The Funniest Person In Comedy... Could Just Be.... ME!~ See "Phil The Florist" Preform C O M E D Y! Saturday July 11th at Scott Hansens Comedy Tech - Get Your Tickets NOW - This will be allot of fun - Hosted by Scott, and the StageBenders -

http://web.me.com/hahaguy/Comedy_Tech/Allstar_Showcase_Tickets.html

Add fragrance to your Father's Day, or any early Summer's Day Celebrations by gifting of Flowers to your Father, Family and Friends!

Flowers are a wonderful gift of mother nature. Virtually everyone likes them. Flowers portray love, happiness, joy and all the other positive emotions. Since the beginning of time, flowers have been an integral part of every celebration and festival.

Be Sure To Add Them To Yours!

Call Phil Today To Order 612-522-3316 800-356-7258 Or Order Online!

Memorial Day Weekend

- Open Sat - Sun - Mon

- Crystal Lake Floral Design

Crystal Lake Floral Design & Orchids By Murphy - Next to Crystal Lake Cemetery - Please stop in for beautiful flowers for your memorial day remembrance decorations - We hand craft each Grave Placement Bouquet, with the perfect selection of the freshest florist quality flowers at very affordable prices!

This Memorial Day Weekend, as you head out to remember and honor your loved ones, please Remember Crystal Lake Floral Design & Orchids By Murphy - We will have Extended Hours from May 23 thru the Holiday!

We will have a great selection of Garden Flowers, Carnations, US Flags and the Monument Flower Holder containers (The Nice Ones!).

We Thank You For Your Support, in Keeping Our Flowershop Petteling Flowers Since 1904! We Are The Longest Running Floral Retailer in The State of MN!

In reading today's North News - a Neighborhood Publication, I came across a "Blurb" telling of the 16th Annual "Earth Day" Watershed Cleanup event, put on by the Minneapolis park and Recreation Board, they are asking for 'volunteers' for the event on April 17th at 9:30 am.


In this they mention all of the parks to be cleaned - ... I am thinking this sounds, wonderful - These Locations are in BOLD - Creekview Park, Fairview Park, Folwell Park (just across from our shop). JD rivers Garden Picnic Site, North Mississippi Park North Commons, Theodore Wirth Park and Weber Park - all North Minneapolis Parks -- and in this list in one business -- The Dairy Queen at 4719 N. Lyndale - We know the proprietor is Jon Olson the current Commissioner District 2 of the Minneapolis Park Board.

Now i was thinking - ok it is April 01 - maybe the north news threw a curve ball for April Fools Day -- So I called the Volunteer line in the paper - and advise the person we have a business very close to folwell park, and asked if the volunteers could help us clean our property, and was advised this was for city parks only - i asked about the circumstance of the dairy queen, and the fact the owner of that business in on the board of the parks and recreation department had any thing to do with the DQ, being slated for cleaning and this fellow told me: The policy will be reviewed next year

Free Spring Cleaning For Members Of The Parkboard -- Call It What You Will --

I call It Dirty Pool as DQ on Lyndale is not in or part of any North Minneapolis Park and there is, in my opinion, no reason for this area of Minneapolis, east of Lyndale Ave to get any sort of special treatment by any Earth Day Efforts Slated For the North Side's Wonderful Park System!

Needless to say, we will be purchasing our dilly bars elsewhere

WOW -- We had a great time Labor Day Weekend - Sunday at the State Fair. We were in the "Hort" Building promoting the Minnesota State Florist Association, And of course, or Minneapolis Flower Shop, Crystal Lake Floral Design & Orchids By Murphy.

We Had A Blast

Just getting warmed up...
We had a chance to see some long lost friends from our days when we were very active with the Orchid Society of Minnesota (Our Family, the last remaining charter members) What fun...

Now to the "Phil's Spinning Flower Wheel Wheel Of good Fortune" - We Actually Had a winner that hit the Grand Prize! 1200.00 Worth of flowers, Monthly delivery of our Beautiful Minnesota Grown Roses, for a year!

We brought in a very nice display, many beautiful bouquets, our spinning 'Phil's Flower Wheel of Good Fortune' and of course our wonderful crew, me - Phil, Dad and the lovely Linda to answer all questions about all flowers and floristry!


Now, we get to work -- People were absolutly thrilled we were there, and so helpful. Questions ranged from simple ones... Why do my roses from the grocery store wilt so quick, to... WHERE IS THE TALK ON THE COMPOST PILES as folks barged thru the crowds looking for the DNR area...!... Definately something for everyone at the fair.

As the day built up, so did the crowds, and before I knew it, our day was over! Wow, what fun - I cannot wait for next year - See you all at the fair 2010 - Labor Day Sunday! - Phillip Murphy - Crystal Lake Floral Design & Orchids By Murphy

We had a total of 13 Winners (Wheel Spins & Drawings were every 30 Minns) on Phil's Spinning Flower Wheel of Good Fortune at the 2009 Minnesota State Fair. All Winners Were Notified By Mail - Prizes can be redeemed online at MSPFlorist.com with issued Coupon Codes, or in person at the Flower Shop, Crystal Lake Floral Design 1420 Dowling Ave, Minneapolis MN 55412

It's that time of the year!
The Great Minnesota Get-Together, The State Fair Is Here! - WOW - Way to quick for me... none the less - We will be live at the fair this year, Crystal Lake Floral Design & Orchids By Murphy will be attending the fair this year in the Horticulture Building, The last sunday of the Fair on September 6th, from 9am - 3pm. We will be there spending the day with fair goers, answering questions about flowers, telling all about our wonderful Minneapolis Flower Shop, now the oldest in the Twin Cities! There will be prizes every 30 Minutes with our Flower-Wheel-Of-Good-Fortune and more!. This event is soponsored by our Local Minnesota State Florist's Association, You can learn more about the association by going to their nifty new website, soposored in part by our flowershop...
Minnesota State Florist's Association Web Site Home Page

Please, visit us at the fair or visit the website listed above for more info. See you at the fair! Be There - We will be there!

With the Pending Closing, August 01 2009 of Minneapolis Floral, We will be the Florist and Flower Shop in Minneapolis with the longest uninterrupted run of retail flowers being sold in the city! -- Bachmans, Lindskoogs and all of the others came later! Some surprisingly - Much Much Later!

Three Families have owned our property since the late 1880's. The Bertelsons originally grew geraniums here at the corner of what was then 38th Avenue N & Humboldt. These plants were used as grave decorations for the Crystal Lake Cemetery.

The the Robert Stern Family, From Germany, built up several city blocks worth of Cypress wood and Glass Greenhouses and in 1904 became one of only a handful of retail Florists in Minneapolis - The Smoke Stack for the Coal Fired Boiler House was the Tallest Structure in Minneapolis until the Foshay Tower was built in 1929

In 1992 the now, Late, Sandra Murphy, dubbed the Twin Cities Orchid Lady (in memorium http://orchidblooms.com/) and her family, Purchased the 'Robert Stern Florists' then being run by the 3rd generations of Sterns, to grow Orchids in the Greenhouses that were rebuilt from wood to Aluminum and Steel in 1963 and continue the Retail Floral Sales. The business is now run by her husband Greg and son, me, Phillip Murphy now dubbed 'Phil the Minneapolis Florist'.

We hope to keep the longstanding tradition instilled into our very essence by Mom, of offering unique, fresh and affordable floral designs at affordable prices for many more years to come - God Willing!

Thank You For Visiting!

Phillip Murphy - Greg Murphy and the entire Crystal Lake Floral Design & Orchids By Murphy staff