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The Green Door Florist is located in Clontarf, Dublin. The shop is hard to miss and will usually have a beautiful floral display outside. It is one of the only truly unique flower shops in Dublin. Read on below to find out more about Lilla's extensive experience as a Dublin florist and her passion for infusing originality into her arrangements.

Meet Lilla, the owner of green door florist

My name is Lilla. I worked in Green Door for seven years and in 2013, I bought this tiny florist shop for myself. Owning my own business is a dream come true for me and I have enjoyed every minute since. I have had the opportunity to bring my own sense of style and my floristry training to fruition and I am having a fantastic time doing it! My passion for floristry started years ago as a small child whilst watching my grandmother in her garden. She loved her flowers and plants and would spend hours tending to them. Her simple style has left me drawn to earthy natural textures and colours with a continental feel.

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At the time one of her favourites was a near black tulip which was rare then but common now. I was amazed at the combinations and contrasts you could get from nature and this started me on my floristry journey.

Black TulipI studied horticulture and specialised in floristry loving that exciting mix of nature and design.

There’s always something new arriving in the flower world, and I regularly attend floral design classes, learning new trends and skills.

My passion from my Granny’s garden is still as strong today as ever, and I hope you enjoy reading about the next steps of the journey and coming with me on it.

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Green Door Florist is the home of the lonely bouquet in Ireland and also of the second chances idea.

Lonely Bouquet

The Lonely Bouquet idea is fantastic! Sometimes we enjoy spreading smiles and showing the love throughout the year. On random days from time to time, we deliver flowers all over the city in small decorative tins. We leave them in assorted public spots with a note telling the person who finds our Lonely Bouquet to take it away and give it a good home. This always gets a good reaction. See more and our special guest appearance on TV3 at International Lonely Bouquet Day.

Second Chances

This idea came to me on a plane! A pal of mine rescues animals of all types particularly horses. It struck me, that in my business, so many flowers don’t make the grade. They are rejected.

When looking for the perfect arrangement or bouquet, this is understandable, but what a waste!

We decided to give away flowers not quite up to the mark in exchange for a voluntary donation at the discretion of the customer to go to the animal rescue charity and help horses who have also been rejected.

Too old, a little lame etc… See more about this idea at Second Chances

CLIENT REVIEWS

“Many thanks and as always a super service #yourareawesome!”
— Karen Moloney, Editorial News Room Administrator, Irish independent
“Lilla, Many thanks for the lovely bouquets which we commisioned for St.Patrick’s College last week. They were exactly to order, the flowers were fresh and beautifully presented. I would be happy to ask The Green Door to provide flowers for us again.”
— Theresa O'Farrell, President's Office
“Sunshine in a jam jar! Thanks for these beautiful flowers, they are just what I was looking for”
— Kara Cullin
“Best flower shop and the nicest welcome for miles. Love the lonely bouquet idea and my weekends are spent searching!! Heading here to get my table decorations for the weekend. I can just rely on The Green Door Florist for some lovely ideas.
Always love my flowers from The Green Door.”
— Brenda Larby
“Lilla supplied the most beautiful flowers to my brother and sister and law at their wedding…”
— Alanna Feeney
“Well done to The Green Door Florist I had never heard of the lonely bouquet but think this is such a lovely idea congratulations for getting involved in this and I’m sure you made some people very happy well done guys.”
— Wendy Mc Nulty
“I would like to say big thank you for the flowers from The Green Door Florist. I’ve got them 2 weeks now and they still look very nice and fresh. Thank you very much!”
— Len Ka
“Lilla your flowers are always a success! But it's not always about success, sometimes you just feel that you want to give something beautiful, so that person who gets it share happiness with you!”
— Edgar Zakis
“I live in NY and sent flowers to a friend who lived in Dublin. I am so glad that I found Lilla at Green Door. She put together a stunning bouquet that my friend absolutely adored. Not only did Lilla go out of the way to call me when I couldn't get through to the shop, but she also redelivered the flowers when I unknowingly supplied an incorrect address. She fixed it all with a smile. What a professional and kind person! Will definitely use Lilla at The Green Door Florist the next time I must send a statement with flowers. Thank you, Lilla!”
— Jennifer S.
“Thank you for the amazing flowers and for setting up the church so well! The bouquets were breathtaking, to say the least. Absolutely surpassed my expectations. Thank you for everything.”
— Anne & Lenny
“Lilla we wanted to send on our thanks for the beautiful flowers and foliage you and Ingrid created for our wedding. We really loved them, in particular, the hair pieces. We had such a fantastic day and received so many positive comments on the work you created. ”
— Avril