What Is Mood Moss?
A lot of people ask us about our store’s name. I can tell you that the name has stuck with me since the beginning of my career as a florist and there was never a doubt that if I ever had a shop, that’s what I’d call it. So besides being a cool flower shop, Mood Moss is a tight, thick moss which grows in clumps or mounds and has a look and feel of a velvety surface. It gives a "rich" look to a terrarium and can provide the finishing touch to any potted plant or floral arrangement.

Location, Location, Location
New Edinburgh has always been my first choice for the location of our shop but finding the right spot wasn’t easy. After seeing potential spaces come and go before we were ready to make our move, our focus turned to Crichton Street at the former home of the “Electric Street Studio”. Though it came close, our decision swayed to a more visible corner space at 186 Beechwood Avenue, formerly The Co-Operators insurance office (now at 127 Beechwood Ave.). Our address is literally a junction for the communities of New Edinburgh, Rockcliffe Park, Manor Park, Linden Lea and Vanier. Long time residents of the area have informed us that before the construction of our plaza, the property was once residence to St-Charles Bowling Lanes. We took possession of the space on August 1st of 2004 and Mood Moss Flowers officially opened two and a half weeks later on August 19th.

2006 has been an exciting year for new friends and neighbors to our corner of East-Beechwood; we are happy to welcome Da Bombe Desserts (176 Beechwood), Jabobsons (139 Beechwood), DETAILS design-decor studio & Bridgehead Coffeehouse (181 Beechwood).

Furniture Facts
Some of our permanent items in the shop have some neat history behind them. The most asked about is the bar that is our customer service counter. The unit was rebuilt for store uses, on which are fixed six hand-carved panels from Haiti by a carver named “Fede” who carved his name behind each one. He also discretely carved his name in the front portion of one panel; find it and we’ll give you a free flower. The stainless steel sink was found in a local scrap-yard and was once a laboratory sink at the University of Ottawa. Our work counter was rescued from the former “Electric Street Studio” and was one of the original counters of “Thyme & Again Catering”; we hope that it brings us the same success it brought them! The door-table was created by Eric & his wife Natalie; it was made from a door found in New Edinburgh and was actually their dining-room table for a while. And finally, the Weeping Mulberry tree was found already cut down and was not harmed in any way by the staff of Mood Moss… we promise.

Here are a few events that we’ve had the pleasure to be a part of. Thanks to everyone who has supplied us with photographs, letters and advertisements that we are able to share with everyone on our web-site, but most of all, thank you for letting us help in the first place!

Click here to view photographs, letters and advertisements from the above events.