{"id":14011,"date":"2025-10-21T14:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/14011\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:56:07","slug":"st-petes-first-drive-through-flower-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/14011\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Pete&#8217;s First Drive-Through Flower Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"entry-meta\">October 21, 2025 by Ester Venouziou<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-137848 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/flower-shop_Photo-provided-by-The-Roaming-Petal-744x610.jpeg\" alt=\"Woman in black dress standing inside a shop with flowers, tables, and chairs\" width=\"744\" height=\"610\"  \/>Erica Holland opened her first brick-and-mortar shop, The Roaming Petal. <br \/>Photo provided by The Roaming Petal <\/p>\n<p>The Roaming Petal has been bringing flower-filled workshops to venues throughout Pinellas since early 2021. Now, the business has a permanent home at 1506 54th Ave. N. in St. Petersburg. The grand opening is planned for Nov. 4.<\/p>\n<p>The shop shares its space with fellow floral business Arms of Persephone, creating a combined flower store, workshop studio, and garden oasis. The location is also St. Pete\u2019s first drive-through flower shop.<\/p>\n<p>The Roaming Petal in St. Pete<\/p>\n<p>Founder Erica Holland, a former graphic designer, launched The Roaming Petal after a trip to Bali rekindled her connection to flowers and their healing qualities. She studied floral healing and reiki before starting the business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that playing with flowers shouldn\u2019t just be for florists,\u201d Holland writes on her website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">No one knows more about small businesses in Pinellas County than Ester Venouziou, founder of LocalShops1 and Shopapalooza Festival. Send her your business tips and news at <a href=\"https:\/\/thegabber.com\/the-roaming-petal-st-petes-first-drive-through-flower-shop\/mailto:ester@localshops1.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ester@localshops1.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Want More Business News?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For more business news, <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/g5RPoT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">subscribe to our weekly newsletters<\/a>. 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All donations made at this link go to The Gabber Newspaper through the Florida Press Association, a 501(c)(3).<\/p>\n<p>Please support local news and The Gabber Newspaper!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"October 21, 2025 by Ester Venouziou Erica Holland opened her first brick-and-mortar shop, The Roaming Petal. 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