When we were pregnant with our second daughter, Andrew and I were absolutely convinced we were having a boy. The pregnancy was so different from Asha, everything about it felt different. We had one name locked in, Tighe. We loved it, it felt right, and we were ready, I have strong Irish heritage after all. Then delivery day arrived, Andrew was expecting to meet his boy, and out came Ivy. His jaw dropped, "oh dang..." We laugh about it now, how certain we were, how wrong we got it.

The funny thing is, years later, every time I process a flower order to Tighes Hill in Newcastle, I think about that moment. We never got our Tighe, but we got Ivy, and now we send flowers to Tighes Hill regularly. Names have a way of sticking with you like that.

Sending Flowers to Tighes Hill

Tighes Hill is located in Newcastle's inner west, just off Maitland Road between Islington and Waratah. If you know Newcastle, you know the area has this interesting mix of old workers cottages, some of them heritage-listed, sitting alongside newer developments and the industrial remnants of what Newcastle used to be. It is close to Newcastle Port, near John Hunter Hospital, and right in that pocket of suburbs that have been quietly transforming over the past decade.

When you order flowers to Tighes Hill through Lily's Florist, your order gets routed to one of our partner florists in Newcastle based on the postcode and what flowers they have available that day. These are real florists in real shops who know the Newcastle suburbs inside out. They know which streets are tricky for access, they know the best routes, they know the area because they work there every day.

These are not warehouse flowers, they are not bunches shoved in a box and sent via Australia Post overnight. Your flowers are made fresh that morning by a florist who has been working with us for years. Some of our Newcastle partner florists have been with us since we first expanded into the Hunter region in the late 2000s and early 2010s. They treat your Tighes Hill order like their own customer because, well, it kind of is. If you order before 2PM on weekdays, we can get same-day delivery sorted.

Why Send Flowers to Tighes Hill

New Baby There is something perfect about sending flowers for a new baby, especially in an area like Tighes Hill where you see lots of young families moving into those renovated workers cottages, first-home buyers starting their lives. We never got our Tighe, but we got Ivy, and that moment of meeting your baby for the first time, whether it is what you expected or not, deserves beautiful flowers. New parents in Tighes Hill are navigating sleepless nights and endless nappies, flowers arriving at the door are a reminder that people are thinking of them.

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Get Well Tighes Hill is close to John Hunter Hospital, which means a lot of people recovering at home in the area after hospital stays or procedures. Flowers arriving when someone is unwell or recovering carry weight. It says you remembered, you cared enough to organize something, and in those first difficult days back home, that gesture matters. Get Well flowers are about more than just brightening a room, they are about showing up for someone when they need it.

Housewarming The area is gentrifying, those old workers cottages are being snapped up and renovated by young couples and families. Tighes Hill is part of that inner Newcastle transformation from purely industrial to mixed residential, and housewarming flowers are the perfect welcome. Moving into a new place in Tighes Hill, whether it is a heritage cottage or a newer build, deserves celebration, and flowers say welcome home better than anything else.

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We have been doing this since 2009. Our model has not changed. Same ethos, same commitment to working with real partner florists, same Mum and Dad business making decisions at the dinner table in between driving the kids to netball or school.

A Little About Us & Those Feefo Reviews

Speaking of doing this since 2009, we should probably mention that our customer service team recently won a Feefo Trusted Service Award. To qualify for that, a business needs at least 50 reviews of 4 stars or higher in a 12 month period. We had over 3,000 reviews in that time, which is over 60 times the minimum required.

Why does that matter? Because Feefo only collects reviews from actual customers who have actually ordered something. We cannot fake it, we cannot delete the bad ones, we cannot get our mates to write nice things. It is completely independent and Google-endorsed.

When we first signed up with Feefo back in 2013, we were terrified. Flowers are subjective. What one person sees as romantic and lush, another might see as over the top. Putting ourselves out there with zero control over what people would say took some guts. But we did it, and it has been worth it. Those reviews, good and ordinary, help us improve.

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From That Florist Shop to Everywhere

We started Lily's Florist after buying a little florist and gift shop in Kingscliff in Northern NSW back in 2006. The full story is on our About Us page if you are curious, but the short version is, we kept getting calls for flowers to random places all over Australia. After months of saying sorry we cannot help, we thought, what if we found florists in those towns and worked with them. That idea became our partner florist model.

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The Newcastle and Hunter region was one of our earlier expansion areas, probably around 2009 or 2010, and the partner florists we work with there have been with us for years. They know the area, they know the roads, they know how to get flowers to suburbs like Tighes Hill, Islington, Waratah, and all the pockets in between. That local knowledge matters.

Our call centre is in Armidale NSW, all our staff are Australian, we do not send calls offshore. Our partner florists are Mum and Dad businesses like us, real people in real shops. Flowers start from $54.95, and you can add extras like chocolates, teddy bears, or wine if you want.

Ready to Send Flowers to Tighes Hill?

So if you need to send flowers to Tighes Hill, for a new baby or someone recovering at home or a housewarming in one of those renovated cottages, we will get it sorted. Order before 2PM weekdays for same-day delivery, and your flowers will be made by a real florist who takes pride in what they do.

We are still that Mum and Dad team, making decisions at the dinner table, dedicated to connecting people across Australia through flowers. And every time we send flowers to Tighes Hill, we smile and think about the Tighe we never got, and the Ivy we did. Full circle.