Flower Delivery Bardwell Park: Same Day

Andrew, Dave, Michael and the 3rd Hole at Bardwell Valley

My name is Siobhan, I run Lily's Florist with my partner Andrew, and Bardwell Park has a special place in our story. Not because we lived there, but because Andrew grew up in Sydney and played a lot of golf in his younger years. He's told me enough golf stories over the years that I could probably write a book. The Bardwell Valley one always gets a laugh at dinner parties.

* Andrew and I with our daughters Asha (almost 19) and Ivy (15). Most business decisions get made at the dinner table or on the drive to netball.

Andrew used to play at Bardwell Valley Golf Club regularly with his mate Dave. Dave's the same mate from the Bexley Golf Course shank incident if you've read that page. Different course, different disaster. This time they had another school friend along, Michael.

The day in question, it was raining. Properly raining. Wind blowing about 40 kilometres an hour, maybe more. They get to the 3rd hole, which is a par 3, about 145 metres. Not a long hole, but not short either, and into that wind with the rain pelting down, it played much longer than it looked.

Michael pulls out his 5 wood. A safe club, conservative choice given the conditions. Andrew and Dave are watching, thinking fair enough, get one in play, stay dry, move on.

Michael takes his swing. He catches it wrong. Not a fade, not a slice, not even a top really. The ball goes about 30 centimetres forward and disappears straight into the ground. An inch under the mud. The turf swallowed it whole.

Now, this would be embarrassing enough in normal circumstances. But the 3rd hole at Bardwell Valley is where groups bunch up sometimes. There were people waiting behind them. A whole group of golfers standing there, trying not to make eye contact.

Andrew told me he and Dave could barely stand. Tears rolling down their cheeks. The kind of laughter where you cannot breathe. Michael's ball sitting one inch underground, the rain still coming, and a gallery of complete strangers pretending they hadn't just witnessed the worst golf shot in history.

* Our original shop at 1/98 Marine Parade, Kingscliff. This is where it all started in 2006, before we went fully online with flowers in 2009.

Michael had to take a drop. Obviously.

Every time Bardwell Park comes up, Andrew grins. That memory is burned in there forever, right alongside Dave's fence shank at Bexley.

How Flower Delivery to Bardwell Park Works

Bardwell Park sits in Sydney's inner southwest, between Arncliffe and Bexley, close to the train station and with good access from the M5. It's an older established suburb with a mix of houses, units, and some newer developments closer to the main roads.

Our partner florists in the St George area handle Bardwell Park deliveries. When you order, your flowers go to whichever partner florist is closest to your recipient and has the right stock available that day. They create the arrangement fresh, that morning, and deliver it personally. Your flowers never sit in a warehouse overnight. They never go through Australia Post.

* How it works. You order with us, we route it to a partner florist, they make your flowers fresh that morning and deliver them the same day.

Same day delivery if you order before 2pm weekdays or 10am Saturdays. Business addresses typically by 5pm, residential addresses by 6pm. We charge $16.95 for delivery which is actually subsidised on our end as actual delivery costs are often higher, especially in Sydney where traffic and parking are a constant headache for drivers.

If your recipient lives in an apartment or unit complex, make sure they're home or have left instructions for where to leave the delivery. A safe spot out of the sun and out of street view is what we ask for. Our driver will text or call if they cannot access the building.

What Anna Recommends for Bardwell Park Deliveries

I asked Anna for her thoughts on what works well for deliveries to suburbs like Bardwell Park. She's been with us over 15 years now, worked as a florist before she started handling our books, and I lean on her whenever I need technical flower advice.

Birthday Flowers That Last

Anna (Qualified Florist, 15+ years) says birthday orders to inner Sydney suburbs tend to favour bunches over arrangements. "People receiving flowers at home often have their own vases," she told me. "They like the flexibility of arranging them themselves, trimming the stems to fit their favourite vessel. For birthdays specifically, I recommend our mixed bunches with gerberas and roses because both hold up well in transit and have good vase life. Gerberas need their stems supported during transport or the heads droop, which is why our partner florists use internal wiring. A warehouse operation skips that step and you end up with sad looking flowers within hours."

She also mentioned that for recipients in units or apartments, which Bardwell Park has plenty of, bunches are easier to receive at the door. An arrangement in a vase is heavier and more awkward if you're trying to juggle keys and bags.

Sympathy Flowers for St George Families

Bardwell Park and the surrounding suburbs have a lot of older residents, established families who have been there for decades. We get a fair number of sympathy orders to this area, and Anna  has specific advice for those. "White flowers are traditional for sympathy, but I always suggest including some soft greens or creams to add warmth without being too bold. Pure white can feel stark, especially in someone's home. If the family has mentioned a favourite colour or flower of the person who passed, that's always a nice touch. Our florists can accommodate requests like that if you call us directly on 1300 360 469 and explain what you're after. We'll pass the details through to the partner florist."

She also noted that for sympathy deliveries, presentation matters even more than usual. "These flowers are arriving at a difficult time. The recipient might be grieving, might have visitors, might be exhausted. A beautifully presented arrangement with the card handwritten, not printed, shows that someone cared enough to do it properly. That's what we aim for."

Native Flowers for a Longer Display

For gifts that need to last, Anna pointed me towards our native arrangements. "Banksias, waratahs, leucadendrons, they all have a longer vase life than imported blooms. Natives can sit on a kitchen bench for two weeks or more if the water is changed regularly. For someone in an inner Sydney suburb who works full time and might not get home until late, natives are forgiving. They don't wilt at the first sign of neglect like roses can. I think people underestimate how good natives look in a home setting too. They're not just for outdoorsy types or people living in the bush. A big banksia in a clear vase looks stunning in a modern apartment."

Why Bardwell Park Orders Matter to Us

Bardwell Park isn't one of our highest volume suburbs. Sydney's inner southwest accounts for a small percentage of our total orders. But every order matters. When someone in Bardwell Park chooses Lily's Florist over whoever else showed up in their Google search, that trust means something.

Our Australian call centre team in Armidale NSW handles every enquiry personally. We're contactable six days a week by phone on 1300 360 469, by email, or by live chat. If something goes wrong with your order, and in flowers sometimes things do go wrong, we fix it. That's why Feefo awarded us Trusted Service badges in 2024 and 2025, based on over 23,000 verified customer reviews.

We're a Mum and Dad business. Andrew and me, Siobhan, with our two kids who are now 15 and almost 19. Most of our business decisions get made at the dinner table or on the drive to netball training. No boardrooms, no marketing teams, no overseas call centres.

When Andrew tells the Bardwell Valley golf story at dinner parties, Michael's ball going underground, the rain, the audience of strangers, he always ends up laughing so hard he can barely finish. That suburb will always mean something to us because of that memory. Now we send flowers there, which feels like a nice way to give something back.

What Our Customers Say

* Our Feefo Trusted Service Award for 2024 and 2025, based on over 23,000 verified customer reviews. We cannot edit or delete reviews.

We don't write our own reviews. Every review you see below comes from Feefo, a Google endorsed third party that only collects feedback from verified customers who have actually purchased flowers. We have no control over what people say, which is exactly how it should be.

"I ordered flowers from Melbourne so took pot luck that all would go well. I was thrilled to find that from my initial phone call right through until delivery your service and professionalism was exceptional. I will certainly be using your company as my go to florist for future orders."

That kind of feedback keeps us going. Ordering flowers sight unseen requires trust, and we take that seriously.

"Very quick and easy checkout. Quick delivery, hand written card was nice."

Anna made a point about handwritten cards for sympathy orders earlier, and this customer noticed. Small details add up.

Ready to Send Flowers to Bardwell Park?

Order online any time at lilysflorist.com.au or call us on 1300 360 469. Same day delivery when you order before 2pm weekdays or 10am Saturdays. Delivery is $16.95 across Sydney, including Bardwell Park, Arncliffe, Bexley North, and surrounding suburbs.

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Author

Siobhan | Co-founder, Lily's Florist | Australian flower delivery since 2006

I run Lily's Florist with my partner Andrew. We bought a tiny florist shop in Kingscliff NSW in 2006 with zero experience and a baby on the way. That shop became the foundation for what is now a network of over 800 partner florists across Australia. We're still based in Northern NSW, still making business decisions at on the way to school concerts and netball, still answering to our two daughters Asha and Ivy who have grown up surrounded by flower talk their entire lives.