'Tis the Season for Gift Giving
Holiday Season Starts Local: A Closer Look at Bellflower Florist & Gifts in Norwalk
There are businesses in every town that become part of the rhythm of the seasons because people simply return to them year after year when life calls for something warm, beautiful, or meaningful. In the Norwalk area, Bellflower Florist & Gifts has become one of those places.
Step through their doors this time of year and you can feel the shift immediately — the slight scent of pine, the soft glow from seasonal displays, the familiar murmur of people picking up gifts with intention rather than urgency. Bellflower Florist & Gifts is the kind of shop that reminds you that holidays — and everyday gestures — can still feel personal.
Their shelves are layered with seasonal décor for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, but what makes the space stand out is the year-round heart of the shop. Houseplants sit in hand-selected pots, new-baby gifts are so cute, and shelves of housewarming items wait for the next person who needs something thoughtful.
And for many in the Norwalk area, the start of the holiday season is officially marked by two events Bellflower Florist & Gifts hosts each November.
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE — NOVEMBER 7 & 8
Friday, Nov. 7 — 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 8 — 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
20% off all gift items (floral arrangements excluded)
Holiday cookies • Hot apple cider • Prize drawings all weekend
This isn’t a loud, crowded, hurry-through kind of open house. It’s the opposite. People wander, sip, browse, and return to the same items twice because it’s the kind of shopping you feel, not rush through. The discount is generous, the tables are full, and the atmosphere tends to spark the same reaction in nearly everyone: “Okay, now it feels like the holidays.”
CHRISTMAS WREATH CLASS — NOVEMBER 18 | 6–8 PM | $85
All supplies included • In-person at Bellflower • Limited seating
This class has become a favorite girls’ night tradition not because it’s complicated, but because it’s intentional. Two hours of slowing down before the rush of December — laughing, tying a ribbon, asking strangers if the bow looks straight — and walking out with a wreath you made yourself. It is festive without being frantic, social without being stressful, and creative without requiring any experience.
The Chamber is proud to promote Bellflower Florist & Gifts because they are doing more than filling shelves — they are making it easier for people to express care for one another. Holidays remind us of that, but the truth is they do it year-round. This November simply gives the rest of us a reason to show up in person and see it again for ourselves.
IF YOU GO
Location:
Bellflower Florist & Gifts
2251 Sunset Dr., Suite C — Norwalk, IA
Holiday Open House:
Nov 7 & 8 — cookies, cider, drawings & 20% off gift items (excluding floral)
Christmas Wreath Class:
Nov 18 — 6:00–8:00 p.m. — $85 with all materials provided
Phone: 515-410-2397
Whether you go for the discount, for the wreath class, or simply to take in the beauty that someone has carefully created for the rest of us — Bellflower Florist & Gifts is worth the visit. The doors will be open, the lights will be warm, and someone inside will be glad you came through them.
