Nobody is above forgetting a birthday, anniversary, or Easter Day present when the occasion is right around the corner. Fortunately, this is why flower delivery businesses that can deliver the same day exist.
When you place an order with these florists or plant breeders by midday, they will deliver your flowers or plants that same day, and no one will know that you waited until the last minute.
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It might come as a surprise, but local flower shops also give the unsold flowers away for free. In addition, they might send bunches of flowers to local hospitals, NGOs, or nursing homes as donations. Florists might also give some of them to their regular customers to improve business relations.
Depending on the delivery location, if the recipient is not available at the time of delivery, the delivery person may leave the gift in a safe place for the recipient to retrieve when they return, such as with a neighbour, or leave a message for the recipient to call to arrange for delivery.
Keep flowers as cool as possible, but avoid putting them in your fridge if you can. Florists' coolers range from 33° to 40°F, so your fridge likely won't be cool enough, and any fruit or vegetables could emit ethylene gas, which shortens the life of cut flowers.
ugar will provide nourishment to the flowers, while acid can keep the pH level low to reduce wilting and help the flowers absorb water better. The most common antibacterial products used for fresh flowers are bleach and spirits, such as vodka or gin.
You can use various ways to paint dried flowers. To achieve the best results, you should use a spray paint can make of acrylic. If you wish to add patterns and shapes to the finished product, use an acrylic paint ounce and a craft brush afterwards. Finally, it would be best to spray the dried flowers with a light coat of spray primer.
Easy Flowers
It's right there in the title: Easy Flowers makes sending a quick bunch of blooms a breeze. The website even boasts that you can order flowers from the moon, and it will still find a way to get your bouquet in the recipient's hands ASAP. You'll find a very diverse catalogue of flower types and out-of-the-box arrangements like flowers based on your star sign and more from a network of local florists. Stuck on Valentine's Day ideas? You can find classic roses by the bucket-load, as well as gift bundles and chocolate.
Petals Florist Network
The Petals Florist Network aggregates 1,600 local florists from around Australia to ensure your blooms are delivered fast and fresh. The arrangements are mostly bold and bright, with eye-catching colour at the forefront. You can browse by occasion with the Valentine's Day collection, including the elegant 'Pinking Of You' with a harmonious blend of pink and white lilies and roses. Or you can let the floral designers work their magic with gorgeous custom arrangements. Petals also stock a range of potted plants you can send to brighten someone's living space more permanently.
Interflora
If you want your flowers delivered on the weekend, it might be time to turn to the big boys. Interflora, a global delivery service that works with florists worldwide (including 750 across Australia), will deliver your blooms seven days a week if you order online by 2 pm, perfect for last-minute gifting. The floral behemoth delivers worldwide as well as across Aus, so if you forgot a New York mate's birthday or your bae is travelling in Paris, Interflora has you covered there too.
Lively
Friends Hannah and Verity conceived online flower delivery company Lvly out of a shared passion for beautiful design and supporting local producers. The florist offers same-day delivery all over Melbourne for orders placed online by 1 pm Monday to Friday, and they hope to offer Saturday delivery soon. Lively also offers next-day delivery for addresses nationwide (Lvly will do same-day delivery for Sydney and Brisbane, too). In addition to flowers, the site offers gifts like tea and biscuits, body products, baby hampers, Espresso Martinis, succulents, food hampers and even a voucher for a manicure and pedicure at a place of the recipient's choosing.
Daily Blooms
Daily Blooms founder Courtney Ray wanted to create an online flower delivery service that used the freshest local flowers. So flowers get delivered early every morning, and the team creates a stunning arrangement, which they post online. You can order that arrangement of flowers to be delivered all over Melbourne the same day, Monday to Friday (plus Mother's Day and Valentine's Day) – available until about noon or 12.30 pm, or until sold out. You can also order in advance, but you won't see your bouquet – trust the expert florists to create something beautiful.
Amazing Graze Flowers
This boutique florist creates delicate floral arrangements perfect for the discerning flower fan. Amazing Graze has a long list of bouquets available for order, including tulip buckets, sunflower-only bouquets, orchids, roses, peonies, natives, cotton bunches, baby's breath, terrariums, corsages and floral wreaths. You can even roll the dice and select the "trust us" option, and the expert florists will make you something special. Arrangements start at $35, and same-day delivery is available for orders placed before 1 pm.
Art Stems
Art Stems has been providing flowers to the people of the northern suburbs since 1988. The team prides itself on quality arrangements with various flowers, including tropicals and wildflowers. It has done away with traditional boxes and presented bouquets in tins, ceramic vases, and jugs that encourage customers to reuse in an attempt to be eco-friendly. As for the Valentine's Day collection, you can choose between classic roses or vibrant native finds. Art Stems offers same-day delivery if you order before noon, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays, your best bet is to call the shop to ask for same-day delivery.
The name says it all. Each of Art Stems' exquisite bouquets has been arranged like a work of art, with the mass of quality flowers on hand, including the usual suspects as well as seasonal delights and exotic tropicals.
Plus, in the spirit of being environmentally friendly, Art Stems present their blooms in vases, jars, tins, jugs and other recycled containers, which customers are encouraged to reuse.
Fig & Bloom
Kew florist Fig & Bloom delivers to more than 150 suburbs in Melbourne, and if you order before noon, your flowers will arrive sometime before 6 pm. Owner Kellie Brown studied floral design in New York, and with a background in fashion design, her arrangements are contemporary and eye-catching. In addition to beautifully arranged flowers, the company will also deliver chocolate from handmade Melbourne chocolatiers. As for the Valentine's Day collection? You can expect lush blooms such as the dreamy 'Osaka', made up of soft pink and white hues, including roses, chrysanthemum disbuds and gypsophila.
Bloomer
This Malaysia-born florist is so popular it's now expanded to supplying Melbournians with local blooms. Get tightly crafted bouquets delivered with one of Bloomeroo's signature wrappers or in a beautiful reusable glass vase. Please select from one of their classic arrangements or use the toggles to shop according to your budget or the occasion. Must-have Valentine's Day specials include the red rose and white lily bouquet, aptly named 'Eternal Desire'. Order before 2 pm for same-day delivery on Monday to Saturday (with Sunday deliveries coming soon).
Bush
Walking north along Carlton North's Rathdowne Street and you'll eventually pass through a hit of wholesome aromas from native flower specialists Bush. Here, you'll find everything from your banksias, boronias, to the more elusive Geraldton wax arranged with a certain nuance you likely won't find elsewhere.
This Carlton North florist is dedicated to native blooms from all across Australia. Bush works with independent growers to source small batches of rare and diverse flowers. It also takes sustainability seriously, with strict reuse and recycling policy and no floral foam insight. The focus on Australian natives helps support biodiversity in farms around the country.
Bespoke Botanics
Why give your Valentine flowers for one day only when you can sign her up for flowers every month for six months? And the best bit: it's set and forget. You don't even have to remember to do it.
Plus, Bespoke Botanics allow you to choose your bouquet size, the frequency of delivery, and your subscription length. Game. Set. Romance.
Blossom Baby
Collingwood
This little boutique studio right in the thick of Smith Street Collingwood is more like an art exhibition for flowers than a conventional florist. Although blossom Baby's operation is anything but average with weekly 'fleur' deliveries and by-appointment-only visitation, there's a concerted effort to focus on the bespoke design of their arrangements. Certainly, one to remember next time you need to send flowers to that trendy friend or relative.
Canary Jane's Flowers
Hawthorn
If you're looking for something a little different, chances are Canary Jane's has it stocked. With a wide range of unusual favourites available and plenty of native options, too, hit up this florist if Hawthorn is your 'hood. Hands down one of the best florists Melbourne has to offer if you're south of the river.
The Indoor Plant Co
Sure, flowers are cool, but they're fleeting. Opt for the gift that keeps giving, indoor plants. They will transform your life, from the aesthetic addition to the home to the new routine of ensuring its existence and watching it flourish. Selecting a romantic gift for that special someone can be tough at the best of times; the Indoor Plant Co has stepped into the Valentine's Day space with an impressive range of plant life; including the plant lovers gift pack, which is loaded with an indoor plant, ceramic pot, vintage style scissors and watering can, and Emma Sibley's Little Book, Big Plants for the coffee table. They're speedy with same-day delivery in Melbourne, which is incredibly important at the best of times and they also arrive fully wrapped, taking the stress right out of multiple trips to the shops for scissors and tape. Level up your Valentine's Day gifting here.
Daily Blooms
A digital hero of the delivery world and one to remember in a pinch, so you're not left googling 'florists near me' at the last minute, Daily Blooms has an extensive online range and cater for a range of motivations for sending flowers from 'I Love You' to 'I'm Sorry. They also deliver Australia wide, so if you need shipping petals to cross the border, they're one to keep in mind.
Clover Flowers
Cbd
Clover is a boutique florist based in Seddon but expanded its floral operation and opened a sister store in Fulham Lane in the CBD. Guided by owner Margie Ransfield a strong contender for one of the best florists Melbourne has to offer, the arrangements at Clover are sure to impress whoever you're trying to impress.
Lilac And The Cat
Footscray
Ethical and sustainable floral design is their mantra, so if your special someone loves an eco-friendly bunch, then Lilac and the Cat is your jam. They also sell organic gift hampers to go with their striking flower designs, so you'll kill two birds with one stone.
Glasshaus Florist
Richmond
If you're not Insta-stalking Glasshaus for their amazing warehouse filled with indoor plants or visiting their nursery off Swan Street for all your outdoor needs, then you need to rethink what you're doing with your life. On top of that, they have a specialty florist on Swan Street—is there anything they can't do?
Kate Hill Flowers
Southbank
Located on High Street in Prahran, Kate Hill Flowers is a sleek, chic flower haven. The flowers are truly the stars of the show here, with the blindingly bright colours popping against the monochromatic interior, perfectly framed by the curtained windows.
If you're after a bunch of just the one flower en masse, then Kate Hill Flowers is the place to go.
Flowers Vasette
Fitzroy
Cherrie Miriklis's Flowers Cassette has long been recognised as one of Melbourne's best florists—and for a good reason. The Brunswick Street store is heaven for anyone who loves flowers, filled to the brim with unique blooms and sculptural floral arrangements one to visit if you have your eye on a standout bunch.
Fleur
Carnegie
Take one step into Fleur McHarg's eponymous floristry boutique, and you'll find yourself in another world. Bold bunches of flowers and lush arrangements fill every corner of the space—the choices are endless. Fleur's work is like art, easily proving why she's one of the best florists Melbourne has. And if Elton John, Pavarotti and Princess Anne have commissioned Fleur's work, then you have to know it's good.
Victoria Whitelaw
South Yarra
South Yarra is the land of all things stylish, so not only is Victoria Whitelaw one of Melbourne's best florists, but this floral wonderland is also incredibly chic! With quality blooms sourced from Australia and overseas, Victoria Whitelaw is the place to go when you want to buy a bunch of flowers that has the wow factor.
Elwood Flowers
Elwood
Are you someone who gets a little overwhelmed when it comes to choosing the perfect bunch of flowers? Fear not, Elwood Flowers has your back this Valentine's Day in Melbourne. Formerly known as The Leaf Florist, Elwood's talented team of creative florists is ready and waiting to help you find, arrange and wrap your unique blooms, seven days a week.
Flawless Flowers
South Yarra & Cbd
Operating out of both the Prahran Market and Flinders Street Station, Flawless Flowers offers just that: beautiful, high-quality fresh flowers sourced from national and international growers. One of the best florists in Melbourne, their extensive range features a variety of gorgeous arrangements. They also get into the spirit of Valentine's Day with an amazing selection of truly stunning roses.
You can even order online and deliver them to most Melbourne Metro suburbs.
Jacob & Roy
Online
If you're looking for something a little bit different in the online flower delivery space, Jacob & Roy has got you covered. A sustainable option to flower delivery, Jacob & Roy deliver beautiful and striking indoor potted plants that will transform any space.
Many of these florists cater to the wedding planning crowd, and if you're planning one and still looking for a venue, this list will help you out.
Bloom Boy
The colourful arrangements of Bloom Boy have propelled the online floral designer and arranger to great heights. Run by the enigmatic Ross Jenkins, Bloom Boy offers a range of expertly designed bouquets, feature pieces, installations, and custom wedding floral arrangements.
Hit Bloom Boy up on his website or head to the gram to check out all the wild and wonderful things happening.
Rose Studio
Since 2017, Rose Studios, run by head florist Emily Hill, has mixed and matching petals and offers a thoughtful selection of bouquets and floral arrangements. The studio also offers bespoke selections for weddings and events, focusing on seasonal flowers and a signature minimalist aesthetic.
The Beautiful Bunch
This social enterprise in Fitzroy North delivers flowers with a difference. Every purchase directly supports young women from a refugee background, giving them access to training and employment opportunities. And it doesn't hurt that the arrangements they put together are stunning, focusing on seasonality and inspired by cottage gardens.
Glasshaus
It's been almost 14 years since Paul Hyland first opened the rainforest-like Glasshaus, a sustainable flower shop that has also spawned an indoor-plant nursery and events space – in neighbouring Richmond locations. His arrangements have graced vases and installations at some of the city's best restaurants and cafes, but Glasshaus still has a strong selection of special blooms made for gifting.
Pollon Flowers
This colourful shop on Flinders Lane is hard to miss: bright blooms spill out onto the laneway from the heritage-listed Chapter House building in the St Paul Cathedral precinct. Nicholas Minton-Connell first opened it in the late 1990s, and since then, it's become known for its intricate window installations and flower arrangements that blend old and new.
