Gifford’s Flowers

Again with the gorgeous flowers and superb customer service. I have yet to be disappointed. Best. Flower. Shop. In. Portland.

paid $ 265 for a bouquet, a few cake flowers and 2 arrangements… what we got was a nice bouquet and two buckets with flowers in them. I guess we do the arrangements? Doesn’t sound right to me.

We got a nice basket of house plants from Gifford’s for our wedding and all of the plants ended up with little flies jumping all over the soil and trying to kill the plants. I called to ask what they recommended to kill the bugs and they acted as though they had never seen or heard of a plant having any such pest. Needless to say, we will not be recommending them. We purchased some systemic insecticide and hope the plants pull through-​no thanks to Gifford’s.

It was super easy to order online that it almost felt too good to be true. I ordered flowers for my sister the night before I wanted them delivered. From the picture she sent me, they looked gorgeous! I put in my special request to have them delivered before 3 in case she left early from work. They got there before lunch. How awesome is that? Thanks Gifford’s Flowers!

Another exceptional display of customer service and craftsmanship. I refuse to go to any other florist in Portland if I can help it. Florist is prompt, friendly and very reliable. They make beautiful hand-​tied bouquets as well as arrangements in a vase or basket. Definitely a 5 star rating.

I have ordered flowers from Giffords for my aunt in Portland for years and always trusted that they would be as beautiful as pictured online and of top quality. I recently visited in person shortly after delivery of their $ 69 «best seller» and discovered that while the roses were lovely, the «variegated flax leaf» they picture and describe on their website is actually a fairly wide faux «ribbon leaf» that looks like/​is? a rectangular piece of printed paper wrapped once around the inside of the glass jar – not at all as beautiful as what is pictured on the website. To me, this was the most distinctive part of the arrangement and justification for a price I usually wouldn’t pay for such a small bouquet. When I called to complain, they replied that their customers have been «very happy» with the replacement. I definitely was not and suggested they update the photo and description on their website.

I have gotten flower deliveries for my wife from here a handful of times now. They always deliver the same day but make sure to put in an order before 12. The flowers and arrangements are always amazing and fresh and I will definitely always do business with them.

Just received flowers today for a birthday. While the arrangement is cute the roses are wilted and brown.

What can I say? I wanted to love this place so much! I love how they put their flowers out on the sidewalk during the day, the staff is friendly and has always been helpful, and their delivery was quick. So why three stars? In nearly every instance I’ve ordered flowers from Gifford’s they’ve wilted and died within days (in some cases a day) of ordering them.
The most recent example is this Valentines Day. I spent $ 60 on flowers hand picked by the florist herself. I basically told her what kind I liked, and she picked them. I purchased the flowers at about 4 PM and by 6 PM the next day they were wilting — 3 days later and they were all dead. Normally I’d chalk this up to a fluke, but this experience has happened a few times now with Gifford’s Flowers.
I really like the staff, location, and selection. If they could just get fresher flowers and lower their prices a bit, this would easily be a 5-​star review.

Laura was wonderful to work with. Gifford’s Flowers provided the flowers for my wedding, and they were so beautiful! After discussing my ideas, Laura picked out flowers that would go well with what I envisioned, and her choices were just perfect. Our centerpieces were beautiful, and worked so well with our venue.

Ordered flowers for a girlfriend. Was a little worried about ordering «blindly» as the last experience sending flowers from afar was overpriced and absolutely dreadful ($ 70 for carnations? The company isn’t even listed on Unilocal… should have known). But, as soon as Tina answered the phone, I was immediately comforted by her customer service skills and pleasant tone. The process was seamless and the whole thing was done within 5 minutes.
She didn’t even judge me when I dictated the ridiculous text to be written on the card. Bonus!
Experience thus far? So far, so good…

I can’t even give them 1 star. Very disappointed. I went in to pick out an arrangement to be delivered on valentine’s day and they decided to deliver them 2 days early. And their option they gave me was to go and take them back from the person and deliver flowers that weren’t as fresh on valentine’s day. Thank you for ruining my ladies day.

I ordered a gift basket for same day delivery. I was nervous after ordering because it needed to get to the recipient on that day. I did the order on-​line, but called the shop. The person was SO nice! She checked everything and assured me that it would be delivered… she even said that she’d call to let me know everything was all set. It is great to know that nice people still exist!

Stopped here on a weekday morning & was kindly greeted outside upon walking up to the front door. Explained I was looking for 3 small bunches of delicate-​looking flowers w/​filling to put on a reception table. Gal was super helpful, creative & quick! She pulled & created what would have taken me hours of envisioning. $ 20 for 3 beautiful small bunches that lasted over a week, filling would have lasted longer. Their shop has a wide selection of produce and lots of container options too. There was a beautiful Thanksgiving bouquet sitting on the counter that was breathtaking. Fellas this would be a good place to give them a dollar amount & let them do their thing to make your lil ladies day! Or leave on my doorstep, I’ll gladly take them.

I’m bummed to be giving them 3 stars. I’ve always had a good experience until the other day when I called to order flowers. The lady that took the call was rude, condescending and acted as if I was inconveniencing her. I actually ended up not placing my flower order due to that! What a bummer to have this experience… Too bad for them, though!

I live in CA so I used Unilocal to help me deliver flowers to a special someone in Portland. I wanted something local so I chose this. Staff was super helpful and the flowers were gorgeous. If I ever need to send them to that special someone again I will definitely use Giffords! :)

I love that they open early on Saturdays. I live on the east coast and needed to order some flowers for my Grandmother in Portland on Mother’s Day. I googled different flower shops in Portland but only Gifford’s picked up the phone early Saturday morning Portland time. In addition to the great hours, the lady on the phone was also very patient in explaining to me the various pricing and designs.
I feel like they really went above and beyond for their customers. The flowers were scheduled to be delivered on Sunday — and given that I placed the order on Saturday, that was reasonable. Gifford’s actually delivered the flower on Saturday afternoon. In addition, because my grandmother is only young at heart, they agreed to provide notification once the flowers were delivered so I can make sure she gets them. Gifford’s not only called and tried to leave a voicemail for my grandmother («tried» since my granny doesn’t know how to delete voicemail messages so her box is always full), they also emailed me afterwards to let me know the flowers were delivered and the voicemail inbox was full.
In terms of design, I asked for Designer’s Choice, and Gifford’s did not disappoint. The flowers were beautiful — not the generic designs you see on the 1800 websites. My Portland family enjoyed the slightly edgy presentation — I heard it was a nice conversation piece.
All and all great job, and thanks!

Visiting Portland for the first time and found this lovely shop. They have a very high quality shop and great customer service.

Nice place, nice flowers, nice people! Thanks Gifford’s

My boyfriend just had flowers sent to my work as a surprise, and boy, were they beautiful! He said he did it all over the phone, and however he described it, they got it spot on! It was an incredibly fragrant lily and orchid display. Exotic and fresh! I’ve gotten compliments on them all day. I couldn’t be happier!

The only florist of 5 that I called in downtown Portland that answered their phone at 11:30am on a Saturday.
Wonderful customer service on the phone! Thorough and accommodating, sweet and funny personality. Just what you want when you are ordering flowers!
The arrangement was beautiful, and was well received by the recipient and they managed to complete a somewhat complicated delivery to Departure at the Nines.
Well done! And thanks!

I needed a flower arrangement and they were the closest flower shop to my hotel so I called in my bouquet and arrived to pick up a simple yet perfect arrangement. The lady was completely understanding of my request and had it ready within 15 minutes.

My sweetie works in downtown Portland, and I hadn’t gotten her flowers in a while. She’s a little picky when it comes to floral arrangements and I went through some time and effort learning exactly what she likes.
I found Gifford’s Flowers here on Unilocal and liked what I read so I gave them a try. The person on the phone was very helpful and a great listener. She understood exactly what I wanted and gave me a range of price options. I ordered the flowers last Thursday for pickup on Tuesday morning around ten-​thirty, gave her my credit card info, and that was that.
I showed up closer to nine on Tuesday but the arrangement was ready and since I paid in advance I could leave immediately. The arrangement was exactly as described and was even protected from the weather with some plastic and cardboard. I walked down the street to deliver the arrangement.
My sweetie loved it. Absolutely positively loved it. Every flower was one of her favorites, and they smelled wonderful together. All of her coworkers liked them, too.
I will definitely be using Gifford’s Flowers the next time I want to surprise my sweetie at work with flowers. I think you should too!

Wonderful experience at Gifford’s Flowers today. Picture this scenario:
1) It was the day of my two-​year wedding anniversary.
2) I had nothing planned to give (i.e. a gift, make dinner, plans to take my wife out).
Well, actually, you don’t need to picture it — it happened to me today. I was walking to meet my wife for lunch (after quickly coming up with that idea and knowing she had some free time). However, we have lunch together about once a week… so lunch in and of itself wasn’t anything special.
Luckily, I walked by Gifford’s Flowers on the way there. And they saved the day for me. While surveying their flower varieties, I was approached by a cheery worker who asked what I was looking for. I told her it was my two-​year wedding anniversary and needed something around the $ 20 price range with my wife’s wedding colors in mind. And the gal put together a bouquet that was exactly that.
I’ll keep Gifford’s Flowers in mind whenever the need to surprise my wife with flowers pops into my head.

My mom loves sending me flowers. Which to be honest, I sort of love too.
So I can’t tell you much about the customer service (they’re nice on the phone and always arrive in the given time that they tell me, so that’s nice), but the flowers are fantastic. I’m not sure what my mom tells them when she orders, but she knows that I don’t love roses and I like my arrangement to have some color and design. And I always get something I love. They smell wonderful, the design is brilliant and the flowers last FOREVER (well, at least a week and a half).
Thanks Giffords!

I walked into this classic looking florist, adequately hidden beneath a group of shady trees. Inside, I was greeted by two very friendly associates, one of whom helped me find exactly what I was looking for. I was looking for a Hawaiian flower that I could wear in my hair.
Not only was I shown their beautiful and high quality array of fresh Hawaiian flowers, but the gal that helped me even helped me choose the perfect flower bulb to wear in my hair. Then, she took it upon herself to take my flower to the back and wire-​wrap accordingly so that it could be pinned in my hair. While she was doing this, the other gal who worked there gave me a little tour of the store and showed me what flowers were in season! Then they sprayed my flower, wrapped it in a cute little box, and told me how to care for it so that I could wear it the next day.
Not bad for only $ 5!!! :]]