Sometimes, you run into folks who are so nice, that you just want them to do well. That was the case with the Little Flowers’ girls, whom Lorraine and I met while we were lunching at Velvet Garage in St Peters recently (amazing cafe, by the way, definitely worth a visit).
Little Flowers is a Sydney business which delivers a fresh posy of flowers to the metro area (at present only to inner city suburbs) for just $25. That price includes delivery by handsome young couriers, occasionally on pushbikes. If you’ve ever ordered flowers for delivery in Sydney, you’ll know what an amazing bargain this is.
They offer just one type of flower each day, which they source from the flower markets at 5am. Orders are placed online, flowers are usually sold out by midday, and all deliveries are made before 7pm that same evening. It’s a fabulous concept – at $25, it’s reasonable enough for folks to send flowers “just because” (their Facebook page has wonderful tales of quirky customer orders).
The business is run by lovely former Londoner Sarah…
The photo above is from their website – I didn’t think it was fair to use the one I took of her and Sophie at the end of their working day (given that they’d had a 4am start).
When we popped in yesterday, they were awash with sunflowers – here’s the last lot waiting to be picked up by the couriers…
Just for fun, I took them a bunch of “little flowers” from our garden (all edible, of course, including our mutant broccoli flowers)…
If you’re in Sydney and need to send flowers, you might want to keep this company in mind. I don’t have any affiliation with them (I’m not even a customer yet) but as I said at the beginning, sometimes you meet folks who are so nice that you just want them to do well!
PS. Sarah emailed me a photo of her dinner last night – a salad with all our edible flowers in it!
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Beautiful flower bouquets! The burlap gives them a special charm. Your bouquet looks lovely too!
Aren’t they pretty? I like the fact that you only have one decision to make – do I like today’s flowers, or will I wait for another day? :)
Celia, recently I ordered a special bouquet of flowers to my sister in Brazil who had turned 70 – a service from Sao Paulo, located not too far from her neighborhood. I paid an arm, a leg, and a few other body parts, so I do appreciate the job this beautiful lady is doing in Sydney
Having said all that, I love the fact you are helping her with this post – it shows you are even more beautiful than her flowers!
Sally, I know, I’m the same. That’s why I wrote this post – partly selfish reasons, I want to keep them in business, so I can order flowers when I need to! :D
What a bargain! It’s nice to see someone doing something different and taking a chance.
Nancy, that’s what I thought too! They’ve only been going for a year, but they’re always sold out by lunchtime, which I think is fabulous!
Just perfect for me to get back in contact with my dear friend in the Wloo
Great stuff! :)
Love the burlap! <3
Makes a nice change from cellophane, doesn’t it! x
I just post my “In my kitchen ” post of the month…
Beautiful flowers Celia!!
Ale, your grandbaby has grown so much!!
There is just something about flowers that brightens my day and makes me smile:) Thanks for sharing – Happy Thursday!
Renee, it’s the weekend here now, hope yours is grand!
How absolutely gorgeous! And those sunflowers, on this rainy, rainy day, they sure do cheer one’s soul! : )
Liz, they were stunning! Small heads too, quite unlike the big ones that have been self-sowing in our garden!
Wow what a great idea! Those dahlias are spectacular!
The first time Lorraine and I met them, the flower of the day was red dahlias, and they were truly gorgeous!
Lovely post. Thank you.
Thanks Ardys! x
Good on you Celia. It is a fantastic idea and well worth getting behind. I’ve been meaning to get to that cafe for weeks
Darling, it’s so close to you! We’ve never not been able to get a parking spot, either!
Brilliant, Celia! The VERY MOMENT before I read your post I was thinking how much I’d like to send someone flowers, but can’t afford to right now. Problem solved!!
Hooray! I hope you were able to order some – the roses yesterday looked amazing!
What an amazingly brilliant idea, one type of flower each day! Hmm, if I didn’t have an art shop to think about I’d suggest opening a southern franchise for them. Have a good weekend Celia.
Rose, you have the perfect name for selling flowers! :D
The hessian wrapping adds another dimension to these bunches. And I love your garden posy the best.
Fran, I was so chuffed when Sarah sent me the photo of her dinner! Btw, we now have some marigold seeds for you – can you please email me your postal address?
Such a brilliant idea and I’ll definitely be making use of their service! Hehe you are too cute bringing them a posy of your flowers!
Don’t you love it when we discover things this purely by chance? :)
What a fantastic idea indeed Celia! We used to have a florist shop and it can be hard to keep it Every-Day-Affordable, mind you we don’t have access to fantastic markets in Canberra and have to go though middle men who inflate the prices. The hessian wrap looks pretty, and my favourite was the dahlias too. Your bouquet is definitely gorgeous, and being edible is even better- so sweet! Xox
Becca, I think they’re brilliant – I just couldn’t do the maths in my head and figure out how they could be making any money at all. I think they’ve really just got business smarts – all power to them! :)
wow how gorgeous are they – love the whole concept!
Nic, I meant to email you about this, I think you’d find the service really useful! x
Oooh, this walking distance for me, both for refreshments and flowers.
ED, ONE of these days, we’ll meet for a cuppa there. :)
We wandered over this morning via the Apocalypse Yard garage sale… no flowers but great breakfast at Velvet Garage – so thank you for the intro :) And yes, to the cuppa.
Beautiful! They certainly deserve to do well. Love your edible posy! :-)
Thanks Jaqi! There aren’t many flowers in our garden, and we eat the ones we do grow..hahaha
Thanks for your lovely comments Celia – and for the edible flowers, what a wonderful treat! It sounds like the Dahlias are popular, we’ll have to see if we can hunt some down at the market next week for you guys :-) Sarah xx
Sarah, it was lovely to chat! I hope your wonderful business continues to grow! :)
Fresh flowers in the house has to be one of the nicest things. I’ve also just published an ‘In My Kitchen’ post since I’ve enjoyed reading everyone else’s so much!
Thanks for joining in, I’ve added you to the list!
G’day and thank you for your flowers brightening my day too!
Thanks for your kitchen view this month too!
Cheers! Joanne
Thanks for always joining in, Joanne!
That’s amazing. The flowers are gorgeous and I can’t believe that the $25.00 also includes delivery. What a great deal. Thanks for letting me know – I’ll definitely be using this service xx
Charlie, I KNOW. Lorraine and I were asking, “that INCLUDES delivery? Are you sure?” :)
Hi Celia, I had never heard about Little Flowers until I received some last year from a friend as a thank you, they were simply lovely. Very well priced considering delivery is included, great and affordable way to send flowers. That’s so nice for you to write about them and what a pretty bouquet you created, edible too even better!
Stefanie, thank you for leaving that comment – good to know you were happy with the bunch you received! Btw, I was in to visit Moya’s new shop yesterday (thank you for telling me where they’d moved to) – she’s only got a few more weeks there before the baby’s born! :)
You are welcome, it really was pretty. We walked past the store the other night and I was thinking Moya would be due soon, I’m so happy for them that they found a new location and baby on the way. This store is even closer to home, it’s a few minutes walk :) I gave my mother in law one of their gorgeous large bowls when we were in Canada, she thought it was just beautiful. I know what I will be bringing more of next time :)
What beautiful flowers. If l lived in Sydney l would definitely be using this service. Having fresh flowers in the house really lifts the mood:)
Jody, the flowers really were gorgeous! :)
How absolutely lovely they look and for $25 it would be very possible to send them ‘just because’ in fact I would be tempted to send some to myself for the sheer pleasure of receiving them ‘just because’!
Jan, you should pop into their facebook page and read some of the order messages (all anonymous, of course), they include things like, “thanks for the great night”. The mind boggles.. :D
Sounds like a fab idea. But I really love your edible posy too Celia, what a gorgeous idea – now I know where my cavolo nero flowers are heading.
Thanks Andrea! You can imagine how chuffed I was to get the photo of it repurposed as a salad! :)
Awwww, so pretty and what a great price.
Such a clever idea, isn’t it Maureen! :)
Celia, what a cool floral store! The beautiful flower bouquets look just stunning & so bright in many colours! Waw! ;)
Sophie, the price is brilliant too! :)
This is positively brilliant! I’m loving the burlap fabric that the bouquets are wrapped in. What a sweet touch. Now, where is a photo of these handsome young couriers you talk about? ;)
Hahaha…you’ll have to follow them on IG to see those, Em! :)
I love supporting small local businesses and hope this one does well because they’ve got a great concept. Celia, I’d order some flowers jus to get a look at the couriers! I love fresh flowers and will pick them up at the market but I hate ordering flowers online, paying incredible prices, only to find the recipient received a dinky little bouquet that has little resemblance to their photo. I hope they do well.
Diane, can you imagine a courier arriving with a huge bike basket filled with flowers? How cool would that be? Not sure how they’d cope with all your snow though.. :)
I can’t think of anything that would be more delightful. I think they could do it here with snowmobiles.
What a great concept for a business, Celia! As Diane mentioned, too often ordering flowers online is a mixed bag. I’ve been disappointed far more times than I’ve been pleased. I hope a similar venture starts up here. I bet they’d do quite well.
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Need to try edible flowers!