“Since I was a little kid, that was my favorite thing to do—make bouquets,” Hines said. “We lived in a very rural part of Oklahoma, where all I had around me was pastures, ... so it was pretty easy to find flowers to make bouquets.”
Through her passion, she opened the Montgomery shop and learns as she goes, she said.
“I thought, ‘I don’t have time to [open the shop],’ ... but my husband said, ‘Are you going to do it or talk about it for the next 20 years?’” Hines said.
The business offers a rotating array of flowers. Daily flowers may include peonies, ranunculus and poppies as well as an assortment of filler flowers. About 25% of the shop’s flowers are locally grown, depending on the time of year. Hines said she hopes in the future to have more than 75% grown locally.
At the shop, customers can select premade bouquets that come in small, medium or large assortments. A build-your-own-bouquet bar is also offered where customers select their flowers with the option to buy a vase or hand-tie them. Other items are also sold in the store, such as shirts, candles, jams and other knick-knacks.
“We always try to keep flowers in stock that are unique—something that you’re not going to find in a grocery store,” Hines said.
Hines said she wanted to further the at-home environment the property provided, which prompted her to look into food truck or coffee vendors. Three months after opening Meadow to Market, she began a partnership with Wilderlove Coffee, which is stationed on the front lawn selling coffee.Hines said she hopes to expand the shop in the future and is considering taking on more events.
“I knew I wanted some sort of food or drink vendor ... a pastry truck, possibly sweet and savory crepes, but still looking for someone to fill that spot,” Hines said.
Meadow to Market
20823 FM 2854, Montgomery
936-217-9343
www.meadowtomarket.com
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., closed Sun.
