Floral Boutiques map, Nina's Paris

Thanks to discovering PARIS IN BLOOM, this Spring has been the Springiest ever...chasing after wisteria, lilac and blooming cherry trees.

When we met up I gave her last year's May floral boutique map. Cross-referencing her list of favorite shops we were on the same wave length.

When I suggested collaborating on a map she was delighted. I've been tearing around

Tracking down her favorites. Here's outside Flower.fr on 14, rue des Saint Peres 75007

Inside utterly serenity.

Paris' floral boutiques don't seem to mind browsers and you can take pictures, unlike Paris' patisseries, though I'd ask first.

I was at Au Nom de la Rose today buying a bag of rose petals. WikiHow says you can iron them between 2 pieces of absorbant paper at a low temperature - a speedy way to dehydrate them. I thought they'd make nice envelope stuffers for the floral map. Except it didn't work! Humph

Clever Nom de la Rose displays most of their flowers on the street. Luscious, silky roses sitting in old tin cans on rusted garden chairs. As tempting as strawberry tarts.

Inside they were trimming rose stems. There are 17 shops all over Paris, many closet-sized.

Have you been to Nina's Paris at 29, rue Danielle Casanova, 75001 near Place Vendome? One of the nicest tea salons in Paris. Georgianna had her book party here. Some kind PBers took me for afternoon tea.

Simple and elegant.

Nina's teas are a collaboration with the King's vegetable garden (le potager de roi) at Versailles. They have exclusive rights to use the Marie Antoinette roses for their signature teas and for the apples too.

Their chocolate bars and soaps! Too pretty.

Its a darling intimate space. I much prefer it to the grand overly-fussy fancy hotel teas.

How do they get those fresh rose petals to stay on the wall?

When you're flower-focused you see flowers everywhere. 

Nina's gave me their adorable tea tin flyer for this month's envelopes. Plus perfume card and ribbon. No dried rose petals though. 

Thank you for reading Parisbreakfast.  Here's the envelope stuffers for May's 'Paris in Bloom' floral map and the new bonus watercolor if you renew/subscribe. Perfect for Mother's day.

Enjoy Spring PBers!