Perennial Gardens

What Perennial Gardens does

Perennial Gardens is a third-generation, family-owned garden center, landscape design studio, and floral atelier founded in 1946 by Gus Alvarez and operating continuously from the same Route 22 property in Bedford, New York. The business is currently led by Sean Alvarez and is organized into three integrated divisions: landscape construction (estate-scale design and build of patios, stone walls, planting schemes, drainage, and outdoor living spaces for Westchester and Fairfield County properties), a year-round garden center stocking premium nursery plants, native perennials, and seasonal annuals, and a floral design studio producing seasonal arrangements, wedding and corporate event florals, and recurring subscriptions.

The company serves affluent individual homeowners in northern Westchester County, NY and Fairfield County, CT, along with wedding clients and corporate accounts in the same region. Pricing is consumer-scale for retail (floral arrangements $65-$235, plants $65-$125, delivery fees $18-$35 by destination) and quote-based for landscape and event services following complimentary consultations. Distribution combines a physical storefront, a Shopify-powered e-commerce channel, same-day floral delivery within approximately a 40-mile radius for orders placed by noon, and a consultative field-sales approach for landscape and event work. Marketing leans on organic social (Facebook, Instagram), an educational blog ("Field Notes"), town-specific SEO pages, and an email newsletter, with the 80-year family-owned heritage positioned as the primary trust signal.

The business is closely held by the Alvarez family with no institutional investment, no parent company, and no publicly disclosed financials. Technical infrastructure is limited to a Shopify storefront and standard back-office tooling; there is no proprietary technology platform. Growth indicators include the extension of service geography into Fairfield County, the introduction of floral subscriptions as recurring revenue, the addition of home decor and seasonal arrangement lines, and ongoing content marketing — collectively suggesting deliberate, incremental expansion of the regional model rather than rapid scaling.

Name

Perennial Gardens

Legal name

Perennial Gardens Bedford

Website

https://perennialgardensbedford.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Perennial Gardens is a third-generation, family-owned garden center, landscape construction studio, and floral atelier in Bedford, NY, serving affluent homeowners, wedding clients, and corporate accounts across Westchester and Fairfield Counties since 1946.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Garden Center & Landscape Services

NAICS

Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers (444240), Landscaping Services (561730), Floriculture Production (111422)

SIC

Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply (5200)

akta.pro primary industry

Garden Bed Installation & Planting (Annuals, Perennials, Shrubs) (HSAIAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Seasonal Color, Planting & Horticultural Services (BPABADAL), Garden Bed Design, Layout & Planting Plans (HSAIAFAA), Seasonal Color & Flower Rotation (Spring/Fall Plantings) (HSAIAFAE)

Keywords

• Floral arrangements
• Landscape construction
• Garden center
• Same-day delivery
• Wedding florals

Headquarters

HQ city

Bedford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Floral Retail: Sale of fresh floral arrangements, seasonal arrangements, roses, plants, orchids, and home decor items through e-commerce and in-store purchases. Arrangements range from $65-$235 with multiple size tiers available. Same-day delivery within service area.
2. Floral Subscriptions: Weekly and bi-weekly floral subscription programs for homes and offices throughout Westchester, providing recurring revenue from residential and corporate clients.
3. Landscape Construction Services: Estate-scale landscape design, construction, and installation services including patios, stone walls, planting schemes, and drainage systems for properties across Westchester and Fairfield Counties.
4. Wedding and Event Floral Services: Custom floral design services for weddings, ceremonies, and corporate events throughout Westchester and Fairfield Counties, including design consultations and limited date acceptance to maintain quality.
5. Garden Center Retail: Year-round sale of premium nursery plants, native perennials, seasonal annuals, and garden supplies at the Bedford garden center location.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Perennial Gardens is a family-owned garden center, landscape design studio, and floral atelier operating from Bedford, NY. It sells seasonal floral arrangements, premium nursery plants, and home decor through both a physical storefront and a Shopify e-commerce site with same-day local delivery. It also provides estate-scale landscape construction, hardscaping, softscaping, and custom floral design for weddings, corporate events, and recurring home/office subscriptions across Westchester and Fairfield Counties.

Product overview

Perennial Gardens is a family-owned garden center, landscape design studio, and floral atelier offering three integrated divisions: landscape construction (estate-scale gardens, patios, stone walls, planting schemes, and drainage systems for Westchester and Fairfield Counties), a garden center (premium nursery plants, native perennials, seasonal annuals, and supplies year-round), and a floral design studio (seasonal arrangements for homes, offices, weddings, and events with same-day delivery). Products include floral arrangements such as Classic Dozen Roses, seasonal arrangements (Paradise Cooler, Summer Sangria, Classic Green & White, Chambord Dream), wedding florals, and home decor items including orchids, plants, candles, diffusers, and decorative pillows. The company operates from 414 Old Post Road, Bedford, NY, and delivers within 40 miles serving Katonah, Pound Ridge, Armonk, Mount Kisco, Chappaqua, Greenwich, New Canaan, and Stamford.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seasonal Floral Arrangements
• Plants and Orchids Premium potted plants such as Phalaenopsis orchids, Spathiphyllum, and green foliage plants sold in 8-inch wooden planters, intended for home and gift use.
• Home Decor and Candles Decorative home items including soy-wax candles, room diffusers, and decorative pillows sold through the online storefront and garden center.
• Floral Subscriptions Weekly or bi-weekly recurring delivery of seasonal floral arrangements to residential and commercial customers throughout Westchester County.
• Landscape Construction Services Design-build landscape services for estate-scale properties, including hardscaping, masonry, softscaping, planting schemes, patios, stone walls, and drainage; begins with a complimentary on-site consultation.
• Garden Center Year-round physical retail garden center offering premium nursery plants, native perennials, seasonal annuals, and garden supplies with on-site expert guidance.
• Wedding and Event Floral Design Custom floral design for weddings, ceremonies, and corporate events including bridal party florals, ceremony design, table arrangements, and venue integration; quote-based pricing following consultation.
• Corporate Event Florals Floral design and styling for corporate events, offices, and professional settings across Westchester County, including recurring office floral programs.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Farmgirl Flowers: Direct-to-consumer floral brand with design-led, sustainably sourced arrangements and strong digital brand. Comparable to Perennial Gardens on design quality and seasonal-at-peak positioning, but competing on national reach rather than local delivery.
• The Bouqs Co. Online florist offering farm-direct floral arrangements and recurring subscriptions nationwide. Competes with Perennial Gardens for digitally-oriented floral buyers and subscription-driven household and corporate customers in Westchester and beyond.
• White Flower Farm: Mail-order nursery and garden retailer based in Connecticut offering premium perennials, shrubs, and garden plants. Comparable to Perennial Gardens' garden center and nursery plant retail offering, with overlap in the high-end Northeast gardener customer base.
• BloomsyBox: Subscription-first online floral brand delivering fresh bouquets on weekly, monthly, or one-off cadences. Directly comparable to Perennial Gardens' recurring floral subscription layer and competes for the same digitally-active household and office customers.

Broad incumbents

• BrightView Landscapes: Largest commercial landscape services company in North America offering landscape design, construction, and maintenance. Comparable to Perennial Gardens on the landscape construction service line, though BrightView operates at national commercial scale rather than local estate scale.
• Teleflora: Floral wire service network connecting local florists to national order flow. Comparable to Perennial Gardens in the floral category, though Perennial Gardens operates as an independent local atelier rather than a network affiliate.
• 1-800-Flowers.com: National floral and gifting e-commerce platform with broad assortment and gift-bundle offerings. Competes with Perennial Gardens on convenience, brand recognition, and gifting occasions, but lacks the local same-day delivery and estate-scale landscape service model.
• ProFlowers: Online floral and plant retailer under the FTD/1-800-Flowers family of brands. Competes with Perennial Gardens on price-sensitive floral and plant orders delivered nationwide.
• FTD (Florists' Transworld Delivery): Legacy floral wire service and e-commerce brand delivering flowers through a national florist network. Competes with Perennial Gardens on same-day and gifting occasions across the broader floral category.

Regional players

• Mahoney's Garden Centers: Multi-location independent garden center chain in the greater Boston area offering premium nursery stock, garden supplies, and complementary landscaping services. Comparable to Perennial Gardens as a regional premium garden center/landscape hybrid serving affluent homeowners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/perennialgardensbedford
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/perennial-gardens-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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