Alicia Hancock, the recent owner of Coco’s Flowers located at 1520 Bluff St., Delta, CO, has been planning to open her flower shop for over a year, and now her dreams are finally coming together. The building, which she renovated, is a former motorcycle shop. 

She and her team of supporters renovated the entire building, learned to ferment flowers, and figured out where to get the flowers. Hancock said that her biggest challenge when starting her business was “Gaining the knowledge and understanding of the floral industry. I come from an accounting background, so I had to do a lot of education on this industry,”  Hancock said. Hancock has big ambitions for her business; she has plans to eventually expand her business to include event planning. She wants her shop to be a one-stop shop for weddings, birthdays, proms, anniversaries, or whatever the event may be. 

Hancock is anticipating both the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day and the Winter formal to be her busiest weeks. She is promoting her business online with posts about making corsages and boutonnieres for students going to the dance. 

As we get closer to Valentine’s Day, she is offering a pre-order discount through February 2 for the holiday. 

Hancock said that even though the process to get started was difficult and time-consuming, she never thought of giving up or even considered it. She knew that this was what was meant to happen. “ I never thought about giving up. I knew this is what I wanted to do, and I felt it in my heart that it was the right thing,” Hancock said.  

Coco’s Flowers uses locally grown flowers in season for their arrangements that are perfect for any event, holiday, gift, or special occasion. Coco’s Flowers was created by two Colorado native families who both love and appreciate the concept of creativity and community. Alicia and Cody Hancock, joined by Francisco and Cynthia Lopez, have been working together to give Delta Coco’s Flowers.  

Hancock is going to have a grand opening party on Saturday, March 7. Hancock has made multiple Instagram posts about her business and what she is offering to the community. She has also introduced her local grower, Judy Hayes, who also paints watercolor florals. Hayes’ artwork is also featured in the flower shop.