Welcome to Ampersand
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Visit Us Everyday • 10am-6pm
740A 14th Street, San Francisco
For Event Design + Wedding Design, feel free to send us an inquiry here:
Weekly Deliveries
We have the pleasure of designing for several restaurants, offices, businesses, and personal homes all around San Francisco.
Our offerings include:
Unique, seasonally focused designs that change every week— either in vessels or wrapped bouquets
Complimentary consultation + walkthrough to gain insight into the site specific needs with a custom proposal
Weekly deliveries, maintenance + refreshing of arrangements
Complimentary vessel rentals, if applicable.
For more information and to set up service, please send us an inquiry below!
Learn About The Shop
Ampersand was first established in an unused and adorable barn that was then hand painted teal in the Mission district of San Francisco back in 2014.
In 2020, I moved locations to Market Street in the Castro Duboce neighborhood into a modern, spacious space that doubled as an event space.
In 2026, I am excited for the third iteration of Ampersand in a new adorable space in the Castro Duboce neighborhood. The building was first built in 1900, and inside you’ll find the most charming flower shop filled with botanicals, thoughtfully curated gifts, and some damn good vibes.
The shop is a space for creativity, community, and everything floral. We do our best to source as many locally grown materials as possible, every design is custom made with care, with a curated selection of goods you will love.
Ampersand is a hub for seekers of beautiful spaces, thoughtfully curated things, all the blooms, and good vibes. We are happy to design bouquets on the spot, discuss the current offerings— folks are also encouraged to get their hands dirty and choose blooms per stem at an affordable price point.
We also carry a lovely assortment of indoor plants in various sizes as well as home goodies such as candles, incense, home goods, thoughtful gifts, and more. We source beautiful totems to cherish for your home and space for yourself or as gifts for loved ones.
We have our hands and shears prepped for everything imaginable: from wrapped bouquets, vase arrangements, deliveries in San Francisco, walk-ins, event design work, weekly deliveries for cafes, restaurants, homes and more.
As a queer-owned business, we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, inclusive, space for all.
Come say hi :)
About The Owner
Ampersand is founded by Emerson Boyle in 2012. Hailing from a rural mountain town in Southern California, Emerson has a bachelor’s degree in English Literature, specializing in Irish Theater + Poetry, is a lifelong vegetarian, + spent most of his life prior to Ampersand dedicated to the arts with involvement in choir, dance, + poetry. In his spare time, he loves to spend time with his husband, Brian, and their needy children (two kitties), traveling, sampling well martinis (with a twist), and traversing down long wikipedia rabbit holes.
We Are Hiring!
Position: Retail Floral Designer / Shopkeeper
We’re excited to announce that Ampersand is hiring for a part-time position!
The expectations for this role are equal parts florist and sales representative. A thorough understanding of Ampersand’s many offerings, goods, and services is expected in order to confidently help customers, make recommendations, and ultimately build sales.
The position entails all things flower-shop hustle: designing bouquets, helping walk-in clients, processing and caring for flowers, answering phone calls and emails, invoicing, keeping the shop clean and organized, making deliveries, and representing Ampersand outside of the shop during installations/drop-offs when applicable. This position is highly customer-facing, retail-focused, and delivery-focused, and flexibility is important—everyone needs to understand and be willing to help with all aspects of the day-to-day business.
You must be eager to learn, enjoy creative challenges, be able to go with the flow, comfortably wear many proverbial hats, and be comfortable working both solo shifts as well as multi-staffed events. Ampersand is looking for someone creative, inspiring, genuine, humble, and personable who is excited to explore everything floral and retail.
As a small business, Ampersand relies on every single team member. A dedicated love for flowers and creativity is just as important as being dependable and invested in supporting the continued success and growth of the business. A passion for excellent customer service + hospitality, along with a friendly personality, is also a key part of the job.
This is not an event or wedding designer position and is primarily a retail role. However, Ampersand has an active wedding + event business, so occasional production days are part of the job. This may include processing flowers, prepping and packing orders, cleaning/resetting the production space, loading and unloading vehicles, assisting with installations or breakdowns, and other production support as needed.
This is also a physically intensive job. Regular lifting, carrying buckets and arrangements, loading/unloading vehicles, working on your feet for most of the day, and solo retail shifts should all be expected.
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DETAILS
This is a part-time position, approximately ~2 days per week, with some weekend availability required depending on the season and staffing needs. Scheduling may shift from week to week, and additional days or hours may occasionally be available during busy periods and event production.
A minimum one-year commitment is strongly preferred.
Previous floral experience is highly preferred—especially retail flower shop experience—but is not required. Applicants with previous floral experience should be prepared to share examples of their work and provide references.
Starting positions range in compensation between $20-21.50 per hour based off of experience, with all employees eligible for tips.
A valid driver’s license is preferred, along with being comfortable driving company vehicles and, on occasion, rental vehicles.
Ampersand is looking to fill the position right away, with a start date as soon as possible!
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Please send your resume to hello@ampersandsf.com
We are looking forward to hearing from you!