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Flowers are delivered in Vermont today on orders placed before 2pm on a weekday or 10am on a Saturday; after that, choose the date at checkout. For a resident at Vermont Aged Care, add their full name and room, and say if they're in dementia or respite care. Our Beautiful Pastels Bunch below suits a birthday in a care room. Buy online, or call us and we'll handle it from start to finish.
“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
Air conditioning is what shortens a vase indoors
Anna, qualified florist | on dry rooms and where to put the vase
Air conditioning is what shortens a vase in a care room or a new townhouse. It holds the air dry, often down around thirty per cent humidity, and a petal then loses water faster than the stem can replace it, so the edges go papery and the heads drop early. A bunch that would see out a fortnight in a cool lounge can be tired in under a week beside a vent.
Two things help. Move the vase out of the air stream, away from the vent, and top the water up every day, because stems in dry air drink faster. Carnations and natives take that air better than most. I saw a lot of good stems finished early by one spot near a vent, and it was nearly always the spot with the best view.
Four Vermont Addresses and What Each Needs
Where in Vermont is it going?
Tap the address for the line that goes in the notes.
770 Canterbury Road. Write Vermont 3133 as well, because Canterbury Road crosses several suburbs. Full name and room.
St Timothy's is on Stevens Road and St James is on Centre Road: two Catholic churches in one suburb. The church, the service time and the family name.
Morack Road. The teacher's full name, or the student's name and year level.
In Box Hill, with maternity and an emergency department. The ward and full name, once there is a ward.
Hospital order? Choose hospital flowers
Two Catholic churches and one long Canterbury Road: in Vermont, the name of the place does as much work as the number.
A Birthday Dinner, Year 12 and a Room on Canterbury Road
Close to a quarter of Vermont residents reported Chinese ancestry at the 2021 census, and about one in ten was 75 or older. Our mixed flowers suit most of the occasions below.
Eighty, and Red for Good Luck
Your grandmother turns eighty at the family home in Vermont, and everyone is coming round for dinner.
Put the house number with Vermont 3133 in the notes, plus a mobile, and send it the day before or that morning. In many Chinese families red says good luck and white belongs to mourning, so our red flowers suit a birthday better than an all-white bunch, and our 80th birthday flowers carry the same warmth.
Anna, on keeping a red deep
Red roses and gerberas hold their colour well. Out of direct sun, a deep red still looks deep at the end of the week.
Finishing Year 12 at Vermont Secondary College
Exams are nearly over at Vermont Secondary College on Morack Road, and there is a teacher who got your daughter through Year 12.
Write the teacher's full name and the school, and send it on a weekday while school is still in; in our experience the office takes flowers in and lets the teacher know. For the student, the house is the safer address once exams are done. Our thank-you flowers suit the teacher, and graduation flowers suit the end of school.
Bright, sturdy stems suit an end-of-year desk: sunflowers, gerberas and a little green, with nothing to drop pollen on the marking.
Vermont Aged Care, 770 Canterbury Road
Dad has been at Vermont Aged Care on Canterbury Road for a few months, and you visit when work lets you.
Write Vermont Aged Care, 770 Canterbury Road, Vermont, with his full name and room; Canterbury Road runs through a string of suburbs, so the suburb matters as much as the number. In our experience reception takes the flowers and the staff carry them to his room. Our thinking-of-you flowers and 90th birthday flowers both suit, with “Thinking of you, Dad. Back on Saturday.”
Anna's pick: something in its own container, set well back from the air-conditioning vent.
No Particular Reason, Still a Knock at the Door
It is a Tuesday, nothing is happening, and someone in Vermont would still be glad of a knock at the door.
Anna's pick: our native flowers. Banksia and leucadendron take dry indoor air in their stride, and once the softer stems are done, the woody ones dry on a shelf for months.
Browse more for Vermont
For a birthday at the family home, flowers chosen with Mum in mind.
Birthday Flowers for MumCutoffs, Canterbury Road and Two Churches
When to order
Before 2pm on weekdays, so the florist has the afternoon to build it and get it across Vermont.
Before 10am on Saturdays, as the Saturday run is a short one.
No Sunday delivery, except Mother's Day.
What to write
Vermont Aged Care, 770 Canterbury Road, Vermont 3133: full name and room. St Timothy's on Stevens Road or St James on Centre Road: the church, service time and family name. Box Hill or Maroondah Hospital: the ward and full name. A townhouse: the unit number; about one Vermont home in five is a townhouse or semi.
Who takes it in
Reception at the care home and the hospital, the school office, the church or funeral staff, and at a house whoever is in. A weekday order in before 2pm goes out the same afternoon.
Between Checkout and Their Door
One of our partner florists close to Vermont picks up the order that day and builds it from the morning's stock. If a flower in the photo isn't available, it is replaced with one of the same colour, and the size stays the same.
If it isn't right when it lands, send a photo that day and we fix it. Phone 1300 360 469 from 7am to 6pm weekdays and from 10am Saturdays; changes go by email to [email protected].
Siobhan, on two churches in one suburb
Two parishes close together caught people out more than once, in my years on the shop phone before 2011 (you know the Mass is at St Somebody's, and you are fairly sure it is the one near Nan's). A quick text to the family settles it, and nobody minds being asked; it saves them a small worry on a hard morning. Now and then flowers still reach the right church on the wrong morning, which is why the time matters as much as the name.
The family may not read every card on the day. Most do, later, and they remember who thought of them.
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