“I got “back” to the city on Sunday after eleven weeks at home in Arkansas. I loved every moment of being at home with my family, but missed the city in a major way.

Anyone who knows me knows that my mother is an absolute rockstar, my number one role model and my very best friend. She has always taught me the magic of keeping fresh flowers in the house.

Soooo on Monday, my first full day back in the city and in a new apartment, I found a local, family owned florist and brought home this dreamy spread.

An all white arrangement is my FAV (and what I want for my wedding) and white lilies are my absolute favorite - and a favorite of my mommas, too.

So not only were these flowers intended to make me feel more at home in my new space, but they make me think of my momma every time I see them.🖤”

“my husband got me peonies because they are my absolute favorite flower”

“spending so much time in our small nyc apartment has made us appreciate the little things we have so much more. during our daily walks we sometimes treat ourselves to some flowers to cheer our place (and ourselves) up during these difficult times. these are from the union sq greenmarket - now more than ever try to support local and small businesses!”

“my graduation was canceled because of covid, just like a lot of celebrations and events, so my family and my friends from missouri surprised me with all these beautiful flowers!!”

claire enjoyed a picnic at the park today with a bundle of flowers she personally arranged!

mimi is a very close family friend. I sent flowers to her family from @rudysflowertruck. mimi is currently taking a floral arrangement class for school and she put her skills to work creating this beautiful bouquet!

“coworkers and friends gave me tons of flowers while celebrating my first birthday in LA! feeling very loved because of them:) they really made my day feel special!”

happy birthday!!

“my friend gave me these flowers for my birthday. they are pink and international just like me.” amira is originally from australia and moved to nyc about a year ago. happy birthday!

kaylynn is visiting her grandparents in marco island and as a thank you, she bought them a bouquet from the local farmers market!

al bought these gorgeous flowers for his wife to come home to after she was gone on a week vacation with her family.

jena is hosting a dinner tonight with family and friends and thought these flowers would be perfect for the occasion. the dinner is also celebrating one of her friends becoming a registered nurse!

chanel and monet they bought these flowers for their friend who will be showcasing her work at the new school’s fine arts open studio tonight!

brian was very late for his client meeting in midtown but he said the flowers were for them so he wasn’t too worried!

j bought these flowers for her apartment because she loves how beautiful the bouquet is and brings joy to her space. she bought the flowers across the street at a small flower vendor on 14th and 1st.

jenelle is a nyc ballet ballerina taking time off to heal her stress fracture.

she just got back from san francisco to escape her injury and work on her new snack company, get golden. one bouquet is for her friend healing from an injury as well and the other bouquet is for herself.

thank you for sharing your story and get well soon!

martine is a french mum who came to new york for the first time in her life at the age of 63 to visit her daughter who recently left paris to move here. she offered a bouquet to her daughter and her roommate for the occasion!

she works for pop up florist (one of my favorite floral/plant designer in nyc). amanda grew up around flowers because her mom owned a flower shop in vermont and has always been a part of her life. amanda used to be a pastry chef when she moved to the city but slowly transitioned into the flower industry. she started working for pop up florist this year!

“i bought these because they are so breathtaking and my mom always puts flowers on my desk in my room so they are nice to see when i study.

i like the smell of them as well.”

marie is in town visiting her best friend for two weeks. marie is a teacher back in paris and loves to spend her time off in new york city!

“i’ve worked for Bloomist for about 3 months now. my favorite part about the company is all of the products have different stories. each piece comes from a different city or country and has its own journey.”

“i bought the sunflowers for my friends birthday because she is a leo and i bought the marigold bouquet for myself”. lala made sure to let me know she purchased the flowers at the river garden stand at the green market!

frank works at putnam & putnam flowers as a floral designer. before putnam, frank worked in the retail industry and made a career change this past spring. swipe to see some of his floral arrangements he put together.

this weekend my friends and i celebrated marykate’s 26th birthday! i’ve known marykate for 11 years and so happy i was able to fly home for her special day. i cut these gorgeous hydrangeas from my mom’s backyard for mk’s birthday gift!

pablo bought these flowers for his boyfriend. i asked if they were for a special occasion and pablo said, “i just want to put a smile on his face”. :)

edith received these flowers from her daughter, haley. haley repurposed the bouquet with leftover flowers her friend had.

my dad hand picked these flowers for my mom for their 38th wedding anniversary!!

garrett and his girlfriend, kate, were heading to their friends joint birthday party. both friends turned 80 this year, so they had a 160th birthday party!

today is her birthday and she received these flowers from her husband. happy birthday alexandria!

alex received these gorgeous roses from her sweet boyfriend on the way to her favorite pizza spot for dinner!

flowers for the best host ever!! i took a quick weekend trip to martha’s vineyard with emma and had an absolute blast. i felt like i was in a fantasy world with all gorgeous houses and bright blue water surrounding us. thank you,emma and mrs.greis,for letting us stay at your home away from home!

eve was walking around the green market and picked up both bouquets because she liked how they were unusual & beautiful.

philip just moved to new york city. he shops at the union square market for his groceries and flowers.

they have been friends for over 20 year! this weekend they are on lake time with a few of their close friends enjoying the beautiful weather and cruising on the pontoon!

rachel is a floral designer at sprout home. she has worked at sprout for one year and started as a plant specialist prior to moving over to the flower counter. rachel was a fashion designer before she changed her career to the plant, garden, and flower industry. she personally designed the bouquet she is holding.

hannah is creating a gorgeous bouquet from her family’s garden to cap off her holiday weekend!

she is a volunteer at ladyberry farm in olympia, washington and is in her element. haley also started a flower farm, fabian flower farm, in her backyard with her husband and sweet pup, caspian

they are roommates living in brooklyn and hands down the best dressed gals i know!
emma and grace walked into trader joe’s knowing exactly what they needed to pick up for their much anticipated evening spent with good company. an assortment of beautiful flowers greeted them as they walked in the door and delayed their schedule immediately. “should we get some flowers?” they both asked simultaneously. after scanning the bouquets they decided on an exceptionally large but simplistic white flower. buying flowers is something neither of them hardly indulge in, which made this purchase all the more special. they knew this would be the perfect addition to our grocery list for the night ahead!

she is celebrating her two months living in nyc with a glass of french rosé minuty from provence (marie is originally from france). marie bought these flowers from her local flower shop and they are for her to enjoy and celebrate the big move to the city!

last night she celebrated her birthday in style and received a gorgeous bouquet of flowers from her manager, lyndsay. meghan and lyndsay have worked together for three years and slowly created a great friendship. meghan is now lyndsay’s stylist and happy how strong their bond is.

happy birthday meghan!

hello,

my name is isabel and i am the creator of humans with flowers.

i created this account because i was always so curious when i saw people holding a bouquet of flowers and are smiling from cheek to cheek with happiness. my mission is to tell peoples stories behind those beautiful bouquets. each post will be about someone i know personally or complete stranger i run into on the streets.

follow along for a few seconds of positivity in your day.