Kendall & Tony Rife
Both Kendall and Tony worked at The Virginia Florist during high school and college, Kendall in the retail and floral departments and Tony in the delivery department while the store was under the Greens' ownership. That is when Kendall's love for flowers and design blossomed! Kendall earned a B.S. and M.S. in accounting from George Mason University, became a CPA, and started working in public accounting. Kendall never stopped missing working at The Virginia Florist, and dreamed of being able to do that type of work again someday. Tony began training in line work and is now a Lineman. Both Kendall and Tony are native Alexandrians, and have planted their roots in the neighborhood with their two sons and two french bulldogs. Kendall and Tony took over ownership in 2025 and it is a true full circle moment for the Rifes - they are thrilled to be on this journey and to be continuing the legacy of The Virginia Florist!
About The Virginia Florist
The Virginia Florist is one of the oldest and largest full-service floral-design businesses in the nation. Owned and operated since 1957 by just three families (the Olsons, the Greens, and the Rifes), the Virginia Florist is still in its original location midway between Alexandria and Mount Vernon on the Virginia side of the Potomac River.Ranked by Teleflora in the top two percent of all florists nationwide, the Virginia Florist is widely recognized as one of the region's busiest, serving not only the entire Washington DC area but also the nation and the world through our wire-service relationships. We're proud to include George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Kennedy Center, the Watergate and many of Washington's largest law firms, corporations and lobbyists among our regular weekly and special-events clients.
Our design team includes several of the most talented floral designers in Washington.
The Virginia Florist is famed for its carefully curated selection of gifts and home goods as well as for its floral design. We embrace fresh-cut flowers and gourmet/fruit baskets as well as Washington's most unusual selection of high-end gifts for him and her, including exotic fragrances, fine art and antique maps and prints.
Where we deliver
The Virginia Florist proudly serves Alexandria, Georgetown, Mount Vernon, and Washington.
The Virginia Florist also delivers to the following cities: Accokeek, Andrews Air Force Base, Annandale, Arlington, Bethesda, Bladensburg, Brentwood, Bryans Road, Burke, Capitol Heights, Catharpin, Chantilly, Cheltenham, Chevy Chase, Clinton, District Heights, Dulles, Dunn Loring, FBI, FDIC, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Falls Church, Fort Belvoir, Fort Myer, Fort Washington, Glen Echo, Hyattsville, Indian Head, Lorton, Marbury, Mc Lean, Merrifield, Mount Rainier, Naval Anacost Annex, Newington, Occoquan, Oxon Hill, PRS, Pomfret, Springfield, Suitland, Takoma Park, Temple Hills, Vienna, Waldorf, Washington Navy Yard, West Mclean, White Plains
