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Shop ByEpping VIC Flower Delivery, Same Day to the Ward or Home
Epping can have flowers today when you order before 2pm on a weekday or 10am on a Saturday; for any other day, pick it at checkout. The Northern Hospital on Cooper Street has a maternity unit, so for a new mum give her full name and the ward. Our Pastel Pink Lilies & Roses Arrangement below is the pink one for a new baby. Pay online, or call us and we'll help with the card for the new arrival.
“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 arrive in bud, and that is the point
Anna, qualified florist | on why the lilies come closed
The lilies in a photo are wide open, and the ones that arrive are mostly closed buds with a hint of colour at the tip. That is on purpose. A lily opens one bud after another over several days, and a stem cut with its flowers already open has spent its best days in a bucket. I used to pick stems with one bud just showing colour and the rest still green. In a room at twenty-odd degrees, Oriental lilies give about one to two weeks, because each bud takes its turn.
Warmth hurries them along, so in a heated room or a warm ward the buds can open faster, while a cool lounge holds them back. Pinch the orange anthers off each flower as it opens. Dry lily pollen stains fabric for good, and a baby's wrap is the last place you want it.
What to Put on the Card, Four Ways
Pick the occasion
Two short lines for each, ready to copy into the card message.
Welcome, little one. We can't wait to meet you.
Well done, both of you. Sleep when the baby sleeps.
Eighty, Dad. Still the one we ring for advice.
Happy birthday from all of us, near and far.
Thinking of you all, with love.
So sorry. We're here when you need us.
Thank you for a big year. We noticed.
From all of Year 9, with thanks.
Card sorted? Choose celebration flowers
Fewer than half of Epping residents speak only English at home, so short, plain lines like these read well whoever opens the card.
Cooper Street Babies, McDonalds Road Birthdays and a Funeral
More than eight Epping homes in ten were separate houses at the 2021 census, so for most addresses a mobile and a shady spot do the work; the hospital on Cooper Street and the homes on McDonalds Road need more. The median age was 35, which makes our 30th birthday flowers a natural first look.
A New Baby at the Northern on Cooper Street
Your sister has had the baby at the Northern, and you are three states away.
The Northern Hospital at 185 Cooper Street has the maternity unit; Northern Specialist Care at Epping Private is further along at 230 Cooper Street, so write the hospital's name as well as the street. Her full name and the ward do the rest, and if she has gone home by the time you order, send to the house. Our new baby flowers and pink flowers both suit, with “Welcome, little one. We can't wait to meet you.”
Anna, on a maternity room
Some maternity wards turn lilies away, so if the arrangement has lilies, the house is the safer address. Roses and lisianthus suit the ward.
Two Homes Side by Side on McDonalds Road
Your dad turns eighty in one of the homes on McDonalds Road, and you have the street but not the number.
Epping Meadows is at 202 and the Grace of Mary Greek Cypriot hostel is next door at 190 to 200, so the home's name matters more than the number; add his full name and room. Arcare Civic Manor on Civic Drive and Aeralife Northpoint on Willandra Drive are Epping's other two homes. Our 80th birthday flowers and birthday flowers for him are made for this.
Anna's pick: deep colours and plenty of green foliage, unless you know he's a pastels man.
White Lady on Cooper Street, Then O’Herns Road
The service is at White Lady on Cooper Street, with the burial after at Epping Cemetery.
Send to the chapel rather than the cemetery, with the service time and the family name. If the family is Muslim, ask before sending anything: in many Muslim families flowers are not part of the funeral, nothing goes to the mosque, and a simple white arrangement at the house afterwards is right only if the family says so. Our funeral flowers and sympathy flowers for the home cover both, with “Thinking of you all, with love.”
White roses in their own container go from chapel to graveside without anyone needing a vase.
Missed the Day? Send Lilies in Bud
You missed the birthday by a week, and saying nothing feels worse than sending something late.
Anna's pick: our lilies. Sent in bud, they open over the following week, which is about the right length of apology for a late present.
More ideas for Epping
For a birthday at an Epping house, a bunch is the easy start.
Flower BunchesTiming and Notes Across Epping
When to order
Before 2pm on weekdays: made that morning, out in the afternoon.
Before 10am on Saturdays, as Saturday runs finish earlier.
No Sunday delivery, except Mother's Day.
What to write
The Northern or Epping Private: the hospital's name, the ward and her full name. Epping Meadows, Grace of Mary, Arcare Civic Manor or Aeralife Northpoint: the home's name, then full name and room. White Lady: service time and family name. A house: a mobile, and somewhere shaded if nobody's in.
Who takes it in
The ward or the front desk at the hospitals and homes, the funeral staff at White Lady, and at a house the person named on the order. Weekday orders in before 2pm leave the same afternoon.
From the Florist to the Ward
The order goes to a partner florist close to Epping, who builds it that day. If a stem pictured isn't available that morning, the florist puts in one of the same colour and keeps the size.
If it isn't right, a photo the day it arrives lets us sort it. Call 1300 360 469 from 7am to 6pm weekdays or from 10am Saturdays; changes go to [email protected].
Siobhan, on flowers for a dad
Plenty of people apologised for sending flowers to a man, back in the shop, as if it needed explaining (it never did). Men in care often get fewer flowers than the women down the corridor, from what I saw, and they notice, even the ones who say it's all a fuss. Now and then a delivery waits at the front desk for an hour on a busy morning before it reaches the room, and it's still the brightest thing in the place when it gets there.
Flowers are a small way to mark eighty years. Small is often all a man of eighty will let you get away with.
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