Readers’ Choice for Best Florist is Des Plaines Classic

The winner for best florist in the 2012 Readers’ Choice, , is !

Pesche’s flower shop, greenhouse and garden center, a family-owned business founded in 1923, is a Des Plaines classic. Whether you need grass seed and flowers in the spring, or pumpkins and , Pesche’s is a full-service store for flowers and plants for every occasion, season and landscape.

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Pesche’s also offers how-to seminars, and contributes garden tips on Patch. .

, also drew a show of support from readers, and followed Pesche’s with 36 percent of the vote.

In , reader Christy Piszkiewicz wrote, “I always get flowers that are bright and beautiful and LAST days and weeks.”

Piskiewicz offers a word of caution, though: “Going into their shop is HEAVENLY, BUT I have to avoid the "call of the donut" — DDonuts is next door!”

Related: Check out all the Readers’ Choice polls.

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