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Although LA's filled with enough floral shops to shower loved ones with petals for a lifetime, we were bummed to exclude Gwyneth-beloved boutique Botany from the list. Formerly located at the Brentwood Country Mart, the luxury florist quietly packed up both its Santa Monica and recently-opened Old Town Pasadena outposts earlier this year.
We're told that stylish bloom artist (and former fashion designer) Stephanie Schur decided to shutter her shops to focus on family.