- July 6, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
LOGAN SQUARE — A flower and gift shop specializing in ethically grown and foraged blooms has opened on a blossoming stretch of Wrightwood Avenue in Logan Square.
Exfolia Botanical debuted last month at 3608 W. Wrightwood Ave., selling custom bouquets and flowers by the stem, as well as candles, ceramics, soap and other locally made gifts.
Owner Cassandra Stadnicki, 38, ran a floral business out of her Little Village home for several years before opening her own store. Like other entrepreneurs, Stadnicki was inspired to take her homegrown business to the next level during the pandemic.
“I think [the pandemic] motivated a lot of people to figure out what it is they really want and need and how they can fulfill that. You have a lot of time to think,” she said.
Stadnicki incorporates wildflowers from overgrown lots and blooms from her personal garden into her arrangements. She also works with local farms that harvest their own flowers.
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