Hart Floral

Serving the Modesto area for over 60 years

About Us

Hart Floral

1201 Mchenry Av

Modesto, CA 95350   

Local 209-524-1401

Toll Free 800-752-7194

Fax 209-524-0260

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Hart Floral had its beginning in 1943 at the home of Al Hart on Hackberry Ave.

Al operated a taxi & ambulance service in addition to his flower shop. In the early 40’s Howard Downing lived down the street from Al’s home, he started working there as an ambulance attendant and in the flower shop. Hart then bought out Art Coudrey’s Flower Shop, located in the back of the old Hires Root Beer Fountain at 12th & I street across from the Post Office. In the mid 40’s, after two years of navy duty, then Al Hart moved Hart Floral to the old Stanislaus Title Building in back of Bank of America at 10th & I St. Howard returned to Hart Floral & met Wilma; they were married a year later.  They moved to Pacific Grove, where Howard & Wilma opened a flower shop called Flowers by Howard. After a few years they returned to Modesto to work for the Harts, who by that time had moved to the Seeley Building at 926 12th St. Al Hart passed away in 1950, and the Downing's bought the store in 1954. In 1956 the flower shop was destroyed by a fire five days before Christmas. Thanks to their friend and fellow florist, Louie Hammer, they were able to operate out of the back of his store for a few days until they found temporary quarters. They eventually moved back to a much smaller building in the Seeley tower.

 

In 1971 they had the opportunity to move to 1139 Mchenry ave., where there was an empty fast food building called Booby’s (yes, that was its real name).  The building had to be gutted and remodeled .They decided to keep the drive-in window and changed the name to Hart Floral Drive-in Florist. In 2000 Hart Floral took advantage of an opportunity to move across the street to the North West corner of Mchenry & Roseburg. This move doubled the size of the shop’s show room, design area, & parking.  The shop was, however, missing a drive up window.

Howard has now retired,  his son Chris & Howard's wife Wilma operate the shop. Since the move to Mchenry Ave. the business has continued to grow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are a member of FTD, Teleflora, Bloomnet, Society of American florist, American Floral Endowment, California Cut Flower commission,  Better Business Bureau, Modesto Chamber of commerce, & the San Francisco Flower Mart. 

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Since 1990 Hart Floral has had the distinction of receiving awards for being in the top 500 and since 2003 top 250 florists out of 25,000 shops in Canada & US for wire order sales.

In 2003 Hart Floral receives plaque from the Chairman of FTD & Merlin Olsen former National Football League player and actor.For 50 years of consistent & meritorious service.

We service all zip codes in Modesto, Ceres, Empire Hughson, Keyes, Salida, Escalon, Turlock, Oakdale, California 95350, 95351, 95352, 95353, 95354, 95355, 95356, 95357, 95358, 95359, 95307, 95326, 95361, 95380, 95381, 95382, 95319, 95368, Facility's we deliver to Memorial Hospital, Doctors Medical center, Emanuel medical center, Franklin and Downs Funeral Home, Norton Mortuary, Allen Mortuary, Salas Brothers, Mchenry chapel, Lakewood funeral home, English oaks, Casa De Modesto,  Evergreen convalescent,  Hillhaven Care center, orangeburg convalescent, colony park care center, Modesto convalescent center, Hy-lond convalescent, Scenic center care center, Crestwood manor, Vintage faire rehab, oak valley care center, Oakdale chapel, Riverbank Chapel, Oak valley Hospital