Maplehurst Florist

Maplehurst Florist is a florist in Essex, VT, serving Chittenden County and the surrounding communities of Essex Junction, Burlington, Williston, South Burlington, Colchester, Winooski, Underhill, Jericho, Westford, Shelburne, Richmond, and Milton. The shop handles same-day and next-day local delivery, worldwide ordering through international delivery, and a full catalog of arrangements covering anniversaries, birthdays, get well, new baby, love and romance, everyday occasions, thank you, congratulations, sympathy for the service and for the home, roses, plants, weddings, and flower subscriptions. It holds a rating of 4.80 from its customers.

Maplehurst Florist is a third-generation family business that has been serving the community since 1943, when Phyllis and Charles Houghton began as a small grower of spring bedding plants. As customers began asking for wedding work, cut flowers, and arrangements, the business grew. Carl Houghton joined in the mid-1960s, and the current owner and manager, Jon, now works alongside his father. Every order and arrangement is taken and made on site in Vermont, with daily deliveries to area residences and businesses, as well as to Fletcher Allen Hospital, UVM, St. Michael's College, Champlain College, IBM, GE Health Care, and area funeral homes. Store hours are Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM and Saturday from 9 AM to 2 PM, with the shop closed on Sunday unless arrangements are made in advance.

The shop sits at 10 Lincoln Street, just off Lincoln Street and within a short walk of Brownell Library, the US Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish and Wildlife Services, Essex Junction City Hall, and the Essex Junction Fire Department.

Three generations of family ownership in the same Vermont community, with arrangements still designed and built on site and delivered daily across Chittenden County, have made Maplehurst Florist a steady presence in Essex Junction since 1943.