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Move over, Belle Fleur and Lotus NYC. There's a new spot for tastefully simple flower arrangements: Posy Floral Design. Co-owner and designer Paula Arakas (former head designer for Michael George) teamed up with husband Stamos Arakas to open the intimate boutique (equipped with a grand piano in the back room). Posy specializes in house accounts, weddings, and other events, but street customers can have a basic arrangement made while they wait. If you really love flowers, the team will come in and decorate your house every week.

With a shared passion for flowers, Paula Duarte and Stamos Arakas, a former landscape architect and restaurant owner, respectively, joined forces to create Posy. This high-end florist primarily uses square, glass containers and tight bunches of flowers, and can acquire almost anything, from lavish luminaries to custom tablecloths. Bouquets start at $150; centerpieces at $100.