1 Exhibit 23.4 ADAIR, FULLER, WITCHER & MALCOM, P.A. Certified Public Accountants Michael R. Adair Steven E. Fuller Trade Centre South Terrell W. Witcher 100 West Cypress Creek Road, Suite 1045 William A. Malcolm Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309-2115 Hugh H. Cooper -------- Fax: 954-491-9792 954-491-9790 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS As independent certified public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 17, 1999, except for notes G and H as to which the date is April 30, 1999, with respect to the combined financial statements of The Exotic Gardens, Inc. and Kuhn Flowers, Inc. as of September 30, 1998 and 1997, and for the two years then ended that were incorporated by reference in Registration Statement Number 333-78597 on Form S-3, as amended, and to all references to our Firm included in or made a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Gerald Stevens, Inc. /s/ ADAIR FULLER WITCHER & MALCOLM, P.A. ADAIR FULLER WITCHER & MALCOLM, P.A. August 24, 1999