History
Started by Martha Turpin in the late 20's in Downtown Norfolk the Turpin family has been synonymous with flowers ever since. Walter and his son, Julian, owned and operated Turpin's Nursery during the 50's, supplying fresh flowers to wholesalers like Norfolk Wholesale and S.S. Pennock. After Walter's death Julian bought Alice Blair florist in 1959, located in Southern Shopping Center. Known for their quality and freshness of flowers Julian and wife Laura operated the florist until 1976. After an illness Julian was forced to retire and son Jay (Julian, Jr.) took over the florist operation and did so until the mercurial nature of the industry forced him to close the shop in 2014. Julian's Flowers, operated by Julian Jr. along with wife Cathy will be an online florist accepting phone and e-commerce orders, and except for a storefront, will offer all flowers and services that Turpin's did. Julian's Flowers is in memory and honor of Martha, Walter, Laura, and Julian Turpin.
Specialties
From a happy customer!! The flowers I ordered were absolutely gorgeous. Style and creativity went into the arrangement and was not a bunch of boring flowers jam into a vase. It looked as though someone really cared about the presentation and the use of beautiful fresh flowers. I called Julian's directly and the staff was so very pleasant and helpful and they delivered the flowers the very same day when they said they would. I couldn't recommend them more highly. Finally, a florist that is actually trained in floral arranging and cares about what they do. Janice H. Norfolk