"Florist's Choice" Bouquet

Thank you for choosing flowers from The Flower Crate.

We wet wrap our bouquets and flower carriers so that the stems are looked after between leaving the shop and going in to a vase. We recommend that they are in water as soon as possible and no longer than 4 hours in the wet wrap.

If you are going to keep your flowers overnight before gifting them then please remove them from the wet wrap and place in a clean vase of water in a cool place. Adding flower food is not necessary at this point.

All our flower wet wrap products are recycled and/or compostable. The wet cloth is a great kitchen or bathroom cloth made form bamboo and will happily compost down after you have finished.

KEY STEPS TO CARE FOR YOUR FRESH FLOWERS

1. Fill a vase with water 2- 4 inches of water and add 1/2 the sachet of floral food provided 

2. Carefully remove the flowers from the wrap or sleeves they have been transported in, flowers need to breathe! 

3. Remove any foliage that will sit under the water level, this will help to keep the water clear and clean

4. With a sharp knife or scissors cut the stems at a sharp angle. This exposes a fresh part of the stem and allows the flower to absorb the water

5. Immediately arrange flowers as desired and place in a cool position away from draughts, sun and ripening fruit

6. Every 3-4 days repeat the above steps
   
   
7. Your flowers will age differently. As some flowers come to their end then remove them from the vase and continue to enjoy the rest.
   
   
8. You may also choose to dry some of your blooms. If that is the case remove them before they are in the dying phase

We personally deliver all of our flowers and plants within our Hamilton & Cambridge circle. This is configured according to postal codes and priced according to those.

We wet wrap our bouquets and flower carriers so that the stems are looked after between leaving the shop and going in to a vase. We recommend that they are in water as soon as possible and no longer than 4 hours in the wet wrap.

All deliveries are between 1pm and 6pm. Any earlier than this will require an additional charge of $20 as it will be a singular delivery.

If the recipient is not at the address specified when a delivery is made, we will do our best to leave the product in a safe location and take a photograph. If we do leave the delivery in what we believe to be a safe location, we will not be liable if it goes missing or is lost or damaged.

If we cannot contact you and there is nowhere to leave the flowers (as in the case for apartments and gated driveways deliveries) we will unfortunately need to pass on the $20 courier fee charge in central Hamilton to redeliver  the following day. Alternatively, If you would like, you can pick the flowers up from our store the following day free of charge.

It is your responsibility to contact us in response to our attempts to contact on your delivery day of choice and let us know what you will do in terms of the redelivery/pick up of your selection. The $20 fee for redelivery will be charged to your credit card.