Cart is empty
Shop ByFlower Delivery to Forrest ACT Today, Home or Cathedral
Order before 2pm on a weekday, or 10am on a Saturday, and the flowers are delivered in Forrest today; later than that, pick any date at checkout. For a funeral at St Christopher's Cathedral, put the start time in the notes. Our Pastel Pink Lilies & Roses Arrangement below comes in its own silver cube, no vase needed, and takes two minutes to buy online. Or call us, and one of our friendly, Australian-based team will help you choose.
“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
Roses delivered in Forrest should arrive half-open, and that is a good sign
Anna, qualified florist | why I bought roses by the sepals
Half-open is the stage I always wanted a rose at. The test sits underneath: once the green sepals have folded back to about ninety degrees, the bud has stored enough sugar to open fully. A bud with its sepals still clamped shut photographs well on day one, then can sit closed for days and drop its head. I learnt that at Salt in Kingscliff, over a bucket of buds that never opened.
Canberra is kind to a rose bought that way. In a room at fifteen to eighteen degrees a good one gives ten days to two weeks; nearer twenty-two, a week to ten days. Keep the vase off the heater.
Flower Delivery Across Forrest, Mugga Way to Manuka
We deliver across Forrest, from the big houses on Mugga Way to the apartments near Manuka. More than one in five residents is over sixty-five (2021 Census), so the first two cards here are milestone birthdays and services. For couples married a long time, there are anniversary flowers too.
Birthday Flowers When You Can't Be at the Table
The birthday is today and you're ordering from another city. On a weekday before 2pm, flowers for a 70th or an 80th go out the same day. For the apartments near Manuka, add the unit number and a mobile, because a building name on its own tends to leave the driver at a locked foyer.
Anna's pick: the Rose, Gerbera & Lilies Bunch, already standing in its own glass vase. It runs on three clocks: the gerberas peak first, the roses open through the week, then the lily buds crack one at a time, so it looks different on day six than it did on day one.
Funeral Flowers for St Christopher's, St Andrew's or Home
Someone has died, and the service is in Forrest, or the family would rather have flowers at the house. For the service, put the church and the start time in the notes. St Christopher's Cathedral is on Franklin Street and St Andrew's is on State Circle, and whichever partner florist takes the order can work the delivery around the funeral director.
In 2008 I carried a white sheath from our Marine Parade shop to St Anthony's on Pearl Street, Kingscliff. The docket said St Anthony's and nothing else. Two minutes' walk. Forty minutes early. I sat on the church steps holding it while three people offered me their condolences. That is what the start time is for. The card can be short: “Thinking of you all today.”
Anna, on church or house
A sheath is built flat-backed, with no foam and no vessel, so it lies on the casket or at the foot of the stand and needs nothing from anyone. For the house, send white already standing in water. A wrapped bunch tends to sit on the bench in its cellophane until somebody finds a vase.
Get Well Flowers to Calvary John James, or Home
Somebody is in Calvary John James on Strickland Crescent, or home again and not going far. For the hospital, give their full name, and the ward if you know it. In our experience flowers go to the ward desk, and ICU doesn't take them. For home, thinking of you flowers do the job. The card: “Glad you're on the mend.”
One Oriental lily fills a shared room, and the scent gets stronger with every bud that opens, so I'd keep anything with lilies in it for the house. Gerberas carry almost none. The 3 Gerberas In A Vase arrive already standing in water, so nobody on the ward has to go looking for a vase.
If It's a Thank You, a New Job or a Long Silence
Plenty of orders aren't birthdays, funerals or hospital stays: the neighbour who collected the mail, a new job in a Barton office, someone you haven't rung since winter. Anna has one for this.
The Gorgeous Whites Bunch. The little green balls in it are green trick dianthus, which have no petals to drop and are still going after the roses finish. White with green reads right for a thank you, a new job or a long silence.
Other ways to browse
Order before the cutoff and it is there this afternoon.
Shop Birthday FlowersTwo Cutoffs and Three Lines for the Notes
Cutoffs
2pm weekdays for same-day, so a florist in or close to Forrest has the afternoon to make the order up and drive it over. 10am Saturdays, as the Saturday run finishes earlier. Later than that, pick any date at checkout. No Sunday delivery, except Mother's Day.
What the notes need
A unit number and a mobile for the apartments near Manuka. For the big houses on Mugga Way, which door, or the side gate. For a service, the church and the start time.
Who receives it
In our experience: at St Christopher's or St Andrew's, the funeral director; at White Lady Funerals, 75 Canberra Avenue, Kingston, the chapel staff; at BaptistCare Carey Gardens in Red Hill, reception, who take the flowers to the room. Order before 2pm on a weekday and it lands this afternoon.
Expect a Quiet Afternoon After the Checkout
Once you've paid, the order goes to one of our partner florists near Forrest, who makes it up and takes it over. To check it has landed, ring 02 8090 0577 or 1300 360 469 (same team), 7am to 6pm weekdays. To change a detail, email [email protected]. If something is wrong, send a photo the same day and we put it right.
Siobhan, on sending to a parent from another city
When I was on the phones, which was 2006 to early 2011, the worried call the next morning was usually a son or daughter interstate who hadn't heard back from Mum, and you could hear they'd been up half the night about it. She was nearly always fine. She'd had the neighbours in to look at the flowers first, or put the kettle on, or both (people do). When a delivery did go wrong, it was almost always a unit number left off. So put it in, and give her a day.
The flowers last a week or two. The card tends to stay on the fridge for months, and nobody pays extra for that part.
ABN: 17 830 858 659
Across Canberra and Next Door to Forrest
Who Wrote This Page
© 2009-2026 Lily's Florist.
Can't decide?Ring us, we pick the flowers with you.
Call Us NowCan't decide?
Give us a call and one of our friendly Australian team will pick the right flowers with you. It takes two minutes.
1300 360 4697am-6pm weekdays. Australians answer the phone.
