Back in 2008, sitting in our Kingscliff shop with a crying baby in the back room, we got a call from someone wanting to send flowers to Bridges, Queensland, who was from our area. I remember looking at Andrew and mouthing "where?" while frantically googling it on our ancient computer. Bridges, population barely 100, northwest of Toowoomba. We had to say those awful words again: "sorry, we can't deliver there."
That phone call, and hundreds like it over the 3 years we had our flower shop, changed everything. See, when you run a tiny flower shop in a beach town, you quickly learn that love doesn't care about postcodes. Grandkids in Brisbane want to send birthday flowers to their nan in Bridges. City families need to send condolences to rural communities. These weren't just flower orders we were turning away, they were connections we couldn't make happen.
After we went fully online in 2009, Bridges and the Greater Sunshine Coast became part of our mission. Not because it would make us rich (spoiler: rural deliveries rarely do), but because those early "no's" still bothered us. Finding florists who could service places like Bridges meant thinking differently. We partnered with florists in Dalby and Toowoomba who already understood rural runs, who knew that delivering to Bridges might mean a 90 minute round trip on unsealed roads.
Our Lily & Rose Arrangement ($118.95) has earned 63 reviews over the years, many from customers sending to rural Queensland. Why this one? Because roses and lilies are sturdy travelers. They handle the journey to places like Bridges without looking worse for wear. Our Dalby florist mentioned once that she loves delivering this arrangement because "it still looks fresh after bouncing down those back roads."
We partnered with Feefo in 2019 because fake reviews were everywhere online. With Feefo, only actual customers who've bought flowers can review us. No mates, no made up stories, just genuine feedback. That 2024 Service Award we earned? It came from delivering to places exactly like Bridges, getting it right even when it's hard.
For Bridges specifically, I always suggest our Blush Pinks Arrangement With Chocolates ($106.95, with 72 honest reviews). The chocolates mean something extra when you're sending from far away, and pink flowers photograph beautifully for those "thank you" messages you'll get back.
Call us you want to chat about your Bridges delivery. We're still that family business, still making decisions over dinner, still determined to get flowers everywhere they need to go.