GOODS & SERVICES • FOUND Shop
Emerson Boyle co-founded hip Castro flower shop Ampersand a decade ago in a cozy barn space in the Mission District that doubled as an event venue. The shop relocated to an industrial, high-ceilinged space on Market Street, where it still sells reasonably priced unusual blooms by day, hosting events by night. It’s also a plant store and gift store, with candles, incense, and colorful cocktail glassware, and more.
Boyle is also known as one of the best floral designers for weddings and events in San Francisco. His style, he says, is “inspired by the unfettered, the weirdos, and the beauty of ease found in nature.” His tablescapes and event designs are inevitably fecund, boldly colored, naturalistic, and sustainable — no floral foam or shiny ribbons here. –Jay Barmann
→ Shop: Ampersand (Castro) • 2190 Market St • 10a-6p daily.