27 reviews for Moonstones

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  Exceptional Service; ordered late morning, received early afternoon. The addition of photographs is a wonderful idea as I can see the design and the close up shot of the flowers is great. The work colleague that received the bouquet was so pleased - you have made not only her, but me also very happy. Will heartily recommend and use again.

  - 9th May 2014

  5 out of 5

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  Thank you Moonstone for the fantastic management of this order - ordered 9pm on Sunday and delivered (as a surprise to my parents) Monday 11am - we asked for a bright, spring celebratory bunch (so quite a loose description) and these were perfect and my parents loved them, thanks Emily

  Emily - 8th Apr 2014

  5 out of 5

• Delivered on time. Beautiful bouquet

  Lynn - 3rd Apr 2014

  5 out of 5

  

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  Was really pleased with the two flower arrangements,great communication,and pictures sent before the event. Throughly woud reccomend.

  - 19th Aug 2013

  5 out of 5

• Very helpful and friendly. Not expensive compared to other florists in the area.

  - 6th Aug 2013

  5 out of 5

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  I can't thank Moonstones enough for getting me out of a very big hole. I telephoned my order through and the lady I spoke to could not have been more courteous or professional and she helped and guided me through the whole process efficiently and made the whole thing a pleasurable experience. The flowers were perfect and the fact they were able to send me photographs when they confirmed delivery of the flowers is spot on. I shall definitely recommend them and use them in the future without doubt.

  - 31st Jul 2013

  5 out of 5

• great srevice

  Smeaton - 9th Jul 2013

  5 out of 5

• I asked for a morning delivery and the flowers arrived just after 9am - perfect. The arrangment was just beautiful and I certainly use this florist again.. Thank you!

  Julie - 8th May 2013

  5 out of 5

• What I have come to expect from Moonstones. Great service. Thank you yet again

  Kerstin - 11th Mar 2013

  5 out of 5

• Thank you so much for the beautiful flowers

  Kerstin - 17th Dec 2012

  5 out of 5

• the receipients of the flowers were delighted by the flowers. thank you

  Caroline - 16th Dec 2012

  5 out of 5

• Customer awarded 5 stars.

  Review by Member Florist Kirbys Florist - 7th Jun 2012

  5 out of 5

• I was happy and impressed by the quality i recieved for my dad's funeral arrangement - my wishes were fulfilled and i loved the exotic, but tastful touch - kangaroo's paw flowers - well done and thanks for a nice job.

  Deanna - 3rd May 2012

  5 out of 5

• Thank you very much.

  Kerstin - 19th Mar 2012

  5 out of 5

• Customer awarded 4 stars.

  Review by Member Florist Heaven Scent - 16th Mar 2012

  4 out of 5

• Customer awarded 5 stars.

  Carolyn - 3rd Apr 2011

  5 out of 5

• Excellent service.at a time it was needed. Thankyou

  Carol - 1st Mar 2011

  5 out of 5

• Excellent service.at a time it was needed. Thankyou

  Carol - 1st Mar 2011

  5 out of 5

• thanks for the prmpt service.

  Caroline - 11th Jan 2011

  5 out of 5

• Service was exceptional - thank you for all your help dealing direct with my customer who also praised your services!

  Review by Member Florist Allium - 15th Dec 2010

  5 out of 5

• You made someone very happy :o)

  Gavin - 14th Dec 2010

  5 out of 5

• Customer awarded 5 stars.

  Lynne - 22nd Mar 2010

  5 out of 5

• Customer awarded 5 stars.

  Gary - 21st Sep 2009

  5 out of 5

• 5 Stars rating.

  Enid - 25th Jun 2009

  5 out of 5

• A big Thank you. The flowers were perfect and everybody that saw them commented on how beautiful they were. Will recommend your shop and direct2florist without a moments hesitation.

  Christopher - 16th May 2009

  5 out of 5

• Customer awarded 5 stars.

  Evelyn - 12th May 2009

  5 out of 5

• A very good service and the flowers were lovely.

  John - 16th Feb 2009

  5 out of 5

About Moonstones & History

What started out as a normal evening in the local pub for 2 friends, turned into a merrily drunken evening in said pub, and led to Moonstones Ltd (Fareham Florist) being created. Neither friend has ever looked back since.

Sarah already had 19 years experience as a florist under her belt when the decision was made, and the fact that her boss at the time was selling her business to untrained florists made her leaving her job all the easier to do.

Once the idea and rough plans had been laid down, the company set up and registered, the next thing on the list was to find premises. This proved to be not as easy as we thought it would be. With both of us living in Fareham around the Highlands Road area, we settled on the local shopping precinct. As it was a shop had just become available and 3 more new builds were about to be, so it seemed like the ideal location. However when Sarah contacted the agents she found to her dismay that one of the shops had just had the lease signed and was to be a floral design shop. The difference between floral designers and florists is not that great, but neither of us had the heart to then take on one of the new builds and trample on the feet of the new floral shop owners, and so we were forced to look further afield.

Numerous premises were earmarked before the decision was made to move into an old bathroom/tile shop in Horndean village. Had we known when we signed the lease that the layers of tiles we could see that needed removing, had another 3 or 4 layers of tiles underneath, we probably would have changed our minds. However thanks to numerous cups of tea, and enough biscuits to keep McVitie (other biscuits are available) in business for a decade, a team of friends and family transformed a grotty run down place into a light, bright and airy florist shop in just 3 weeks.

Sadly although business was (pardon the pun) blooming, the village itself was sinking into decline and the closure of the main Gales brewery only added to the destruction that was going on all around and after 3 successful years trading we were faced with a tough decision, that was that a move to new premises was now a must. And so the search began again.

That is how we came to be where Sarah always wanted to be. By chance one evening Sarah made a visit to the chippie in Fareham Park Road and noticed that the premises next door were empty. This had been a sweet shop when Sarah was at school and she used to pass it every day. Often she would tell people that one day she would own the shop (she didn't know then that she was going to be a florist) and so when she saw it was available she got on a mission to talk Clive into moving there. He wasn't keen at first, partly because there is another shop over the road (the one that opened up when we first wanted to) and partly because he wasn't sure the area would be right, but after some intervention from friends and family he agreed to take a look. As it is both of us live within a 5 minute walk of the shop (in different directions) and so it is perfectly positioned for us. Once we had viewed the premises we knew that it was perfect and within 6 weeks the lease was signed, the work benches built and we were trading from our new position up the road from home. We've been here 4 years now and things have never been so good.

Business is going from strength to strength and thankfully we have never looked back.

With wedding bookings being taken up to 3 years in advance we know we'll be here for a good many years to come.

Specialties

As all of our customers are important to us and we would hate to alienate anyone, we made the conscious decision not to move into one specific area of floristry, and as such we specialise in all areas and cater to all budgets.

The fact that all our work comes from recommendations (local funeral directors, wedding venues, happy customers) is more than we could ask for and as we don't advertise anywhere that makes the recommendations all the more important to us.

Location & Delivery

Situated around the corner from the main throng of a local shopping parade, on the outskirts of Fareham, we are often told we are a "Gem of a find" which is great to hear.

While we can never 100% guarantee a delivery time for orders (except funerals) our driver Clive (sadly he's no George Clooney - but he's friendly enough) will go out of his way to be as accommodating as possible for you (when he's not available his Dad steps up to the plate for us) to ensure we try to get your flowers delivered as close to the time you require as possible.

Delivering is possibly the hardest job with traffic (and tractors - we are semi-rural) but there is nothing worse than when they are having to drive up and down a road looking for a house that has no name up so any directions, hints or tips you can give are always more than welcomed - it also means the flowers spend less time in the back of a delivery vehicle and more time with the recipient - for them to enjoy.