Petals for Williamsburg

Rose Red & Lavender, Williamsburg's ~~first~~ newest flower shop, celebrates its birth this Saturday at 3PM, 653 Metropolitan. They specialize in "modern, romantic arrangements with a laid back Williamsburg aesthetic." Mini-orchids, hand-made garden tools and, ahem, absinthe spoons and glasses for sale, too. The website's not live yet.

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absinthe spoons!!! LOL...doesn't get more trendy hipster than that!!!!!

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at November 14, 2008 11:08 AM

ok what are absinthe spoons?! flower shops are weird. remember the one that janet from three's company worked in!?!

-rob

Posted by: PitbullNYC at November 14, 2008 11:12 AM

dammit dibs you beat me. how can you not want to punch a hipster if you see them in a bar pulling out their personal absinthe spoon to melt a sugar cube over their PBR?

Posted by: goldie at November 14, 2008 11:12 AM

and no real absinthe to be found

What would Oscar Wilde do??

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at November 14, 2008 11:14 AM

DIBS-

"Real" absinthe, yes -real- absinthe legally entered the market about 2 years ago. Its not the fake non wormwood distilled bs but the real thing. Got a bottle right here in my bar.

Posted by: Prodigal_Son at November 14, 2008 11:16 AM

^ seriously prodigal? ive always wanted to try real absinthe so bad. totally got suckered once into buy the fake kind :( pass me over some, will ya?

-rob

Posted by: PitbullNYC at November 14, 2008 11:18 AM

Hey - What about Sprout Home over on the south side? They always have a great selection of cut flowers.

Posted by: BedStuyCarrot at November 14, 2008 11:21 AM

here, a quick google on the subject-

http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/16-08/st_15absinthe

Posted by: Prodigal_Son at November 14, 2008 11:22 AM

Um, Lisa, I try to bite my tongue because I know you're new and all, but seriously: Sprout Home isn't Williamsburg's first florist either.

Maybe the first upscale florist that caters to your particular aesthetic, but do you think that you could maybe take a deep breath and find a mantra that will help you remember that Brooklyn existed long before we did. And that in those centuries (1638 is a nice number, if you like the Dutch) hundreds of flower traders have come and gone from what is now the 11211. And today, right now, there are at least a half dozen shops, probably nearly invisible if you're looking for Sprout Home, that will make a lovely flower arrangement for your baptism, quinceanera, graduation party. They also carry potting soil. So, can we stop acting like Brooklyn is the moon and we all just landed on it?

Posted by: serpentor at November 14, 2008 11:48 AM

oh snap.. as raven symone would say

-rob

Posted by: PitbullNYC at November 14, 2008 11:52 AM

Just to clarify - I wasn't saying Sprout was the first - only that it's another option.

Chill.

Posted by: BedStuyCarrot at November 14, 2008 9:19 PM