Flower Delivery Mornington: Same Day

From Northern NSW to the Peninsula

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.

* This is the shop we bought in 2006. Lime green walls inside, a Kodak photo printer in the corner, and zero knowledge about flowers. We still drive past it sometimes when visiting Kingscliff. It's a surf shop now.

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.

Why Mornington Deserves Real Florists

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.

* I drew this years ago to explain what we do. Still accurate. Your flowers aren't sitting in an Australia Post van crossing the Peninsula. They're made fresh by a real florist that morning.

What to Send to Mornington

Birthdays are our bread and butter for Mornington. Milestone ones especially. We see a lot of 60th, 70th, 80th birthday orders going to addresses around the harbour and up toward Mount Martha. When you can't be there in person, flowers arrive on your behalf. They won't replace you, but they show you remembered. Our birthday flowers range from simple bunches through to arrangements with champagne and chocolates if you want to go bigger.

For sympathy, the approach changes. Anna, who trained as a florist and spent fifteen years on the bench before joining us, tends toward whites, soft creams, and muted greens for these orders. "There's a reason those colours work," she told me once. "They're calming. They don't compete with grief." If flowers are going to a funeral service on the Peninsula, we contact the funeral home to coordinate timing. These orders have stakes and we treat them that way. Browse our sympathy flowers or call us and we'll talk you through it.

Hospital deliveries to Beleura Private need different thinking. No vase, no scissors, no counter space in most rooms. Anna recommends boxed arrangements for hospital orders because they arrive ready to display, nothing to arrange, nothing to knock over. Our hospital flowers are designed with exactly this in mind.

Not sure what to send? Our Florist's Choice at $71.95 lets the local florist use whatever's freshest that morning. You pick the colours, they pick the stems. It's often the best value because they're not trying to match a photo, they're making something beautiful with what's actually available. If budget's tight, we have flowers under $60 that still arrive looking like you meant it.

What Fifteen Years Teaches You About Coastal Deliveries

Anna learned the Mornington Peninsula the hard way. Back in 2011, working from our Pottsville office, she took a call for flowers going to an address in Mornington. The customer said the recipient lived "near the harbour" and wanted something bright for a birthday.

Anna recommended gerberas and sunflowers. Bold colours, happy flowers, seemed perfect. What she didn't know then was that "near the harbour" in Mornington often means exposed to salt air and afternoon sun through west facing windows.

Two days later the customer called back. The gerberas had wilted by the second morning. Petals browning at the edges, heads drooping. The sunflowers held up, but the gerberas were finished.

Anna still talks about that order. "I should have asked more questions," she told me years later. "Near the harbour isn't the same as a few streets back. Salt air strips moisture from soft petals. Gerberas have no defence against that. I'd never send them to a waterfront address now unless I knew they were going inside a sheltered room."

These days, when someone orders for Mornington, Anna thinks about the whole journey. Not just what looks good in the photo, but where those flowers will actually live for the next week. For harbour front addresses, she steers toward orchids, succulents, things with waxy coatings that can handle salt exposure. For homes up the hill toward Mount Martha, she's less worried. Different microclimates, different recommendations. Fifteen years of calls like that one in Pottsville taught her the difference.

The Trust Thing (Because It Actually Matters)

In 2013 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 and Google endorses them, which in the world of online reviews is like getting a knighthood. Flowers are subjective. What's "romantic" to one person might be "over the top" to another. But we backed ourselves.

* Three years running now. You need at least 50 reviews at 4 stars or above to qualify. We passed that threshold sixty times over.

Last year alone we collected over 3,000 customer reviews and won the Feefo Trusted Service Award for the third year straight, 2024, 2025, and 2026. That's real customers who actually bought flowers, sharing real experiences. One recent review stuck with me: "I had been given wrong street number for my delivery and your delivery person called me and was walking down the street asking people to find the right house. Amazing service." 

That's what happens when real people deliver flowers instead of just dropping a box and leaving.

* Our family in 2026. Siobhan and I started Lily's in Kingscliff when Asha was a baby. Now we coordinate 800 plus partners from our dinner table.

We're still the same family business where decisions get made around the dinner table while helping Ivy with her homework. No boardrooms, no corporate structure. Just us, doing what we've done for nearly nineteen years.

How to Order Flowers to Mornington

Same day delivery: Order before 2pm weekdays or 10am Saturday and your flowers will be made and delivered that day. The cutoff exists because our florists need time to source fresh stems, build the arrangement properly, and get it across the Peninsula before evening. Rush jobs mean compromises and we'd rather say no than send something half done.

Delivery fee: $16.95 for Mornington and surrounding areas. We subsidise this because actual delivery costs on the Peninsula often run higher, especially for addresses toward Tanti Creek or the back of Mount Martha. We absorb the difference rather than surprising you at checkout.

No Sunday deliveries: This one frustrates people, so here's the why. Flower markets close Saturday afternoon. Stock purchased Friday has already lost vase life by Sunday morning. Anna's rule is simple: if flowers can't be sourced fresh the day of delivery, they shouldn't go out. We'd rather you order for Monday than receive something that won't last the week.

Price guide: Our Florist's Choice starts at $71.95 and goes up from there depending on size. Deal of the Day is $73.95. If you're watching the budget, our flowers under $60 still make an impression. Delivery fee is on top.

Something goes wrong? Call us within 24 hours on 1300 360 469. Send photos of the arrangement from both sides. We'll sort it, replacement or refund, whatever makes it right. You can also email [email protected] if you need to change delivery details after ordering.

Where we deliver: Mornington, Mount Martha, Mount Eliza, Moorooduc, Tanti Park, and surrounding areas. Our florists deliver to homes, businesses, Beleura Private Hospital, aged care facilities, and funeral services. Not sure if we reach your spot? Call and ask.

Lily's Florist. ABN 1783 0858 659. Australian owned and operated since 2006.

Send Flowers to Mornington Today

Browse our range online, from single roses through to elaborate arrangements of mixed native Australian flowers. Add chocolates, a teddy, maybe some bubbles. Or call 1300 360 469 and talk to our team. They're based in Australia, they answer the phone, they know flowers.

Order before 2pm weekdays or 10am Saturday for same day delivery to Mornington.

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. Real florists, real flowers, real people who care about getting it right.