About Us
Overview - Rent A Rose is based in Edmonton, Alberta. We offer short-term floral rentals for special events including weddings, mourning & memorials, baptisms, birthdays, anniversaries, and corporate events. We have a huge inventory of silk arrangements available on short notice - any time of the year. Rent A Rose offers seasonal and long-term décor rentals for foyers, executive offices, and private homes.
Mission - Rent A Rose offers premium silk floral services. We offer special event services that are easy to coordinate and manage. Rent our products online, or engage a floral specialist when you need help choosing colours or arrangements. Our arrangements look fabulous, our service is simple to engage, our team is knowledgeable and professional.
Business Summary - Rent A Rose offers a premium rent-and-return silk flower service the enhances or replaces fresh-cut flower arrangements. Our silks offer many advantages to fresh-cut florals including, easy to maintain, no wilting, hypoallergenic, any colour/flower available at any time of year, reusable, economically attractive, and environmentally friendly. Our arrangements are available on short-notice based on our huge inventory. Our arrangement services support both tradition and alternative event designs using colours, textures, and construction not found in natural environments. We support elegance, whimsical, dramatic, and alternative themes.
Our Ethos - We create our arrangements with care, keeping true to our focus on fun, happiness and joy. We pledge to provide excellence in all that we do. Our florals are meticulously chosen, tested, and sourced for their quality and beauty. Our customer-focused team is committed to making your event successful and stress free. We will help wherever we can so you can focus on other aspects of your special event.
Meet the Founder - Laurie Phipps started Rent A Rose in 2022 to address the cost and complications associated with arranging natural florals for special events. Laurie's experience includes many years as an art director at an advertising agency and promoting her paintings in art galleries in B.C. Laurie's passion lies in designing floral arrangements - her work is stunning. As an entrepreneur she is now watching the company she built as it moves into a new phase of growth. Still involved as an owner, Laurie's role is transitioning into a floral consultant and general advisor to Rent A Rose.
Laurie is truly a “disruptor” in the floral design and décor services industry. Besides the practical advantages of resilient, diverse, all-season silk flowers, she loves the aesthetic possibilities and pleasures of creating new and exciting designs for her clients.