Supporting our customers' milestones and everything in between for over a century.
Family owned and operated since 1886, Tipton & Hurst has spent more than a century working to exceed customer expectations. At Tipton & Hurst, we understand the trust placed in us for some of life's most important events, from anniversaries, weddings, and celebrations to loss and hardship. If you choose us, know we are grateful and ready to handle these with the utmost care.
Since our founding, we’ve grown to add our own wholesale warehouse to give us even greater pricing control and flexibility. We’ve also added internet sales and the capacity to fulfill orders nationally. With this growth, it has always been our team members who have made us great. We thank all of those who have enabled us to sustain success for more than a century and we look forward to delivering happiness for generations to come.
Our History
To learn more about the family story behind Tipton & Hurst, check out this 1:1 interview with President & CEO Howard Hurst, created in celebration of the 125th anniversary in 2011.
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Leadership
President
Howard Hurst
In 1886, Joseph B. Hurst and David Tipton started a floral business in downtown Little Rock. Under the leadership of Hurst’s grandson, Howard, the company continues to fulfill its commitment to delivering “Guaranteed Satisfaction” with every order. Following a childhood spent at the store, Howard became vice president after graduating with high honors from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1980. Four years later at 26, he assumed the position of president from his father, Joe Hurst. Since then, he has continually surrounded himself with extremely hard working and talented staff enabling expansion to Conway and Pine Bluff. Today, it is a full-scale, specialty retailer, with vast in-store and online floral design, plants, gifts and decor that meet the Tipton & Hurst standard of excellence.
Message From Howard
Thank you for bringing out the best in Tipton & Hurst.
For more than 20 years Tipton & Hurst has been voted BEST OF THE BEST in Central Arkansas by the readers of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Times, AY Magazine, Arkansas Business and has been given the Platinum Service Award by Soiree Magazine. At Tipton & Hurst, our floral designers take everyday flowers and make them extraordinary, combining one of the South’s largest varieties of beautiful fresh-cut flowers and plants with unusual containers that together make a visual statement.
Tipton & Hurst’s strict quality standards, including our special Freshness Care System, ensure that the blossoms you receive from us will make the longest lasting impression possible with surprisingly affordable prices direct from our own wholesale florist. From birthdays to weddings, or just because… we make your occasions special. From floral design to gourmet and gift baskets, Tipton & Hurst has the experts on staff to help.
Since 1886, my grandfather’s tradition of guaranteed satisfaction has covered everything we sell — from flowers and plants to decorative accessories and gifts. If you are ever dissatisfied, simply return your purchase for replacement, exchange, or refund. We hope you will always make Tipton & Hurst your first choice for all your flower, plant and gift needs.
