About Us

Remarkable Rose Floral & Gifts opened in the autumn of 2005 in the old Brimhall Brothers Drug Store Building, 122 West Main Street, in the middle of State Center’s “Remarkable Row” of Historic Buildings. It’s the perfect spot from which to service the entire State Center,  West Marshall and Central Iowa areas, and beyond.

Remarkable Rose has become a destination spot for residents and visitors alike.  We offer a wide variety of gifts and services.  Gift lines include Wood Wick and Root Candles, a selection of Iowa Wines, chocolates, paper products and cards, jewelry, decorative home accessories and much more. We provide a
comfortable setting for wedding and funeral consultations.  Tuxedo rental and sales are available for weddings, quinceaneras and proms.  We offer quality dry cleaning drop off and pick up service through Mayfair Cleaners of Ames.  And we’re the only source of West Marshall School Clothing Products outside of the school.

Hot gourmet coffee and homemade rolls and muffins are available Monday through Friday beginning at 7 a.m.  and Saturday at 9 a.m. in our coffee shop area.  Stop in and read the paper over a piping hot cup of coffee or an Italian Soda, or iced tea or lemonade during the summer months.  Bring in your laptop and answer your e-mails or work on that school project, our coffee shop offers high speed Wi-Fi internet service, free of charge.

Of course with a name like Remarkable Rose Floral & Gifts, fresh flowers and green and blooming plants are our main business.  We receive fresh cut flowers daily from our suppliers and green plants weekly.  Our Floral Designer Chelly can create any type of arrangement that you may need, from table top to funeral pieces.  We specialize in wedding work and we can make up corsages or boutonnières while you wait.   We’re available to wire out flowers, or to receive orders, from anywhere in the  world  through our wire service.  We personally deliver flowers to the entire State Center/West Marshall area and to Ames/Nevada and Marshalltown.

Owners Julie Riley and Jeff Merrill were both born in the State Center Area and both attended West Marshall Community Schools from K-12.  Julie has many years of experience in the restaurant and customer service area and Jeff has over 25 years of high end retail and display experience from his many years in Beacon Hill, Boston.  As part of the responsibility of owning a local neighborhood business Jeff and Julie both believe it is important to take an active roll in the well-being and livelihood  of the community.  They both look foreword to continuing to play an integral roll in the State Center and greater West Marshall Community.