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BY SARAH HERNANDEZ
Saint Montogren’s sells plants, owers and crystals.
Holmgren said the beauty industry led him to style oral arrangements. He nds the two art mediums similar.
PHOTOS BY SARAH HERNANDEZCOMMUNITY IMPACT
Saint Montogren’s orist plants community roots When Rew Holmgren was searching for a place to open his ower shop, Saint Montogren’s, he said Buda stood out for how it supported small businesses.
Development Corporation’s Small Business Incentive program. What they oer Saint Montogren’s partners with local farms including Cassiopeia Farm in southeast Austin to make arrangements for other local partners like Anthropologie’s bridal shop at Barton Creek Square. Holmgren said he and his designers are always learning and trying new things in the shop. “We have so many people in this community that seem to love me and my designers and the stu that we create, and they continue to come back for more, and I’m just so thankful for that,” he said.
Rew Holmgren opened Saint Montogren’s in 2021.
Four years after launching the business out of his garage and as a mobile ower shop in a 12-passenger bus, he’s been able to move the shop into its own space on Main Street. The inspiration His rst gig was servicing the ower vending machine in baggage claim at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. In 2023, the shop opened its rst physical space inside Zoi Market. Saint Montogren’s moved to Buda Mill & Grain Co. in January with the help of Buda Economic
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306 S. Main St., Ste. 106, Buda www.saintmontogren.com
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