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Same-Day Flower Delivery to Te Kowai's Farms and Homes
We deliver flowers to Te Kowai the same day, right out to the farmhouses along the Peak Downs Highway and the cane roads. Order before 2pm on a weekday, or 10am Saturday, and add the nearest cross road and a mobile so the driver finds the right gate. Send a Bright Bunch + Sparkling for a birthday or a Gorgeous White Arrangement for a family in mourning, straight from our range below, or call us and talk it through with our friendly, Australian-based team.
“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
Will the flowers still be fresh when they reach Te Kowai?
Anna, qualified florist | on what a stem goes through before it reaches the house
They will, as long as two things happen: the stems get their drink, and the bunch is made close to the address on the day. Cut flowers travel cold and dry, and they come off the truck thirsty. The first summer I worked a bench in North Carolina, I learned they need a few hours standing in water before they go into a bunch. Conditioning, florists call it. Skip it and the heads droop by day two.
After that, the shorter the trip from bench to house, the less of that drink gets spent on the road. What arrives can also differ a little from the photo, because the florist works from whatever stems arrived in the best shape that week. A chrysanthemum swapped in will still be going at day ten in a warm cane-country house, in my experience.
Birthday, Sympathy and Get Well Flowers Out at Te Kowai
As everywhere we deliver, birthdays come first, then sympathy, then get well flowers for someone in hospital in Mackay. Each one needs something different in the notes, and often a different format: one of our hand-tied flower bunches, a wreath or a boxed arrangement.
Same-Day Birthday Flowers to the Farmhouse
It's their birthday and you're nowhere near Mackay. Te Kowai houses sit back off the Peak Downs Highway or cane roads like Hansens Road, so put the nearest cross road and a mobile in the notes with the birthday flowers for Mum or the flowers for a 60th.
I learned the cross-road lesson in 2007, taking a 60th birthday bunch to a house on Tweed Coast Road at Cudgen, up the hill from our Kingscliff shop. Drove past it. Turned around. Drove past it again. The number was painted on a sweet potato crate at the gate, facing the wrong way. The birthday girl watched both laps from her verandah.
Bright gerberas read from across a farm kitchen. Stand them in a narrow vase, or they lean out over the rim by morning.
Sympathy Flowers for the Service, the Graveside or the House
A Te Kowai family has lost someone and you can't be there. For the service, give the funeral director (Mackay Funerals on Alfred Street, say, or City Funerals on Sydney Street), the full name and the start time. If the burial is at Walkerston Cemetery, further out the Peak Downs Highway, the flowers end up on a slab, because the cemetery has monument graves only and no lawn. A wreath or sheath lies flat there and holds its water in foam. On the card: "Thinking of you all today."
A wreath doesn't change what happened. The family will still read every card that comes with the flowers, most of them twice. Sympathy flowers for the home work now, or the week after, when the visitors thin out.
Anna, on a wreath that sits out in the sun
The statice in the Wreath With White & Purple Tones has almost no water in its petals to lose, so it looks the same at five o'clock as it did at ten.
Get Well Flowers Reach Mackay Base With the Ward Name
Someone's in Mackay Base Hospital on Bridge Road and all you have is a ward name off a text. That's enough: full name and ward in the notes. In our experience hospital flowers stop at the ward desk first, then staff take them through. A card idea: "Rest up. The paddocks can wait."
Anna's call: one of the boxed flower arrangements. A ward rarely has a spare vase, and the box holds its own water in the foam.
Not Sure What to Send? Let the Florist Pick
Plenty of orders don't fit a heading: a thank-you to the neighbour who kept an eye on the place, a just-because. Anna has a view on these.
The Florist's Choice Bunch With Chocolates. With no occasion to match, a florist picking freely reaches for the stems that look best on the bench, and the chocolates make it a proper present.
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The birthday's today? Get a weekday order in before 2pm and it's on this afternoon's run.
Shop Bestselling Birthday FlowersCutoff Times, and What Each Address Needs in the Notes
When it goes out
Before 2pm weekdays for same-day, so our partner florist in Mackay has time to make the order up and run it out.
Before 10am Saturday, a shorter trading day.
No Sunday delivery, except Mother's Day.
After the cutoff, you pick a date at checkout.
What the notes need
Farm: the number, nearest cross road and a mobile.
Funeral: the director (Mackay Funerals, City Funerals or Whitsunday Funerals on Shakespeare Street), full name and start time.
Hospital: full name and ward, at Mackay Base or the Mater in North Mackay.
Where it lands
In our experience: into someone's hands at the house, or verandah shade if nobody answers the mobile. The funeral home before the service. The ward desk. Order before 2pm on a weekday and it goes out this afternoon.
Once It's Paid For, the Rest Is Ours
Our partner florist in Mackay makes your order up on the delivery day and takes it to the address, farm or ward. To check it landed, ring 1300 360 469, 7am to 6pm weekdays, or email [email protected]. Something wrong? Send us a photo the same day and we put it right.
Siobhan, on the thank-you that comes weeks later
When I was on the phones, the farm orders that went wrong nearly always had no mobile in the notes (everyone assumes someone will be home, and during the cane harvest nobody is). And if you hear nothing for a week, don't read anything into it, the thank-you usually turns up later, in a card or at Christmas. Harvest first, then the thank-yous.
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