The dream began with my great-grandfather, Don Saville, who opened Saville Flowers in 1942 with the ambition of bringing beautiful flowers to the people of Evanston. Eighty years later, in these same four walls, I’m so proud to be pursuing the same sentiment and to be carrying our legacy into its fourth generation of family ownership.

Growing up in our sweet, sunny shop, my mother instilled in me the passions that have garnered our store’s success for all these years: close and honest customer relations, community involvement, and the utmost appreciation for the natural beauty of flowers. Working by her side, flowers became an inherent part of my identity and self expression. It has been my greatest achievement to honor, reimagine, and build upon the reputation my family created in the greater Chicagoland area. 

Flowers are so incredible for their delightful fragrance, delicate structure, fleeting beauty, and connection to season and place. In our hectic and overworked lives, I love inspiring moments of beauty, grace, and reflection by drawing attention to the inherent nature of a flower. That is my meaning and my purpose.

-XO Mark