Florists in Dallas, PA

Reading local reviews before you dial

Dallas, Pennsylvania is small enough that word travels fast, and that makes online reviews unusually useful if you know what to look for. A review worth trusting usually mentions specifics: what the arrangement was for, how close to the requested time it arrived, whether the flowers matched what was ordered or a substitution was made and explained, and how the shop handled a phone call when something needed to change. Reviews that describe a real interaction, good or bad, tell you more than a star rating ever could. A note that says the peonies were fresher than expected for a June wedding, or that a sympathy piece arrived an hour before a service at a funeral home, gives you something concrete to weigh.

What you can mostly set aside is anything vague. A five-star review with no detail beyond "great flowers" or a one-star rant with no explanation of what went wrong tells you almost nothing. Reviews that focus only on price without saying what the price bought are also less helpful, since a fair price for a dozen roses in February looks very different from a fair price for a simple grocery-store bouquet in July. Old reviews deserve some skepticism too. Shops change staff, change suppliers, and change how they handle delivery over a few years, so a comment from five years ago may not reflect how a Dallas florist operates today.

The two florists working out of Dallas

Dallas itself is home to two florists, both along Memorial Highway, which is the town's main commercial corridor. Back Mountain Floral, at 2909 Memorial Hwy Ste 1, operates as a florist and flower delivery service, works as a flower designer, and also functions as a flower market, with attractions listed among what it offers. It is open five days a week. Kimberly's Floral, at 3505 Memorial Hwy, is also a florist offering flower delivery and design work, but it pairs that with a gift shop, and it keeps its doors open six days a week, giving it slightly more availability for walk-ins or last-minute pickups.

Because Dallas has only these two shops within town limits, and no florists from surrounding towns currently deliver into Dallas, these two businesses carry the full weight of local flower needs, from small everyday bouquets to arrangements for funerals, weddings, and holidays. That makes the reviews for each one more meaningful than they might be in a larger market with a dozen competing shops. When you are choosing between the two, the details in a review, such as how a rush order was handled or how a design compared to what was requested, matter more than a simple star average.

Delivery realities across the Back Mountain

Dallas sits in the section of Luzerne County known locally as the Back Mountain, a mix of small commercial strips and residential neighborhoods spread out along routes like 415 and 309 rather than a dense downtown grid. Delivery here tends to mean covering a spread-out township rather than a compact city block, so drive time from a shop on Memorial Highway to a home on the far side of Dallas Township can run longer than in a tightly packed borough. Misericordia University, on the western edge of town, is a regular delivery destination for both congratulatory arrangements and sympathy pieces tied to campus events, and local florists are familiar with getting deliveries to dorms and offices there.

Since no outside florists currently deliver into Dallas, residents rely entirely on Back Mountain Floral and Kimberly's Floral for both design and delivery. That is a little different from towns like Shavertown, Kingston, Forty Fort, Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes-Barre Township, or Nanticoke, each of which has its own local shops serving their own areas. If you live near the edge of Dallas and closer to one of those towns, it is worth checking whether a shop there might be a shorter drive, but for anyone squarely in Dallas, the two in-town florists are the direct option.

Seasonal flowers and fair pricing month by month

Northeastern Pennsylvania has a real winter, and that shapes what is affordable and what is imported at a markup throughout the year. In January, simple mixed bouquets tend to run in the thirty to fifty dollar range, since demand is low right after the holidays and shops lean on what is easy to source. February brings Valentine's Day, and roses climb accordingly, with a dozen often landing somewhere between sixty and ninety dollars depending on color and stem length, while smaller mixed arrangements stay closer to forty five to seventy five dollars.

March and April bring the first local color, tulips and daffodils, and prices for spring bouquets typically sit between thirty five and fifty five dollars. May is dominated by Mother's Day, and mixed spring arrangements often run fifty to eighty dollars given the seasonal surge in demand. June is peony season in this part of Pennsylvania, and it is also a popular wedding month, so garden style arrangements can range from sixty to well over a hundred dollars depending on the size of the order. Summer months bring sunflowers and dahlias, generally priced between forty and sixty five dollars for a standard arrangement.

By fall, mums and asters take over, with typical pricing between thirty five and sixty dollars, and November adds Thanksgiving centerpieces in a similar forty five to seventy dollar range. December closes the year with holiday arrangements built around poinsettias and evergreens, usually forty to seventy dollars, with custom or larger pieces costing more depending on what is requested.

Occasions that keep Dallas florists busiest

Like most small Pennsylvania towns, Dallas sees predictable surges tied to the calendar. Valentine's Day and Mother's Day are the two heaviest days of the year for both shops, and anyone hoping for a specific arrangement on either date is better off ordering early rather than calling the morning of. Prom season in the spring brings a wave of corsage and boutonniere orders tied to Dallas High School, and graduation season shortly after brings its own smaller rush of congratulatory bouquets.

• Weddings, particularly in the June through September window, when local venues and outdoor ceremonies are common
• Sympathy arrangements tied to services at area funeral homes, which can come with tight same-day or next-day timing
• Homecoming and school dance season in the fall
• Winter holidays, when demand for centerpieces and gift arrangements picks up alongside gift shop traffic

Because Dallas has only two florists, both shops can fill up quickly around these dates, which is another reason a detailed review mentioning how a shop handled a high demand weekend is worth more than a generic rating.

Calling the shop directly instead of using a relay service

A number of national websites take flower orders online and then pass them along to whatever local shop happens to be in their network, often taking a significant cut of the order in the process. The shop that actually makes and delivers the arrangement may not be the one pictured on the site, and the person taking your order over a national hotline usually has no idea what is blooming locally, what a shop's current workload looks like, or whether your requested delivery window is realistic for that day.

Calling Back Mountain Floral or Kimberly's Floral directly means talking to someone who is actually going to design and deliver the flowers, or who works closely with the person who will. They can tell you honestly whether a same-day delivery is possible, what looks good right now, and how a substitution might work if something you asked for is not in stock. That direct conversation is also where a lot of the best outcomes start, since a florist who understands exactly what the flowers are for, whether a wedding, a funeral, or a birthday, can make better choices than one working from a generic web order form.

When an arrangement disappoints and how a review helps the next customer

Even careful florists occasionally get something wrong, whether it is a late delivery, a color that does not match what was discussed, or an arrangement that looks smaller than expected. The first step is always to contact the shop the same day, describe the issue clearly, and, if possible, share a photo. A florist that stands behind its work will usually offer a redo, a partial refund, or some other fix, and most disputes get resolved at this stage without needing to go further.

If a shop does not respond or the resolution feels unfair, writing a clear, specific review is the most useful thing you can do for the next person searching for a Dallas florist. Mention the date, the occasion, what was ordered, what arrived, and how the shop responded when you raised the issue. That kind of detail is far more valuable to a future customer than a bare rating, and it also gives the shop itself useful, specific feedback rather than just a number.

Why ratings on this site cannot be bought

This site exists to connect people with real, local florists rather than order gathering services, and the reviews here are moderated specifically to keep out fake praise and paid placement. No florist, in Dallas or anywhere else, can pay to raise their rating or bury an honest complaint. That means the star rating and the written reviews for Back Mountain Floral and Kimberly's Floral reflect actual customer experience, not marketing.

For a town with only two florists, that honesty matters even more, since there is less room for a bad experience to get lost among dozens of competitors. Reading through what real customers have said, then calling the shop directly to ask your own questions, remains the most reliable way to get flowers you will actually be happy with in Dallas.