After walking past countless plastic bags of fish on Goldfish street, we finally reached Flower Market Street.

I like to think I have green fingers, so the thought of walking through a jungle of plants, flowers and horticulture accessories excites me. It’s the same sort of excitement I get when I’m at a stationery or kitchen store… such a geek moment.

Flower Market Street is lined with endless rows of flower shops touting all kinds of flowers and potted plants. Each store overflowing with buckets of peonies, poinsettias, chrysanthemums and carnations spilling out onto the sidewalk.

Storeowners are regularly fined for putting their plants on the sidewalk, but will risk it in hopes to lure you to their colourful display of nature at its best. We had to meander through the already narrow sidewalks and our best to stay out of the way of women scrambling to pick the best blooms in the bucket. My only purchase from there were a few pink peonies for Auntie Mieke. Hope she liked it!

Did you know, that peonies are one of my favourite flowers?

Flower Market Road (花墟道)
Opening hours: Daily 7 AM-7:30 PM
Directions:
- MTR Prince Edward Station Exit B1 and walk east along Prince Edward Road West.
- MTR Mong Kok East Station Exit C. Walk to Sai Yee Street via footbridge and follow the signs.