Mornington has this perfect balance, busy enough on Main Street to feel alive, relaxed enough by the Esplanade to remember why you moved to the coast. Maybe you're sending flowers to someone overlooking the harbour, or to one of those beautiful homes climbing up the hill towards Mount Martha. Could be a get well bunch for someone at Beleura Private, or happy 40th birthday flowers for that friend who walks their dog at Mills Beach every morning without fail. This is Mornington - where city polish meets beach town soul.
Our story kicked off in 2006 when we bought a small gift and flower shop in Kingscliff NSW. The plan was simple, scale back flowers, focus on organic gifts. Then that phone started ringing. And ringing. It turns out the previous owner had taken out a Yellow Pages ad (yeah, the book) just before selling the business to us. Suddenly we're getting calls for flower deliveries to everywhere from Tweed locals, Ballarat, Bendigo, and plenty to the Mornington Peninsula.
After saying "sorry, we can't help" to thousands of calls, something clicked. We started calling florists in these areas, asking if they'd partner with us. No fees, no catches - just add a few extra flowers to cover our small commission. The Peninsula florists got it immediately. They knew their patch, understood the difference between delivering to the Tanti Creek end versus up near the racecourse. That was 2008. Today we work with over 800 florists Australia-wide, but Mornington remains special, busy, bright, always keeping us on our toes.
Your flowers come from actual florist shops run by trained professionals who know Mornington inside out. They're not sitting in some Melbourne warehouse, they're local, they could shop at the same Woolies, they know when Main Street's totally packed and when the back streets are better. These are people who've spent years perfecting their craft, who understand that flowers for a Barkly Street business need to impress differently than a surprise delivery to a home in Vale Street. Order before 2PM weekdays and they'll get them delivered same day, fresh and properly arranged.
In 2019 we signed up with Feefo for reviews, which frankly scared us. We can't delete bad reviews, can't get mates to write good ones. It's completely independent. Flowers are subjective - what's "romantic" to one person might be "over the top" to another. But we backed ourselves.
Last year? Over 3,000 customer reviews and a Feefo Trusted Service Award. That's real customers who actually bought flowers, sharing real experiences. We're still the same family business where decisions get made around the dinner table while helping with homework. No boardrooms, no corporate structure - just us, doing what we've done for 17 years.
Jump online and browse our range from simple bunches like our single roses, to elaborate arrangements of mixed native Australian flowers. Add chocolates, a teddy, maybe some bubbles. Or ring us as our team's in Australia, they answer the phone, they know flowers. We've been at this since before everyone went digital, back when you'd call your local florist and ask them to organise flowers somewhere else. Now it's easier, but the principle's the same - connecting people through flowers, using people who care about getting it right. That's what built us from one shop to a network, and that's what'll make sure your Mornington delivery is spot on.