Owners Sallie Taggart and Ed Carpp, and the staff of Watkins Flowers of Distinction, believe that everyone yearns for beauty in his or her life.  We strive to bring beauty into your life by offering inspired floral designs created by talented, artistic, seasoned designers; and, through our retail store which merchandises curated gifts, fragrances, original art, and accessory home decor.

Our ordering process makes it easy to order, especially on a repeat basis.  And, we deliver daily to the Greater Raleigh metropolitan area in our clean, professional, well-maintained vans.

We accomplish this by challenging the trends in the floral industry, doing the opposite of the vast majority of our competitors. Rather than lowering standards to compete with grocery stores and the soul-deadening offerings of cheap online flower sellers, we search for only the finest, freshest flowers and process them properly.  We keep our flower buckets bacteria-free; and, we cut, hydrate, and feed all of our flowers upon arrival.  Yes, this costs more; but, the results are fresher, longer-lasting flowers that will bring beauty and joy into your life for an extended period and provide you with greater value for your purchase.

We strive to be a conscious, caring global citizen.  And so, our shop is state-of-the-art.  All of the equipment, from our walk-in cooler to all-LED store lighting, is low-energy usage and high-efficiency.  Our reach-in floral cooler runs on hydrocarbon refrigerants which impacts minimally on the environment and is the most pollution-free technology currently available.  Our designers work at stations normally seen in the biotechnology industry.  They are mobile, have height-adjustable tables, built-in electrical outlets that eliminate the need for extension cords, and high-tech floor mats to minimzie the physical drain our designers feel while standing at their stations for hours at a time.  We eliminated sinks that tend to spawn flower-killing bacteria in favor of an overhead water source system at each work station.

Watkins is among the most-reviewed and consistently highest-rated florists in the Triangle area of North Carolina on Google. This rating feeds our obsession with customer service as we dedicate ourselves to continually raising the bar on our own performance and the products and services we offer.

Owners Sallie Taggart and Ed Carpp and the staff at Watkins believe that every person is deserving of their full attention, care, professional counsel, and skill in meeting their needs and developing a relationship that has meaning and lasting value.

Watkins Flowers of Distinction

1612 North Market Drive

Raleigh, NC 27609

919-872-3333