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Shop ByFlower Delivery Ainslie ACT, Same Day to Home or Care
Flowers can be delivered across Ainslie today, to a home or an aged care room. Order before 2pm on a weekday or 10am on Saturday, or pick a later date at checkout. For a resident at Goodwin House on Bonney Street, write their full name and, if you have it, the wing or room. Our same-day flowers start at $42.95, just below. Or call us, and one of our friendly, Australian-based team will help you pick something your person will love.
“From start to finish easy to deal with... the flowers were delivered exactly 60 minutes after I placed the order” Mark
“I live in WA and required a Vic flower delivery for a birthday. Panic. They lived up to their promise of same day delivery” Julie
“I made my order at 1.50pm on a Wednesday... my daughter received the flowers that afternoon” Maria
“I ordered late and the flowers were delivered same day... I received a photo from the recipient and they were beautiful” Bee
“I am in Canada... I ordered during NSW night time, my day time. Delivered same day. Still looked fresh after a week” Chris
“I tried ordering from the UK... had no joy at all with another florist. Lily’s came through like champs” John
“I live in England and wanted to send flowers to my daughter... she was over the moon with them” Cheryl
“My go to for interstate floral gift shopping... not a single issue in over 10 years” Marcia
“Always fresh, beautifully arranged and delivered on time. They even write my silly messages on the card” Kelly
“They know the stress of ordering flowers for interstate people when you don’t have the details or times right. They get it” Britta
“A bouquet sent to a friend two days away from a family funeral I could not attend. Thank you for being there when I could not” Julie
“Really grateful for the flowers they put together for my friend’s funeral... easy to pick during a stressful time” Viv
“The flowers I ordered were out of season. Lily’s sent me an email to advise me of this and let me choose again” Dee
“They weren’t home at delivery, so they were very appreciative to get a call letting them know where the flowers would be left” Sara
“Beautiful bouquet that looked exactly like the photo on the website. Perfect gift to send to a patient in hospital” Heeni
“Our very ill friend received her flowers the morning after I ordered them after hours, even though we didn’t know which ward” Geoff
“She especially mentioned the bright pink gerbera in the centre. Perfect size for the shelf at the hospital” Janice
“They made an effort to deliver on the day of my sister’s birthday rather than the day after. The teddy was my hug for her” Liz
“I’ve ordered from several florists in the area over past years and Lily’s has been the best” Kate
“I typed a message for a card in German. The card was handwritten with the words I typed in German. Mum was so happy” Stig
“My mother cried all day. A photo would not do justice, she informed me. Very happy with the outcome” Helen
“Promptly sent to celebrate the birth of my friends’ new baby... a florist I can rely upon” Kathryn
“Ordered for my aunt and uncle’s 60th wedding anniversary. My aunt sent me photos, they were absolutely stunning” Karyn
“They were beautiful, even better than the photo we chose them from. The flowers were so fresh and vibrant” Tina
“Still in great condition, which is fabulous given they were delivered 8 days ago. Still holding shape, and have not wilted” Peter
“It is now 9 days later and the rose is still beautiful and has not lost a single petal” Edel
“Recipient said flowers were beautiful and still very good 10 days later. Delivery person was very polite” Denise
“I do not like to order online so will only do phone orders. I spoke to Louisa, who was friendly and helpful” Toni
“The staff member was so helpful to me over the phone, I think her name was April. My sister was overjoyed” Thalia
“You didn’t have the flowers I selected, so you contacted me to advise. The replacement was loved by the recipient” David
“I was very impressed that you communicated about the different flowers being changed. They arrived on time” Serena
“I was concerned the gift would not reach its destination, being rural. It arrived within the promised time” Robby
“Great care shown to ensure they were delivered to the correct student in a large UQ College” Nicole
“A special thankyou to the delivery man for ringing my daughter to let her know he had put the flowers in the shade” Suzette
Lilies for Ainslie: why a cool room makes them last
Anna, qualified florist | what a cool room does for a lily
A cool room is about the best thing that can happen to a lily. At fifteen to eighteen degrees an Oriental lily goes twelve days to three weeks, against eight days to a fortnight in a warm lounge, because the cool slows the buds and they open one at a time. If the house is one of the older cottages around Corroboree Park or Wakefield Gardens and the front room stays cool into spring, that's the spot for the lilies.
Pinch the orange anthers off as each bloom opens, while the pollen is still damp. Once it dries it bonds to a shirt, and only sticky tape lifts it. And keep the vase off the sunny sill, because warm water in the sun opens every bud at once.
Ainslie Deliveries: Birthdays, Funerals, New Babies and the Rest
Every street in Ainslie is a same-day address. Like everywhere we deliver, birthdays come first and sympathy second, new babies arrive all year, and with one in five residents past sixty-five, plenty of thinking of you flowers come here too.
A Birthday at the House, or at Goodwin House
It's Mum's 70th and you're in Melbourne, or Dad has turned ninety at Goodwin House. At a house, if nobody answers, the notes can name the side porch or a neighbour. At Goodwin, add his name and room number; in our experience reception takes the flowers in and staff carry them through.
A 70th at the house can take a big hand-tied bunch. For a 90th in a room at Goodwin, go boxed: the box is the vase, so nobody goes hunting for scissors and a jug.
Give Us the Church or Chapel, and the Service Time
Someone has died, and the service is at All Saints or in the chapel at Norwood Park in Mitchell. Flowers for the service go to the church or the funeral director, flowers for the family to the house, a few days later if you like. Put the venue and start time in the notes. I learned why in 2007, walking a white sheath through the front doors of St Anthony's in Kingscliff mid-eulogy. Every head turned. Long aisle.
Flowers don't fix any of it, and the family still reads every card. "With love to all of you" will do on the card.
Anna's call: a sheath or a wreath has no vase to knock over, and whites hold beautifully in a cold stone church.
New Baby: The Ward or the House?
There's a new baby and you won't meet them for weeks. Still in hospital? Name it in the notes, the Centenary Hospital in Garran or North Canberra Hospital in Bruce, with the mother's full name. If the baby is in special care, address the flowers to the mother on her ward, or wait until they're home; in our experience neonatal units don't take flowers. Once mother and baby are home, a day or two after is fine. On the card: "Welcome, little one."
Anna, on what a new-baby room can take
Nothing that sheds pollen or fills the room with scent, and nothing that needs tending at three in the morning. Roses and gerberas are good company in there.
If You Can't Pick, Anna Picks Natives
Plenty of orders don't come with an obvious choice: the neighbour who fed the cat, a thank-you, someone you think about more often than you ring. Anna has a view on this.
Send the Australian Natives Bunch. The woody stems in it drink hard, so keep the vase topped up. In a cool Canberra room they go a fortnight or more, and leucadendron, when the bunch has some, dries on a shelf for months.
Or browse by occasion and colour
In before 2pm on a weekday and it's on its way across Ainslie today.
Birthday flowers for todayTwo Cutoffs, and What to Put in the Notes
When to order
2pm weekdays for same-day, so there is time to make it up and get it out.
10am Saturday, as Saturday runs finish early.
No Sunday delivery, except Mother's Day.
After the cutoff, pick any date at checkout.
What the notes need
Bonney Street carries two addresses that need an extra line: All Saints on the Cowper Street corner and Goodwin House at number 35. Say which one, then add the service time or the room number. For a house, the recipient's phone number.
Who takes it in
In our experience: at Goodwin House, reception; at Norwood Park or William Cole Funerals in Belconnen, the funeral director's staff, before the service; at a house, whoever answers. Before 2pm on a weekday, it's in Ainslie today.
After You Order, Here Is What Happens
An order number lands in your inbox straight away, and a florist in or close to Ainslie makes it up on the day. To change anything, email [email protected], or ring the team on 1300 360 469, 7am to 6pm weekdays. If the flowers aren't right when they arrive, ring that day and the team will ask for a photo.
Siobhan, on the Canberra calls that kept ringing in Kingscliff
In 2007 and 2008 the shop phone on Marine Parade kept ringing for Canberra, thanks to the previous owner's Yellow Pages ad, and we couldn't deliver a single one of those orders. We kept a tally by the register, some days beside takings of less than twenty-five dollars (mostly soap), and Canberra made the top ten. It annoyed us no end at the time, and it's a big part of why Canberra was on our list when we went looking for partner florists. Later on, when something did go wrong, it was nearly always one missing line in the notes (a room number, a service time), which still bugs me. And if Mum hasn't rung to say thanks, that's normal. At ninety, or in the week of a funeral, people don't reach for the phone. Give it a day.
The card usually outlives the flowers. Write it as if it will.
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