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Shop BySame Day Flower Delivery to Lambton NSW
Same-day flower delivery covers all of Lambton: order before 2pm on a weekday, or 10am Saturday, and the flowers arrive at the house or the office this afternoon. Later than that, pick another day at checkout. For a funeral, order the day before a morning service and name the street, because Lambton has two St John's: Dickson Street (Catholic) and Morehead Street (Anglican). Choose the Australian Natives Bunch, our bestseller since 2013, from the range below, or call us and one of our friendly, Australian-based team will order it with you.
“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
Which flowers hold up in a busy Lambton family house
Anna, qualified florist | on bananas, lily buds and the stems that don't mind
Ripening fruit gives off ethylene, and flowers read it as the signal to finish. Bananas on the bench are enough: in the same room, carnations curl at the edges and lilies drop their youngest buds, so a bunch built to keep opening for a week stops halfway. I first saw it at Salt in Kingscliff, a bucket of carnations parked beside the staff fruit, curled shut by morning.
Lambton is mostly houses, and in a family house the flowers often end up on the kitchen bench. Gerberas, chrysanthemums and the woody natives, protea and leucadendron, couldn't care less about ethylene, so a gerbera-led bunch or a natives bunch is the safe bet there. Lilies do beautifully on a dining table in another room. Different room, problem solved.
Lambton Birthday, Get Well and Funeral Flowers
Birthdays come first across our network, and sympathy second. Get well matters here too, with John Hunter Hospital next door at New Lambton Heights. Our native flowers suit all three.
Birthday Flowers When Nobody's Home Until School Pick-Up
The birthday is today, you're not there, and they might not be home until after school pick-up anyway. For the house, put their mobile and a shady spot in the notes (the side out of the afternoon sun, if you know it); for work, the business name. From what our florists tell us, the driver rings that mobile if nobody comes to the door. Any of our birthday flowers, or the birthday flowers for a friend, can go out today if you order before the cutoff.
Anna's pick: the Gerbera Bunch + Teddy + Birthday Balloon. Gerberas don't mind the fruit bowl, so this one can live in the kitchen. The stems are hollow, though, and cloudy water folds them at the neck. Fresh water every couple of days.
Get Well Flowers: Ask If They're Still in Hospital First
You've heard about the operation second-hand and don't know if they're still on the ward. Ask the family first (a quick text to whoever told you usually does it). On the ward? The notes need John Hunter Hospital, their full name and the ward; in our experience the staff take flowers through from the ward desk. Home already? Send to the house, and "Rest up and let them fuss" is enough for the card. See get well flowers or hospital flowers.
For the ward, go for the Blissful Botanics Arrangement: it's built in wet foam inside its own container, so nobody hunts for a vase. Foam water goes stale, though. Half a cup poured straight into the foam every second day keeps the stems drinking.
For Funeral Flowers, Say Which St John's
You've got the funeral notice, a venue and a time, and that's about it. Lambton has Dailey Family Funerals on Elder Street and two churches called St John's, Catholic on Dickson Street and Anglican on Morehead Street, so put the venue, street and start time in the notes. I learned why in 2007, when Andrew drove a sheath to St Joseph's Village in Tweed Heads South for a funeral that was at St Joseph's church on Wharf Street. He got there in time, just, and still blames the signage (I've seen the signage). For a morning service, order the day before.
Choosing funeral flowers at a desk feels wrong, and it's where most of us end up doing it. "Thinking of you all" says it on the card. Funeral flowers go to the service; sympathy flowers for the home suit anything going to the family's house.
Anna, on sheaths
A sheath is made to lie flat, so the White Lily & Rose Sheath rests on the casket with no stand to knock over.
If It Doesn't Fit a Heading, Leave It to the Florist
A new job, a finished exam, the neighbour who fed the cat for a fortnight. Lots of good reasons to send flowers don't come with a category, and Anna has a view on these.
A Florist's Choice Bunch has no theme to match, so the florist builds it from whichever stems are looking best on the day. No brief is the best brief a florist gets. Some of my favourite bunches came out of exactly that.
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Birthday today? Order before 2pm on a weekday and it's a same-day delivery.
Best-Selling Birthday FlowersSame-Day Cutoffs, and the Notes That Get Flowers There
Same-day cutoffs
2pm weekdays, because our partner florists need the rest of the day to make up and deliver.
10am Saturday, for their shorter day.
No Sunday delivery, except Mother's Day.
Ordering after that? Pick another day at checkout.
What the notes need
A house: their mobile and a shady spot. Work: the business name. John Hunter Hospital: full name and ward. A funeral: venue, street and start time (Dailey Family Funerals on Elder Street, or which St John's), and order the day before a morning service.
Who takes the flowers
From what we've seen: the person at home or the spot you named, the ward desk at John Hunter, or the funeral director's team. Order before 2pm on a weekday and the house or office has them this afternoon.
No Thank-You Call Yet Doesn't Mean Anything's Wrong
Your confirmation email arrives straight away (check junk if it hasn't, it happens more than you'd think). A florist in or close to Lambton makes up the flowers and takes them out. To change anything, email [email protected] or ring our team on 1300 360 469, 7am to 6pm weekdays and from 10am Saturday.
Andrew, on the part after the order goes out
Usually nothing's wrong. The recipient just hasn't rung yet, and people home from surgery sleep. Worried senders rang me plenty between 2006 and 2013, and the thank-you nearly always came, just later than they wanted. When a delivery stalls, it's usually a missing mobile, and the florist rings you to sort it. Something wrong with the flowers? Send us a photo the same day and we fix it.
Most cards outlast the flowers.
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