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Shop BySouth Mackay Flower Delivery, What Lasts in Humid Rooms
Flowers ordered before 2pm on a weekday, or 10am Saturday, are delivered the same day to a home or workplace in South Mackay, or to a ward at Mackay Base Hospital. Pick the Australian Natives Bunch, a bright bunch with a teddy and birthday balloon, or something gentle from the Sympathy tab below, and pay securely online in a couple of minutes. Or call us, and one of our friendly Australian-based team will sort 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
Flowers that last in a humid South Mackay house, and the one thing to watch
Anna, qualified florist | trained in North Carolina
Chrysanthemums and woody natives are what still look good at day ten in a warm, humid house, in my experience, and roses do beautifully with one catch from December to April: grey mould. Botrytis spores sit on every petal and wake when the air turns warm, damp and still, which on flat ground this low beside the Coral Sea happens a lot. Tight cellophane holds that air in, and by morning the outer petals carry brown flecks.
The flecks are mould, and they only sit on the outside. Pull those petals and the bloom underneath is fine. I learned it on sticky February benches at Salt in Kingscliff. Take the cellophane off as soon as the flowers arrive, and stand the vase where the air moves.
Birthday, Sympathy and Get Well Flowers in South Mackay
Like everywhere we deliver, birthdays come first and sympathy second. Each kind of order lands somewhere different (a house or a desk, a church, a hospital ward), so here's where each one goes and what the notes need.
A Birthday Today, at Home or at Work
The birthday's today and you won't be at the table, so the flowers are going for you. If they're out at work all day, send them there (reception signs, and in our experience the flowers end up on show at morning tea, which I've never once heard anyone complain about). For the house, pop a mobile in the notes so the driver can ring rather than leave them on a hot step. There are birthday flowers for her, and a range for him too.
Gerberas are the bright faces in a lot of birthday bunches. The stem is hollow, so once the vase water turns cloudy the stem clogs and the head bends at the neck. Fresh water every second day keeps them standing up.
Funeral Flowers to St Mary's or the Family Home
There's a funeral notice open on your phone and a service you may not get to. Flowers for the service go to the church or funeral home, and flowers for the family to the house a few days later. For St Mary's on Juliet Street, put the service time in the notes. It feels like too little to send and too much to get wrong, both at once. "So sorry. With love." is plenty on the card.
Anna, on white in a full church
White and cream in a sheath or wreath don't argue with anything else on the tribute stand at the front of the church. White isn't the safe colour in every tradition, though, so if the family asked for colour, send colour.
Hospital Flowers Stop at a Desk First
Someone's in Mackay Base Hospital on Bridge Road, or the Mater in North Mackay, and you can't visit. In our experience get well flowers stop at a desk, the ward's or the front reception's, and the staff take them on from there, so the ward and bed number matter more than anything else you write. I learned the desk part the summer Asha was a baby, pulling up at Murwillumbah Hospital with her screaming in the back, 37 degrees, no park anywhere and five minutes to get the flowers to reception (oh, the anxiety). On the card: "Rest up. See you soon."
Anna's call: a boxed arrangement. A ward rarely has a spare vase, so the box is the vase.
Not Sure What to Send?
Plenty of orders don't fit a heading: a new job, a long week, someone you haven't rung in a while.
Leave it to the florist. With no theme to match, a Florist's Choice Bunch gets built from whatever is best on the bench that day, and that's where a florist's own eye shows. If they love a colour, put it in the notes.
More ways to choose
Mum's birthday today? A weekday order in before 2pm still goes out this afternoon.
Birthday Flowers for MumDelivery Today: the Cutoffs and What the Notes Need
When it goes today
Weekdays before 2pm, so the florist can make it for the afternoon run.
Saturdays before 10am, as Saturday runs finish early.
No Sunday delivery, except Mother's Day.
What the notes need
St Mary's on Juliet Street: the service time. Mackay Funerals on Alfred Street: the deceased's name and the service time. Mackay Base Hospital: the ward and bed. Blue Care Homefield on George Street: the room number.
Who takes it
At a house, whoever answers, or a shaded spot you've named in the notes. At a church, in our experience, the funeral director's staff set the flowers out. On a ward, the desk signs for them. A weekday order placed this morning can be there this afternoon.
If It Goes Quiet After You Order
If nobody rings to say thanks, please don't read anything into it. People who are grieving, or unwell, or just flat out often don't reach for the phone first, and the thank-you can turn up days later. If you'd like to check on it, ring our team on 1300 360 469, 7am to 6pm weekdays and from 10am Saturday, or email [email protected].
Andrew, on Mackay and the shop phone in 2007
In 2007 and 2008 we were just the shop on Marine Parade in Kingscliff, and Mackay was one of the ten places that phone rang for most. Those orders went out under the shop's name; Lily's Florist has delivered here since 2009. Now the order is confirmed, sent to our partner florist in Mackay and made on the delivery day. If something arrives wrong, ring, and we get a photo from the florist the same day. A funeral order that lands after the service can't be fixed. That's why the service time goes in the notes.
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