Hi, I’m Kim Carlson, owner of Pea Pod & Juniper.
In high school I started taking classes on floral design with Nelson & Butts owner Becky Barnes. After graduating from Southwestern High School, I completed a 1 year study in floral design and shop management in Connecticut. Upon returning to Jamestown I worked full time as assistant manager at Girton’s flowers and gifts.
After working years for the family business, a creative yearing in me was awakened. I had not been working in a local flower shop in quite some time and came to a career crossroads and knew I needed to be doing what I truly love. Additonally, after losing my son Alex to a heroin overdose I needed to reassemble……Knowing how short life can be I knew that it was time to follow my heart and it led me right back to where I belong.
I wanted to create a full service flower shop and much more. Pea Pod & Juniper has a large variety of fresh flowers, blooming seasonal plants, and green house plants of all sizes. For people who enjoy putting flowers together at home, come explore our loose flower options. We also offer beautiful Chautauqua Lake apparel, chocolates from Pulakos, Elegant Baby Clothing, Jelly Cats, Boulder & Barrel food items, a wide variety of jewelry items, and our locally made Borsari spices and Bloody Mary mix which always pairs well with fresh flowers.
Using our creative skills takes us away from stress. Life should be colorful. Life should be lived. We all need to stop and smell all the flowers. Flowers say so much: I love you, I am sorry, I believe in you, I thought of you, etc.
In 2024, we added our Christmas Store to our family of brands. Our Christmas Store has all the Christmas and Holiday items you can imagine. Stop by and check us out!
