine’s Day at these other stores, and the product wasn’t of any higher quality!
On to present day, where Leah and her staff have provided excellent service that goes above and beyond for both my happiest of days (wedding) and my saddest (memorial service for my grandfather). Leah even helped me hunt down some trees that I was trying to get for our reception, and at the last minute was sourcing manzanita branches for me. All this, and still remaining affordable and of excellent quality.
Customer for life, right here. I can’t recommend them more highly!

We had the pleasure of having Leah at Matteson’s Florist provide the flowers for our wedding. It is a complete understatement to say that they turned out beautifully. I was actually in awe when took at look at what she had done… it was STUNNING! I am so grateful for all the effort that was put into making everything perfect. I could not have asked for anything more than what was there. Do not hesitate to book Matteson’s for any of your floral needs, thank you Leah you made my day!!!

Service: very good service here. They showed me the wide variety of flowers they have. All of them looked very fresh and colorful. They answered all of the questions I had.
Parking: small little lot that is hard to back out of to get back to the main road. There are signs posted to guide you to this place.
Product: large variety of flowers. They do everything that any other flower shop does. They accept credit or debit, but charge $.75 for anything less than $ 10. I bought a dozen beautiful long stem roses for $ 9.99.
Atmosphere: flowers of all types everywhere!

Wonderful place with good prices. We got my daughter’s wedding flowers here. They did an outstanding job and stayed in her budget. There didn’t seem to be the «it’s a wedding, charge more» attitude that we found a lot looking for wedding stuff. I highly recommend a Matteson’s Florist

I have had the privilege of getting flowers from Matteson’s a few times and they have always been absolutely gorgeous! This is the best florist in Encinitas in my opinion. The last ones I got were BY FAR the prettiest lilies I have ever seen and lasted almost 2 weeks and they smelled heavenly! They put a smile on my face every time I looked at them. Leah and the other floral designers are great about creating what you want too, that is a big plus! Love Matteson’s!

The Leucadia Florist is in the Jesus is Lord compound and right down the street from my house. It is super convenient and they have florists that make great arrangements.
Late in the afternoon on Good Friday I got a call to let me know that I had received flowers. I was filled with joy and skipped down to bring them in.
I love getting flowers! Somehow during the delvery there was a problem and I contacted them to let them know.
The owner, Leah came and replaced my arrangement. That is great service! She is obsessed with providing great flowers and I am sure that I will visit the store again soon.

I absolutely loved working with Matteson’s Florist. Together we worked on a wedding that had a lot of moving pieces. We supplied several sized mason jars as vases before hand and they delivered the florals pre-​set in the jars at the wedding. There were several changes and additions that occurred the week of the wedding. Leah and her team were great in communication and making sure we were all on the same page! We went back and fourth with new orders, I felt completely confident in the product and service from the team.
My on site contacts Laura and Anita were wonderful! We took a walk through the entire wedding at the end of their delivery, and made sure that everything matched our most current order, so there wasn’t anything that was missing. I had their phone numbers, just in case, ahead of time which was perfect!
Thank you Matteson Team for a flawless wedding and appreciate your pre-​planning and professionalism!
Lauren Lisker — Joie de Vivre Weddings and Events

My husband sent me flowers for my birthday. Wasn’t that so sweet. I received them mid morning and only of a few flowers looked fresh. Most look like they were on their last leg.
Ok, the really sad part is that he paid $ 80, for my sad little vase of flowers.
I am adding picture also.
Don’t waste your money!!!

My husband surprised me with flowers delivered to my office on Valentine’s Day last Friday– they were delivered early in the day which was appreciated. He ordered a half dozen of yellow roses (my favorite!) and they came in a vase with a twine bow — very cute. Why the three stars, then? They got here and one of the roses was looked really oddly shaped and hadn’t bloomed yet which was fine — but while the other roses have flourished and bloomed beautifully, this one just hasn’t. He was kind of disappointed — I’m surprised that they’d send a bouquet on Valentine’s Day like that. It was still a beautiful bouquet! But for whatever he spent he was bummed that only five of the six roses bloomed.

Very friendly staff– Anita helped me on the phone. I live in LA, so I was searching for an authentic local florist (and not another link to a 1−800-flowers type florist with generic arrangements). I’m glad I found Matteson’s. My friend loved the arrangement and I must agree– it was beautiful!

I brought in a bouquet I had created from a combination of Trader Joe’s flowers and a nearby florist (see a previous recent review of why I didn’t use them again) to see if Matteson’s could recreate it for my wedding. I also requested that they make 2 boutonnieres for my husband and usher.
Because arranging a bouquet for me was too expensive (in my opinion, I wanted to spend a minimal amount on flowers, think $ 50 or less) for what I was going for, they just sold me flowers and I was able to arrange them and tie a ribbon around them myself for a fraction of the cost. They also provided extra flowers for the flower girl.
The flowers were fresh and beautiful and I had many compliments on them the day of for how beautiful they were. I was happily pleased with the service and selection of flowers. Many thanks!

I received flowers from family after the birth of our second child this week. I have to say, these are some of the most beautiful flowers I have ever received! Being new to this area, I haven’t purchased flowers locally yet, but when i do, I will get them from here! Thank you!

Stopped by Matteson’s today at around 10 am because I saw their wonderful offering. I was stoked to get a ton of value and to find out there was no gimmick tagged along to the special. If you appreciate great value and exceptional service with no hidden agenda then give Matteson’s a try. Thank you Matteson’s, I know my lady will love her flowers. All the best!

Always dependable and every arrangement or delivery I have ordered has been nicer in appearance compared to website’s photos.

Got a beautiful delivery of 3 dozen roses Feb 13 around 630−7p
What I appreciated was the fact that even though I wasn’t home to receive the delivery, the delivery guy left me a phone message saying that he left a delivery on my front porch on the small table. Otherwise, I don’t think I would have known about the delivery.
The roses were beautiful and you could tell the quality was quite nice. Not sure how much the roses cost but I don’t think they were cheap :(
But honestly, the better the roses, the longer they last (have you ever noticed how quickly supermarket roses die??).
Anyhow, these roses lasted a good week or so. They had a great life — every time I saw the flowers in my kitchen, I couldn’t help but smile.

first off i don’t find myself in this part of town very often but my grandma now lives close by mattesons and i’ve passed them going to her house and thought since it was her birthday i’d stop in and grab and arrangement for her.
i had read reviews on Unilocal before i’d driven up there and found a mix of loves and hates, as with many places on Unilocal,so i decided to experience it myself. I was very pleased with the service AND selection of flowers. they had some premade arrangements but the girl working said she’d be happy to make me an arrangement if i wanted so i took her up on it. my grandma is a fan of gerbra daisies and tuber rose so with that in mind, the girl made a fantastic arrangement that i knew my grams would love. the colors and the look were fantastic and the quality of the flowers we by far up to par. I worked in a flower shop years ago so i know what to look for in the quality and freshness of flowers. the price was reasonable and i was in and out quickly. my grandmother loved the arrangement and said flowers were still holding strong nearly 5 days later. i would recommend mattesons and go back myself. it’s nice to give my money to a «homegrown» florist then the big box flower shops and grocery stores. I look forward to going back. i just wish i had taken a picture of the arrangement for their photo gallery

Matteson’s is an amazing flower shop. I needed to get centerpieces for a party and I procrastinated in ordering them. I called Matteson’s at the last minute and they were so accommodating. Leah was so receptive and she created the most beautiful centerpieces. She was also great about working within my budget. I will definitely continue to order flowers from them in the future! Thank you Matteson’s!

Ugh, maybe it’s just because of their growing pains but this place doesn’t work.
After reading the strangely (wink wink) informative review posted before, I came here intending to quickly buy some flowers for my sister.
I passed the Jesus sign, parked in their lot and walked in.
«Hello?» I asked inside the empty storefront.
After no answer I proceeded to the flower fridge. It looked a little empty, save for a fresh bucket of mixed roses, but I thought maybe there was something else inside.
I opened the fridge, and could smell cut flowers. I could even see many rows, through a dense black net separating the fridge to another side. I exited the fridge and tried another greeting.
An energetic employee appeared from behind the counter «Oh! I didn’t know someone was in here. Can I help you?
«I’d like to buy some flowers.»
«Oh ok, are you looking for roses, we – «
“Roses would be fine, but I’m–
«We have rose specials if that’s what you’re looking for.»
«Sorry, roses would be fine, but I’m also looking for lilies, tuberoses, mums, or other flowers really based on quality. I wouldn’t know until I saw them. Can I take a look at your selection?»
«I’m sorry, I can’t let you back there. We’re remodeling. My boss wouldn’t let me. I can bring out some roses for you though if you’d like»
«I really don’t need to see the roses right now. Can you tell me what else you have in stock, what’s more fresh?»
«I can bring out some flower types if you tell me what kind, the roses are-​«
“What else do you have, besides roses? Actually, is there any way I can see what you have back there? Or get an idea of what colors and what is fresh»
:PAUSE:
«I can bring some lilies out with the roses?»
«You know what, this is going to take too long. If you won’t let me see your selection I’m going to go somewhere else.»
«Ok.»
So I left the store, got in my car, and Unilocaled a much better florist.