There is nothing worse than having to deal with the details of sending gifts and flowers to loved ones and the berieved when coping with the loss of a friend or family member. It is a hard enough situation to cope with, without having to remember all the formalities of what to do in this situation.
Below you will find a list of check points to review and take care of before heading to the Funeral to stay ahead of the procession, whether you will be in attendance or not.
- Ordering Locations: If you are out of the country and want to have a funeral flower delivery in Austrailia, you will find there are a number of International Flower ordering companies available to fill your needs. This way if you can not be there, you can still send your condolences utilizing web company services, and many of these include gifts and cards. Many locally operated flower shops may also have websites and store fronts where you can customize arrangements. This way you can pick specific colors or layout patterns as well, in person or at home.
- Delivery Locations & Time of Recieving: You will find that most Funeral Parlors provide regular daily hours of operation for recieving deliveries of flowers as well as gifts for the departed or bereaved. Always be sure to check the locations address, and the hours of operation to ensure that your delivery will be recieved. In some cases, they may only accept deliveries certain hours of the day or week, so be sure to confirm with them before ordering.
- Flower Design & Layout: Everyone knows that we each have our own favorite colors, and favorite flowers. Some people have no preference on the flowers they like, but really are passionate about color. So this is something to keep in mind when having your flowers arranged. Generally the flowers seen at a Funeral are of various colors and layouts and can reflect your level of feeling toward the person they are for. In some cases, it is better to gift the bereaving family a live plant in memory instead of cut flowers. Over the centuries we have applied meaning and purpose to certain types of flowers and their colors, some of these examples are below.
- Lily/ Lilies: Associated with the thought that Innocence is being restored to the departed into the next world.
- Gladioli: Which represents, Intergrity, Morality, and strong Character, and can be found in an array of colors.
- Carnations: Are subtle touches, with Red meaning, Admiration, while White is a symbol of pure love and innocence.
- Roses: Their colors rung meaning through the ages, with White standing for humility and reverance, with innicence and youth. The Red rose brings the mood of love, respect and courage, while Pink roses represent love, grace and gentle emotions. There are Crimson roses to represent Grief and sorrow, and yellow roses for the berieved to symbolize strong ties to them through all times. A single rose can be added to an arrangement to show eternal love for the departed.
- Chrysanthemums: There are many countries that only use these for a symbol of the death of a loved one, and they are used predominantly in flower arrangements for this reason. While used in funerals in the United States, they are regarded as light and cheerful in arrangements, they do not stand out specifically for Funeral Flower Delivery in Austrailia.
- Peace Lily: Representing Peace, and Harmony, these sysbols of purity are known for their wide tapered leaves, with white hooded stems. They are generally more cherished gifts to those with a green thumbs when recieved as a plant to keep alive and in bloom.
- Hydrangea: This is another that is a great gift for the berieved as it grows well indoors, and blooms nice sized puffy flower tops. It symbolizes deep friendship and special thanks, while represnting heartfelt sincerity to those it is gifted. It is also a flower that is best gifted as a plant.
- Orchid: The beautiful Orchid represents eternal love when in white, and heartfelt sympathy when they are pink. These are also flowers that are best gifted as a plant for long life of the flowers.
- Daffodils: Which would include Tulips, are a symbol of new beginings. They come in varietys of strains and colors, each having slightly diffrent meanings. Where yellow Daffodils mean renewal, Yellow Tulips stand for cheerfulness. Tulips have other colors of meaning such as red for perfect love, white for forgiveness and loyalty in the color purple.
The beautiful thing about these flowers, is that many of them can be planted together in plant pot arrangements, and then shipped for delivery. This means you can represent many meanings in one display that would stay with the friends or family you gifted them to, for the life of the plants. You can find out more about flowers and their arrangements, before ordering flower deliveries by reading more here.
