Flower Delivery Surfers Paradise: Same Day

The accountant told us not to buy it. A tiny florist and gift shop on Marine Parade in Kingscliff, lime green walls, daggy fittings, and we had no experience in flowers. We bought it anyway in 2006, pregnant with our first daughter, and that decision changed everything.

The Phone That Kept Ringing

My name is Siobhan. Andrew and I had planned to scale back the flowers and build up the gifting side of the shop with organic skincare and baby products. But the previous owner had just paid for a Yellow Pages advertisement. The book. Within months we were drowning in calls for flowers. 40+ a day. Many were local, Kingscliff and surrounds, but a huge chunk were for places we could not service. Coolangatta, Tweed Heads, then further afield. Surfers Paradise came up constantly. We kept saying sorry, we cannot help, and hanging up.

* The $25 Beginning. This lime-green shop was our classroom. We started delivering to Surfers Paradise in 2008 with a newborn in the car, eventually building a network that covers all of Australia.

One quiet June day, with barely $25 in the till, we looked at each other and thought there has to be something we can do with these calls. The idea was simple. Find florists in those areas and ask them to help us with our orders. We would not charge them any fees, just ask them to add a few extra stems to cover a small commission. The first florist we approached, out in Murwillumbah, said yes immediately. So did every florist after that. For the first seven years we never charged our partners a cent. That model became Lily's Florist in 2009, and today we work with over 800 partner florists across Australia.

Surfers Paradise was one of our earliest Gold Coast delivery areas. We have had partners servicing it for close to 17 years now.

Our Gold Coast Life

We still live in Kingscliff, about 25 minutes south, and the Gold Coast has been woven into our family for 20 years. Our girls go to school in Reedy Creek for six years. Ivy plays HDNA netball in Mudgeeraba on Saturdays and basketball at Carrara on Friday nights. After Carrara we usually stop at Courtside Cafe before heading home. Asha spent four years coaching kids sports at Tallebudgera Rec Centre. We are in Coolangatta multiple times a week for Top Noodle runs and dropping kids at the Strand campus.

* From Asha’s Year 12 formal at Mantra to morning walks with our dog Bindi along the promenade, Surfers Paradise is part of our family history.

Surfers Paradise has its own chapters in our story. Asha had her Year 12 formal there last year. Andrew borrowed his mate's Mustang for the occasion and dropped her and her partner at Mantra. Oh what a night that was. Watching your daughter step out of a borrowed muscle car in her formal dress, all grown up, heading into one of those Surfers high rises you have driven past a thousand times. One of those moments that sticks with you.

Then there were the Sunday mornings. When Asha made the Gold Coast Titans netball EPL team, pre-season training was at Phillip Park North Beach every week. Andrew would drive her up, stopping at Olive Coffee on the way for his espresso and Asha's long black, plus a peri chicken toastie for breakfast. He would drop her at training then drive back to Surfers to walk Bindi along the promenade for a few hours. Early starts, good coffee, the beach waking up, runners and swimmers getting their morning in while Bindi trotted along beside him.

What Surfers Paradise Orders Most

I asked Anna (Qualified Florist, 15+ years) which flowers we send to Surfers Paradise most often. Anna has been with Lily's Florist for over 15 years and is a qualified florist herself, so she knows exactly why certain arrangements work better than others.

Bright and Bold Arrangements

Anna says Surfers orders tend to skew vibrant. "You are sending to hotels, apartments, businesses. The recipient might be on holiday or celebrating something. Bright colours pop in those environments. We use a lot of gerberas in Surfers orders because they are bold, photograph well, and hold up in air conditioning. Gerberas can be tricky though. The stems are soft and bend if not supported properly, so florists use internal wire or tape to keep the heads upright during transport. A good florist knows to do this. A warehouse operation often does not bother."

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Long Lasting Arrangements for Hotels

Longevity matters when someone is staying in accommodation. Anna reckons that is why chrysanthemums and alstroemeria feature heavily in Surfers orders. "Chrysanths will outlast almost anything in a vase. Two weeks is not unusual if the water is changed. Alstroemeria is similar, incredibly hardy, and each stem has multiple blooms so you get that full look without needing thirty stems. For someone in a hotel who cannot easily get fresh flowers, these varieties make sense. They still look good on day seven or eight when the guest checks out."

Natives for Something Different

Native flowers have become more popular to Surfers over the past few years. Anna thinks it is partly the tourist factor. "Visitors from overseas or interstate want something Australian. Banksias, proteas, leucadendrons. These are dramatic, long lasting, and you cannot get them back home in the UK or wherever. Natives also handle heat better than traditional European blooms. Surfers can get warm, especially in apartments with afternoon sun, and natives will not wilt the way roses might."

Real Florists, With Actual Shops

When you order flowers to Surfers Paradise through Lily's Florist, a trained florist in a real shop makes your arrangement fresh that morning. Not a warehouse. Not a production line. Not flowers boxed up days ago and posted overnight.

One customer recently said their "flowers were fresh and have remained on her table for almost a week now." Another mentioned "very helpful staff that don't rush with instructions" and that the "receiver was very happy with the flowers we chose for her." That is what happens when real florists do the work. A third said the flowers were "even better than the illustration" which is exactly what we aim for.

Almost 26,000 Verified Reviews

* Transparency at Scale. We don't hide bad reviews. With 26,000 stories on Feefo, we’ve built our reputation on being real. If an order isn't perfect, we fix it—that’s the standard of an 18-year legacy.

We partnered with Feefo in 2013 because we wanted honest feedback from real customers. Feefo only collects reviews from people who have actually purchased, so we cannot fake it, delete the bad ones, or get mates to write glowing testimonials. Since then we have collected almost 26,000 reviews.

In 2024 and 2025 we received Feefo Trusted Service Awards for customer service. To qualify, a business needs at least 50 reviews averaging 4 stars or above in a 12 month period. We had over 3,000 in that window, with the vast majority being 4 or 5 stars.

Same Day Flower Delivery to Surfers Paradise

Delivery to Surfers Paradise is $16.95, which we subsidise because the real cost is often higher. For same day delivery, get your order in before 2pm Monday to Friday or 10am Saturday.

Our team is Australian based and available on 1300 360 469 if you prefer to order by phone or want advice on what to send. We do not rush you. We do not transfer you overseas. Just real people who know flowers.