SUNNYSIDE GARDENS

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When I used to live in Hopkinton, I used them all the time. They are fabulous. I moved out of town twelve years ago, but if I have a funeral or something I have to send flowers for in Hopkinton or going to Westborough, I always use Sunnyside. I can't remember the last time I used them. For my reunions, I used to always gift flowers and the treasurer would ask me if that was all they charged for the flowers. Every function I used them, people asked me where I got the flowers. Sunnyside really does a great job. It didn't cost me a lot the last time I used them. It would cost me more to send flowers from here to somebody in Worcester from other florists than it would if I used Sunnyside to send flowers for a funeral or something. When I go in there, they are willing to help me and ask me what I need in terms of the kind of arrangement. When I grew up in Hopkinton, my parents would always use them. When the daughter who is my age took over, she just did a better job than her mother and father. Everybody raves about her. I know when my mother died, all my flowers came from there. She sent flowers too like the bird-of-paradise and orchids. It was unbelievable. I know those probably were the most expensive flowers she had in the place. When a good friend of mine died in Natick, I sent flowers from Sunnyside and the flowers just stood out. They were so beautiful. She just does a nice job. Her name is Mary Howard. They do charge extra for delivery, but it's not unreasonable. It's like what everybody else would charge or less. The cost of their flowers is cheaper than anybody else you can find around. She goes into the flower market in Boston every morning and gets fresh flowers. I have had no problems with Sunyside ever. I once needed to dress up the podium for a retirement party and I asked Mary if I could borrow some plants. She gave me a couple of great big plants. I took them and the owner of the restaurant wanted to buy them. He even offered $20 for each and when I told her that, she told me that I should have given them to him. She hadn't even known me and she had given me those beautiful plants to decorate the podium. That was my first party. From that point on I got wise. The second time I just asked her to deliver everything. I haven't had vases break or flower stems break off. I have had a party with 20 centerpieces and I have never had anybody complain about them. I even told her to give me cards to put under the centerpieces because people always ask me where I got the flowers.

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