Some florists start with flowers. We start with color.
Nectar Flowers Ottawa is an award-winning, full-service floral studio. Kseniia co-founded Nectar in 2018, taking over a flower shop that had served Ottawa since 2014, and rebuilt it around color. The studio has designed more than 65,000 orders, 500+ weddings, 600+ corporate events and earned over 890 5 stars Google reviews. We make flower delivery, wedding flowers, corporate florals, event installations and floral workshops easy and stunningly beautiful.
Every piece begins with one question most florists skip: what should this feel like? The flowers come after.
floral artist
Kseniia came to flowers through art history. She holds a Master's Degree in art history from the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor's Degree from a University of Foreign Languages & Literature in Kyiv, Ukraine. She studied the Impressionists and has spent her career on one subject: how color moves people.
Kseniia also holds a diploma from Algonquin College and has trained with master florists including Gregor Lersch, Joseph Massie, Passion Flower Sue, Alyssa Lytle of Flowering Minds and Kathleen of Flower Boss. She has also studied with Wildflower Academy in Australia, Sara from Intrigue Designs, and in Korean and Dutch master floristry, with workshops in Spain, Poland, the Netherlands, the USA and Canada. She has more than 15 years of experience. Her style is maximalist and unapologetically colorful. Expect bold palettes, unexpected pairings and compositions built on the same principles an artist uses: balance, contrast and rhythm.
Color is how she sees the world. Flowers are how she shows it. Kseniia speaks five languages
visionary
If Kseniia dreams it, Misha makes it stand up. He is a flower designer, builder and problem-solver, and the person behind the mechanics of large installations, wedding set-ups and the systems that get every order out on time.
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Nectar Flowers Ottawa is led by co-founders Kseniia, the artistic director, and Mikhail (Misha) Patapovich. Kseniia founded Nectar in 2018, taking over a flower studio that had served Ottawa since 2014.
Nectar has served Ottawa since 2014 and has been led & re-founded by Kseniia since 2018. We have designed more than 65,000 orders and earned over 890 Google reviews.
Yes. Order by 3 pm on weekdays or 10 am on weekends for same-day delivery anywhere in Ottawa and Gatineau. The cut off time may vary depending on availability.
All of Ottawa and nearby areas, including Orléans, Kanata, Barrhaven, Nepean, Riverside South, Manotick, Greely, and Gatineau. For events we also travel to Carleton Place, Wakefield, Chelsea, Montebello, Perth, Embrun, Limoges and anywhere in between :)
Yes. We design a limited number of weddings each year across Ottawa and the surrounding region. Start with our wedding enquiry form.
Yes. We offer weekly office arrangements, event florals, brand activations, gifting, and large-scale installations for Ottawa businesses.
Our designs start with color. Kseniia holds a master's degree in art history and builds arrangements on painting principles, so our work is bold, colorful and rarely looks like anyone else's.
Our studio is open Monday and Wednesday 9 am–5 pm and Thursday–Friday 9 am–6 pm. Saturdays and Sundays are by appointment for pickups, private events and workshops. Same-day delivery runs seven days a week.
Yes. We run hands-on floral workshops in Ottawa throughout the year and offer private workshops off-site and on-site. See upcoming workshops.
Our clients include Prime Ministers Justin Trudeau and Mark Carney and their families, Parliament and the Senate of Canada. We are a preferred vendor at the Fairmont Château Laurier and won Best Florist at the Faces Awards.
Kseniia holds a master's degree in art history from the University of Ottawa and a diploma from Algonquin College. She has trained with master florists including Gregor Lersch and Joseph Massie, with workshops across Europe, the USA and Canada.
