About Chris Engel's Greenhouse

Chris Engel's Greenhouse was founded in 1883. We've been the flower business for over 120 years, and always at the same location. We're not that little flowershop in the mall, or just a far away voice on the telephone. We're a family owned and run business, stretching over six generations.
The Flower Lady

It Started With A Wave

Living on Harsen's Island near the shipping channel in the St. Clair River has given Arlene Earl the chance to watch the world sail by. With a spirit of adventure in her soul, Arlene began waving to the boats over the years. Occassionally a crew would line up to give her a salute. "When they gave me a really good salute, I would call the flower shop saying 'Get some flowers down to the Westcott (mail boat).' The large ocean-going freighters from across the world would get fresh flowers delivered along with the mail. It got to be a thing--after a few years word got out, up and down the river, and pretty soon the crews were saying 'Where is the Flower Lady?'--and they would line up and give a really smart salute."

"The Power of Flowers" is a real thing. Here you have 35 guys living on a piece of steel, with no living greenery on it. Captains have written numerous letters and notes telling what a positive effect the flowers have on the crew. "Your flowers have brought this crew together...they look forward to receiving the flowers...it's a much appreciated gesture."

An author doing a book on Great Lakes shipping, and sailing on a freighter to get background on his book, heard about the "Flower Lady" from the crew. Seeing that the flowers had such an impact on the crew, he sought her out and has included an entire chapter on Arlene and her extraordinary impact floral gesture.

In addition to the arrangements sent throughout the year, 30-40 centerpieces are sent to the passing freighters for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Arlene Earl is a member of the International Shipmasters' Association, Detroit Lodge No. 7, and is often invited aboard for summertime trips on many of the big freighters.

Our shop serves the following areas:Allen Park, Ann Arbor,Auburn Hills,Belleville,Berkely, Beverly Hills,Bingham Farms,Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills,Bloomfield Twp.,Brownstown,Canton,Centerline,Chesterfield, Clawson, Clarkston,Clinton Twp.,Commerce Twp.,Dearborn, Dearborn Hts.,Detroit, Ecorse,Eastpointe,Farmington,Farmington Hills,Ferndale,Flat Rock,Franklin Village, Fraser, Garden City,Grosse Ile,Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms,Grosse Pointe Park,Grosse Pointe Shores,Grosse Pointe Woods,Harsens Island,Hamtramck,Harper Woods,Harrison Twp., Hazel Park,Highland Park,Huntington Woods, Inskter,Keego Harbor,Lake Angelus,Lathrup Village,Lincoln Park,Livonia,Macomb Twp., Madison Hts., Melvindale, Milford,Mt. Clemens, New Baltimore,Northville,Novi,Oak Park,Orchard Ridge,Pleasant Ridge,Plymouth,Pontiac,Redford,River Rouge,Riverview,Rochester,Rochester Hills, Romulus [No Airport deliveries],Roseville, Royal Oak,Royal Oak Twp.,Shelby Tep.,Southfield, Southgate,Sterling Hts.,St. Clair Shores,Sylvan Lake,Taylor,Trenton,Troy,Union Lake,Utica, Walled Lake,Warren,Waterford,Wayne,West Bloomfield,Westland,White Lake Twp.,Wixon, Wolverine Lake,Wyandotte,Ypsilanti,

Our shop is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sundays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

To help assure on-time delivery during the busy holiday season, place your order at least 1 day prior to the following major holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, Easter, Administrative Professionals Week, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Father's Day, Independence Day and Labor Day.

Our shop will always be closed on the following holidays:Christmas Day, Answering Service Only on Christmas

We specialize in the following services:

• Large inventory of fresh flowers
• Tropicals
• Plants
• European/dish gardens
• Contemporary and traditional arrangements
• High-style floral arrangements
• Silk arrangements
• Dried floral arrangements
• Weddings
• Funeral designs
• Extensive gift line
• Gourmet and fruit baskets
• Gift baskets
• Greeting cards
• Candles
• Established 1883 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
• Phones Answerd Personally 24 Hours A Day
• A Beautiful Presentation Cellophane Wrapped Gifts
• Add A Bird & Or Butterfly To Any Arrangement
• Delivery To Tri-Metro Area 85 Suburbs & Detroit
• Daily Delivery on Business Orders Placed By 11:00 AM

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact us by e-mail at chrisengelsflorist@yahoo.com or call us directly at (313)841-0478. We're always here to serve you and make your flower-sending experience a pleasure.

A local delivery fee of $10.00 will be added to each order, for each address. (For deliveries outside our local delivery area, this fee may vary.)

U.S. orders must be received before 11:00 a.m. in the recipient's time zone to assure same-day delivery. Orders received after that time will be delivered the following day.

We will do our best to accommodate deliveries at specific times of day, but we cannot guarantee it.

We are able to make deliveries on Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Delivery of orders to rural route addresses or cemeteries cannot be guaranteed.

We will be happy to accept your international orders if you call our shop directly. We are unable to accept international orders over the Internet.