York Flowers, Washington

If you’re the sort who prefers to let a bouquet of flowers do the talking, this more than 70-year-old family business speaks your language. Filled with beautiful blooms, tropical plants and exotic flowers, York Flowers near Friendship Heights is a Washington standby. Colorful merchandise is displayed throughout the store, while floral arrangers are on hand to craft a custom-made bouquet. The store also sells gift baskets, celebratory mylar balloons and adorable stuffed animals for many different occasions, and the amiable staff really knows its flower ABCS, so they’re happy to suggest the right arrangement for the party. After-purchase care tips are available for most every plant, and York Flowers even does delivery.