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  • Kloeckner Preferred Flowers
  • 800-244-6357
  • 3214 W. 55TH Street
    Chicago, IL 60632
    Mon-Fri 8:30AM - 5:00PM
    Sat 8:30AM - 2:30PM
    Closed Sunday

About us

chicago florist

Kloeckner Preferred Flowers searches the world for beautiful merchandise, creative design, and bothers to look terrific. We offer excellent quality, superior service, great value and we've been making people happy since 1934.

About Us

OUR MISSION  

 

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Kloeckner Preferred Flowers searches the world for beautiful merchandise, prides  itself on creative design, and bothers to look terrific. We offer excellent quality, superior service, great value as we've been making people happy since 1934.


     Ever since Ted Kloeckner was a little boy, he was in love with the flowers that his grandparents grew in their backyard greenhouses of their Chicago neighborhood. They were German immigrants, who considered having flowers on the table as important as having bread.


On March 19th, 1934, when the opportunity arose, Ted and Flo took a chance and opened their own greenhouse with a flower shop attached. Ted  rented out large fern plants to the local funeral directors, while struggling through the Great Depression and World War II. He provided flowers for victory gardens, and later joined FTD to help the boys in the war wire flowers back to their sweethearts in Chicago.

In the forties, the business became Ted Kloeckner Preferred Flowers, when times were changing but personal service remained a "must". Ted demanded that the customer always hear a friendly voice on the other end of the phone. He used to say, "People work hard all day for their money, they deserve preferential treatment when they call us."

In 1972 Andy took over the business and moved to our present location. He was followed by his son Mark, who, like his predecessors, had grown up sweeping the floors.

Not daunted by the challenges businesses face today - faxes, emails, the internet, websites, social media and an ever challenging events industry, Kloeckner's 84 year old reputation has landed it on the Preferred Vendors Lists at all of Chicago's major museums, hotels and venues. Kloeckner's still delivers prompt, quality service. We take pride in providing the finest flowers direct from our shop to Chicagoan's and to over 180 suburbs daily.

Grandpa Ted loved to say "preferred flowers", stressing the "preferred", as it represented the love he had for flowers and the special attention and preferential treatment he insisted upon for every customer. Our customers are not just another name or credit card number speaking with some anonymous operator. After all of these years, the common thread is "It's still all about the relationships with our customer family." Our personal, preferred service has been, and remains, the hallmark of our name and our business for over eighty  years.

Proud Partner

Our Promise -
As the top Chicago florist, we take pride in providing the finest flowers directly from our shop to the residents of Chicago and its suburbs. All of our flowers are 100% fresh.

Handmade Arrangements -
All of our flower arrangements are handmade by us here at Kloeckner’s Preferred Flowers. Whether it’s a seasonal bouquet, a sympathy flower for a family member, or a custom arrangement for your wedding day, we put the same amount of care and attention to detail in all of our arrangements.
Daily Flower Deliveries -
Here at Kloeckner’s, we offer delivery to Chicago and all of the 180+ suburbs, including Naperville, Long Grove, Clarendon Hills, and Evanston. We offer same-day delivery to some suburbs, so call our trusted Chicago flower shop at (800) 244-6357 for more information.

Based in Chicago -
We’ve been calling Chicago home for over 80 years when our founder, Ted Kloeckner, decided to start Kloeckner’s Preferred Flowers. Since then, we’ve been giving special attention and preferential treatment to all of our customers in the Chicago area.