Flower Delivery Ocean Shores: Same Day

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Andrew plays golf at Ocean Shores Country Club once a month with his mate Jared. He reckons it's one of the prettiest courses he's ever played. Also one of the hardest. Last time he went, he spent more on lost balls than the actual round cost him. Came home shaking his head, muttering about the rough near the 7th. I just nodded and tried not to laugh.

We're at New Brighton Farmers Market every second Tuesday too, doing our shopping. It's genuinely that good. Fresh produce, local vendors, the kind of place where you bump into people you know and end up chatting for half an hour when you only came for tomatoes.

We've been sending flowers to Ocean Shores for years through our partner florist network. Same day delivery, real florists, no warehouse nonsense.

My name's Siobhan, and along with Andrew, we run Lily's Florist. Australian owned and operated, family business, been at this since 2009. But the story goes back further than that.

* Family photo: Andrew, Ivy, me, Asha

We Actually Owned a Florist Shop (Our Competitors Didn't)

Our competitors are tech companies. We're not. We were actually behind the counter. We bought a florist and gift shop in Kingscliff in 2006. Not far from Ocean Shores at all. Andrew was in marketing, I was in events, I was pregnant, and our accountant literally told us "don't do it." We did it anyway (we backed ourselves, probably naively).

We were doing deliveries ourselves with a baby in the car. Had flowers delivered to the shop each morning by a local florist we'd found. Dealt with quiet June days where maybe $25 came through the till. Learned the hard way what works and what doesn't.

* This is a photo of our actual shop in Kingscliff in 2006

That experience shaped everything. It's why we didn't charge our partner florists membership fees (we know how tight margins are in this game) back in the day. It's why florists trust us (we're not some faceless company, we actually get it). It's why we hired ex-florists like Anna, who's been with us 15 years now and talks to florists in a way Andrew and I never could.

The pivot to online happened almost by accident. Previous owner had taken out a Yellow Pages ad (the actual book) and suddenly we were copping 40 plus calls a day for flower deliveries to places we couldn't reach. Then one freezing June day, staring at an empty till, we thought there has to be a way. Find florists in other towns. Ask them to help. No fees, just a transparent commission covered by adding a few extra stems. Every florist we approached said yes. That was 2008. Now we've got over 800 partners across every state and territory.

Still a Mum and Dad operation though. Kids are 18 and 14 now. Business decisions happen at the dinner table or driving to netball. No boardroom. No marketing department. The Northern Rivers is home, and Ocean Shores is right in our backyard.

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What 3,000 Customers Said Last Year

Back in 2013 we partnered with Feefo, a review platform endorsed by Google. Felt like a risk at the time. Only verified customers can leave reviews. We can't delete the bad ones, can't get mates to write nice things. Completely independent.

Flowers are personal. What makes someone's day might not match what someone else pictured. Putting ourselves out there with zero control took some guts. But in the last 12 months alone we've had over 3,000 reviews and won Feefo's Trusted Service Award in both 2024 and 2025. You need at least 50 reviews at 4 stars or above to qualify. We smashed that.

We read every single one. The good ones make our day. The others help us improve.

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When Ocean Shores Needs Flowers

Ocean Shores has a particular mix. Retirees who moved up for the climate. Sea-changers who wanted out of the city. Young families scattered through the newer estates. People who came for a holiday 20 years ago and never left.

Thinking of you flowers do a lot of work here. Kids back in Sydney or Melbourne wanting to check in on parents who relocated north. No occasion, no reason, just a "we're thinking of you" arriving at the door. For people who moved away from their support networks, these deliveries carry weight you don't get with a text message. Natives are popular around here too. Banksias, waratahs, that Northern Rivers feel.

Get well orders are common too. Older population, health stuff happens. Our arrangements come in boxes that don't need vases (practical when someone's recovering and has zero energy for flower maintenance). For hospital deliveries, just give us the ward, bed number, and recipient's mobile.

Then there's anniversaries. Couples who moved up for the lifestyle together, decades in. A surprise delivery while one's at the farmers market or out on the golf course (Andrew would appreciate that). Romance flowers aren't just for the young.

Same Day Flower Delivery to Ocean Shores

Order by 2PM weekdays or 10AM Saturdays and we'll have flowers delivered same day. Delivery fee is $16.95.

We cover Ocean Shores and surrounding areas. New Brighton, South Golden Beach, Brunswick Heads, Billinudgel. If you're unsure whether we deliver to a specific spot, just ask.

Nobody home? Our courier leaves flowers somewhere safe, out of the sun, out of view from the street. If that's not possible they'll call the recipient. For funeral deliveries we contact the funeral home directly to make sure timing works.

Business addresses usually see delivery by 5PM, residential by 7PM. We don't guarantee exact times but we genuinely try.

Expert Florists, Not Overnight Post

Some online flower companies operate out of warehouses. Bulk flowers from offshore, factory workers following recipes, boxed up and posted overnight with Australia Post. By the time they arrive they're thirsty, squashed, and sad. That's not us.

When you order to Ocean Shores through Lily's Florist, that order goes to a real florist. Real shop, trained in floristry, local staff. They know the area, know the streets, know that delivering to a house backing onto the golf course is different from the units near the roundabout.

If a specific flower isn't available (it happens, fresh product and all), our florists substitute with something equal or better. That's the nature of seasonal flowers.

Our customer service team works from Armidale, all Australian, no offshore call centres. Our number is 1300 360 469. We've also got Anna on the team, ex-florist, been with us 15 years. She talks to florists in a way Andrew and I never could. We actually pick up.