Tom and Ron close flower shop after 42 years: 'We were like a little village in the city'

Ron Bouma and Tom Brands are closing their flower shop in Haarlem after 42 years of operation in the Kleverpark neighborhood. The business, Tom en Ron Bloemen en planten, became a community staple by providing flowers for generations of local families' major life events. The owners described the shop's atmosphere as having been like a small village within the city.



