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Shop ByFlower Delivery to Higgins ACT, Same Day to the Family Home
We deliver flowers anywhere in Higgins, same day. Order before 2pm on a weekday, or 10am on a Saturday, and they arrive today; any later, just pick the date at checkout. Sending to Mum or Dad at The Henry on Fullagar Crescent? Pop the townhouse or apartment number in the notes. Call us and one of our friendly, Australian-based team will place the order with you. Or buy our Beautiful Pastels Bunch below online in a couple of minutes.
“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
Flowers delivered in Higgins last longer when the stems get their hours in water first
Anna, qualified florist | the night before the bunch is made
How long a bunch lasts in Higgins is mostly settled before it's built. Most of Canberra's flowers come down overnight from the Sydney Flower Market at Homebush, in refrigerated trucks at about two to four degrees, and a stem off that truck is cold and thirsty. It wants a fresh cut and a few hours in clean water before it goes into anything. Florists call that conditioning, and the ones I worked with did it the moment the boxes came in, well before the day's orders were made up.
I learned what skipping it costs at Salt in Kingscliff, the morning a bucket of roses I rushed into a job hung their heads by evening. Given their hours in water, roses from the same box open and hold. Once the flowers land in Higgins, the best thing your person can do is recut the stems on an angle and change the water every second day.
Pick Where the Flowers Are Going, and We'll Show You the Notes
Put in the notes
A mobile that answers, plus a neighbour or a shaded spot if nobody's home. Nearly every Higgins address is a house, so that's usually all it takes.
Put in the notes
The townhouse or apartment number and the resident's full name. The Henry on Fullagar Crescent is built on the old Higgins Primary School site, and the street address alone won't find their door.
Put in the notes
The hospital, the ward and the patient's name. Canberra's two big public hospitals, North Canberra Hospital in Bruce and Canberra Hospital in Garran, both have maternity wards, so name the right one.
Put in the notes
The venue, the start time and the full name of the person who died. The Catholic parish church for Higgins is St John the Apostle on Blackham Street, Holt; the Bluegum Chapel at William Cole Funerals is on Nettlefold Street, Belconnen.
The address gets the van to the right street. The notes get the flowers to the right person.
Flowers for Birthdays, New Babies and Funerals
Across all our orders, everywhere we deliver, birthdays come first and sympathy second. In a suburb of young families like this one, new babies are on the list too, and if it's something else worth marking, our celebration flowers cover it.
Birthday Flowers to a House in Higgins or The Henry
The birthday's today, and they're in the family house or, since downsizing, at The Henry. For a house, a mobile in the notes is plenty; for The Henry, add the townhouse or apartment number as well, and that goes for a 60th birthday or a quiet one for Dad (dads get flowers too, and they're secretly pleased).
I learned about numbers the hard way in 2007, carrying a birthday bunch from our Marine Parade shop into Palm Lake Resort on Winders Place, Banora Point, with a name on the docket and no number. Four identical villas and two offers of tea later, the birthday girl opened the last door (she'd watched me the whole way).
For someone who has downsized, an arrangement already sitting in its own vase or foam suits a smaller kitchen. Foam is the flowers' only water, so top it up with a little every second day.
New Baby Flowers Go to the Ward or Straight Home
The baby's here and all you've got is a ward number off a text. Still in hospital? Name the hospital (usually North Canberra Hospital in Bruce or Canberra Hospital in Garran), the ward and the mother's full name, and in our experience ward reception takes the flowers in. Home already? New baby flowers a few days late are still welcome, and the same notes work for get-well flowers. On the card: "Welcome, little one. Sleep when you can."
Anna, on a room with a newborn
Nothing that sheds, nothing heavily perfumed. An Oriental lily's perfume builds as each bud opens, which is lovely in a big lounge room and a lot in a small one with a newborn. Gerberas carry no scent at all.
Name the Service Time When You Order Funeral Flowers
The notice gives a venue, a time and a date, and you can't be there. For St John the Apostle in Holt or the Bluegum Chapel in Belconnen, put the venue, start time and the name of the person who died in the notes, and the funeral director usually receives the flowers before the service. A wreath or sheath suits the service; later in the week, send sympathy flowers to the home. "Thinking of you all. With love" is enough. Flowers are a small thing against what's happened, and people still remember who sent them.
Anna's pick for the service: whites and soft greens, in a flat-backed sheath that needs no vase.
Not Sure What to Send? Leave It to Florist's Choice
Plenty of orders don't fit a heading: a thank-you for the coach after the junior league season at Higgins Oval, or a neighbour who minded the dog. Anna's answer is Florist's Choice. With no script to match, our partner florist near Higgins builds from whatever looks best in the cool room that morning.
Or browse by colour, stem or occasion
Birthday today? Order before 2pm on a weekday and the flowers reach them in Higgins this afternoon.
Shop Birthday FlowersTwo Same-Day Cutoffs and What Goes in the Notes
Same-day cutoffs
2pm weekdays, so our partner florist can build the order and get it out that afternoon.
10am Saturday, because the Saturday run finishes earlier.
No Sunday delivery, except Mother's Day.
Ordering later? Pick a delivery date at checkout.
What the notes need
A mobile that answers. At The Henry, the townhouse or apartment number. In aged care, such as Kangara Waters in Belconnen or RFBI Holt Masonic Village in Holt, the room. In hospital, the ward. For a funeral, the venue and start time.
Who takes it in
At a house, whoever's home, or the neighbour or shaded spot you named. On a ward or in aged care, reception, in our experience. At a funeral, usually the funeral director. Order before the cutoff and it's on today's run.
Nobody Rings to Say Thanks Straight Away
Once you've paid, the order goes to one of our partner florists near Higgins and the confirmation lands in your inbox (have a look in junk if it hasn't turned up). To check the flowers arrived, ring 1300 360 469 or 02 8090 0577 (same team, and the 02 works from overseas too), 7am to 6pm weekdays and from 10am Saturday. Changes go to [email protected].
If your person hasn't rung by the evening the flowers land, that's normal. In my years on the phones (up to early 2011, when Ivy was about to arrive) the worried senders nearly always had a recipient who was fine, just not a phone person.
Andrew, on the numbers in the notes
The notes go to the partner florist word for word, so a townhouse number at The Henry decides which door gets knocked on. Something not right when the flowers arrive? Send us a photo the same day and we'll fix it. When I took the calls, up to 2013, the orders that went astray were nearly always missing a unit or room number. Easy fix. Two seconds in the notes.
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