Beaudry Flowers

A florist that has kept the same family running it since 1990 knows a city’s calendar better than any newcomer: which offices order every Monday, which hotel lobby needs replanting in November, how early the sympathy calls start after a long weekend. Beaudry is that shop — founded by Wadia, now run as a mother-and-daughter business, and built as much around standing corporate work as around the bouquet you came in for.

What to come here for

For a private buyer this is a full-service gift shop: hand-tied bouquets and vase arrangements for birthdays, anniversaries, new babies and apologies, plus a Designer’s Choice option where you set the mood and leave the flower choice to the shop — with a field for special instructions if the recipient hates lilies or loves one particular colour.

Two heavier streams sit behind that. The first is corporate: Beaudry keeps accounts with companies large and small, hotels, malls, restaurant rooms, office lobbies and retirement residences, and runs a flower subscription for anyone who wants the same table refreshed on a schedule rather than remembering to order. The second is weddings and events, where the shop supplies not only florals but rental decor — a practical difference when a venue gives you an empty room and a Saturday. Sympathy work is a long-established part of the business, with the full range from casket sprays and standing sprays to wreaths, crosses and urn tributes.

Delivery and same-day orders

Orders received before 3 p.m. go out the same day. Delivery covers Ottawa and the Gatineau side, and pickup at the shop is available for anyone who would rather collect. For sympathy orders it is worth phoning rather than typing: service times drive everything, and the shop will tell you what is realistic for a given funeral home.

Because Beaudry sits in a retail district close to the inner city and the hospital campuses on that side of the canal, deliveries to hospital rooms, funeral homes and downtown offices are short runs rather than cross-town expeditions.

What sets it apart

• Founded in 1990, family-run. Started by Wadia and now a mother-and-daughter operation, women-owned throughout.
• Jenni’s Greenhouse. A plant department in its own right — indoor plants with pots and containers, alongside the cut flowers.
• Three product lines, not one. Fresh, dried and a silk-faux collection, so an arrangement can be built to last a week, a season or indefinitely.
• Corporate accounts and subscriptions. Standing orders for offices, lobbies, hotels and residences, refreshed on a schedule.
• Decor rental for events. Vessels and props alongside the florals, which saves a separate supplier for a wedding.
• A 3 p.m. same-day line. Published, not negotiated case by case.

Where the flowers come from

Beaudry does not publish its growers or its buying calendar; what it states is that arrangements are made in-house by its own designers from the freshest stock available to it. The shop is upfront that the dried and faux lines are separate collections rather than a substitution slipped into a fresh order.

The space, the service and what else is on the shelves

The shop is a proper floor rather than a counter: coolers of fresh flowers on one side, the greenhouse plants and containers on another, dried stems and the silk collection filling out the rest, with baskets, flower boxes, vases and gift pieces between them. That layout is what makes an in-person visit worthwhile — you can compare a fresh arrangement against a dried one for the same table, or pick the actual pot a plant is going into. Staff design custom pieces to a brief, and the same designers handle the wedding and corporate work, so a consultation is with the people who will execute it.

When to come and how to get there

Beaudry sits in the Train Yards retail district on the eastern edge of the inner city, an easy stop by car with parking in front and a short hop from downtown, Vanier and the hospital campuses nearby. Weekday mornings are the calm window for consultations; the days before Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and Christmas are not, and the 3 p.m. line fills earliest on exactly those dates. Ottawa’s winter shapes the year here: from January onward the dried and faux collections do a lot of the work, and any fresh arrangement carried out to a cold car should be sleeved first — worth asking for at the counter.

Questions and answers

How late can I order for same-day delivery?

Before 3 p.m. Anything after that goes out the following day.

Do they deliver to Gatineau?

Yes — the shop has served the Ottawa-Gatineau region for over three decades, and both sides of the river are on the map.

Can I order flowers regularly for an office?

Yes. Corporate accounts and a flower subscription exist for exactly that, including lobbies, hotels, restaurants and retirement residences.

What if I do not know what to choose?

Designer’s Choice lets the shop’s florists pick from the best stock on the day; you can add special instructions for colours or flowers to avoid.

Do they do wedding flowers and decor?

Both — florals plus rental decor, which means one supplier instead of two. Book as early as the date is set.

Can they help with a funeral at short notice?

Yes; casket sprays, standing sprays, wreaths, crosses and urn tributes are standard work. Phone rather than ordering online so the timing can be matched to the service.

Is there anything for someone who does not want cut flowers?

Plants and containers from the greenhouse side, plus dried arrangements and the silk-faux collection.

Can I collect an order myself?

Yes, pickup at the shop is available and is often the quickest option on a busy holiday.

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