Holidays and cultural celebrations
Holiday flower arrangements for Toronto and York Region
Holiday flower arrangements for Lunar New Year, Nowruz, Diwali, Eid, Christmas and the days in between, made by hand in our Richmond Hill studio. For your own table, for the office, or to send to family across Toronto and York Region when you can't be there yourself.
- Gift message tucked in
- Made from that day's flowers
- Toronto and York Region
What we make
Flowers for holidays and cultural celebrations
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Holiday table arrangements
A centrepiece for the dinner, the open house or the spread on the table. Tell us the colours your family uses for the holiday and anything you avoid, and we'll design around it, low enough to see past.
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Bouquets to bring when you visit
For the hosts, for grandparents, for the friend who always does the cooking. A wrapped bouquet travels fine in the car if you keep it upright, out of the sun and away from the heater vents.
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Flowers sent to family
Can't make it this year? We deliver across Toronto and York Region seven days a week, with your gift message tucked in with the flowers and no prices in the box.
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Office and reception holiday pieces
Seasonal arrangements for the front desk, the boardroom and the holiday party tables. Tell us the spaces and the dates, and whether the office closes over the break, so the flowers don't sit there alone.
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Client and staff holiday gifts
Send us a list of names, addresses and messages and we'll work through it with you, with each delivery booked for the date you choose. Useful for anyone who has twenty thank-yous to send before the office closes.
Lunar New Year flowers: red, gold and what to skip
Lunar New Year falls between late January and mid-February, and its colours are well known: red and gold are traditionally lucky, so flowers in those shades make an easy gift or table piece. Red roses, red anthurium and red ginger all fit, and Island Flame brings them together in one vase. Set a bowl of mandarins next to it and the table is most of the way there.
A few things many families prefer to avoid:
- White flowers as a gift. White is linked with funerals in many Chinese households, so an all-white bouquet can land badly. Red, pink, orange and gold are the safer choices.
- Groups of four. The word for four sounds like the word for death in Mandarin and Cantonese, so some people avoid four of anything.
- Flowers that are already tired. A fresh start matters at New Year, so order close to the day and keep the flowers cool.
Many homes also keep blossom branches, kumquat trees or potted orchids over the holiday. Those aren't part of what we make. If there's a particular flower your family always has, ask us on (437) 291-5605.
Nowruz flowers for the haft-sin and for visiting
Nowruz, the Persian New Year, begins at the spring equinox, around March 20 or 21. Families set the haft-sin table, and the days that follow are full of visits to parents, grandparents and friends, often with flowers or sweets in hand.
The hyacinth (sonbol) is the flower traditionally set on the haft-sin itself, and it isn't something we sell. What we make goes beside the spread, or comes with you when you visit:
- Spring colours suit the holiday: white, pink and red, with plenty of fresh green. Tulips are a favourite at this time of year, and Claret Tulip pairs ten white tulips with twelve red roses.
- A vase arrangement is kinder to a host than a bouquet. Nobody has to stop and hunt for a vase while guests are taking their shoes off.
- For elders, something soft and full tends to go down well, like the pink and white roses and lilies of Peach Chiffon.
Nowruz often lands on a weekday, and the first few days are the busiest for visits. Booking your delivery date ahead at checkout takes the pressure off.
Diwali flowers for the home and for your hosts
Diwali falls in October or November, and the flower most people connect with it is the marigold, strung into garlands for doorways and puja, with petals used in rangoli. Marigolds aren't part of our range, so for garlands, a market that specialises in them is the place to go.
Where we come in is the rest of the house, and the gifts:
- Warm colours suit the festival of lights: orange, yellow, deep pink, red and gold. Orange and yellow roses, sunflowers and red anthurium all fit.
- Diwali hosts get a lot of sweets. Flowers in a vase are a welcome change, and they're still on the table after the boxes of mithai have been shared out.
- Keep flowers clear of diyas. Oil lamps and candles are everywhere at Diwali, and dry leaves, ribbon and paper wrapping catch easily. Put flowers on a different surface from open flames.
If you're sending flowers to family for Diwali, our vase arrangements arrive ready to set down, so nobody has to find a vase on a busy evening.
Eid flowers when the date isn't confirmed until the night before
Eid al-Fitr comes at the end of Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha about ten weeks later. Both move about eleven days earlier each year, and many families wait for the moon sighting to confirm the day, so the date may only be settled the evening before.
That makes flowers tricky to plan. A few ways around it:
- Book the likelier day at checkout, and call (437) 291-5605 as soon as you know if it moves.
- Order on the morning itself. Same-day delivery works for most postal codes if you order by 1 pm, which suits a day that was only confirmed last night.
- Send for the following days. Eid visits often carry on for two or three days, so flowers that arrive on the second day are still well timed.
There's no single Eid flower and no fixed colour. Roses in any shade, or a mixed arrangement for the table where the family will gather, are a safe choice. If you're visiting, bringing flowers for the host alongside sweets is a common gesture.
Christmas flower arrangements and corporate holiday flowers
For Christmas, red and white roses with dark green eucalyptus and red hypericum berries look festive without a single ornament. A few practical notes:
- On the dining table, keep it low so people can see each other over the turkey, and leave room for your own candles.
- As a hostess gift, red and white is the safe pick. If the host's house is already full of red, a white and green arrangement stands out more.
- For "season's greetings" gifts to people who may not celebrate Christmas, white, green and soft pink work for almost everyone.
Offices are busy in December: reception pieces, holiday party centrepieces, and gifts for clients and staff. If you're sending to a list, send it to us early and book each delivery for a date before the office closes for the break. Flowers delivered to an empty office on December 24 help nobody.
Our corporate flowers page has more on reception arrangements, regular office flowers and client gifting through the rest of the year.
Keeping holiday flowers fresh through a long weekend
Holidays are hard on flowers. Houses are warm, the oven runs all day, and offices close for a week at a time.
- Top up the water every day. A vase arrangement in a heated home drinks a lot in the first few days.
- Keep flowers away from heat and fruit. Radiators, fireplaces and the stove all shorten their life, and so does the fruit bowl: ripening fruit gives off ethylene, which ages flowers faster.
- Trim bouquet stems on an angle every couple of days and change the water while you're at it.
- Plan for closed offices. If the office shuts over the holidays, have someone take the flowers home on the last day, or book fresh ones for the week you're back.
- Lift out faded blooms as they go, so the rest of the arrangement still looks good for the guests who visit later in the week.
There's more detail in our guide on making fresh flowers last longer.
Ideas
Colours and flowers by holiday
A starting point only. Your family's own traditions come first.
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Lunar New Year
Red and gold. Red roses, red anthurium and red ginger, and skip all-white gifts.
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Nowruz
White, pink and red with fresh green. Tulips and roses sit well beside the haft-sin.
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Diwali
Orange, yellow, deep pink and gold. Warm roses and sunflowers for the house and for hosts.
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Eid
No set colour. Roses or a mixed arrangement for the family table, in whatever suits the home.
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Hanukkah
Blue and white are the familiar colours. White roses with hydrangea work well; ask us about blue for your date.
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Christmas
Red and white roses with eucalyptus and hypericum berries, or green and white for a quieter look.
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Thanksgiving
Canadian Thanksgiving is the second Monday of October. Sunflowers, orange roses and chrysanthemums suit the harvest table.
Ready to order
Designs you can send today
Not every event needs a quote. These are in the shop now, made by hand on the day and delivered across York Region and Toronto.
Scarlet Halo
$215
50 premium red roses with baby's breath rim and lilies
How it comes together
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Order or enquire
Order a shop design online for any date you like. For holiday tables, office pieces or a gift list, use the form or call (437) 291-5605.
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Plan it by phone
For anything beyond a shop order, we talk it through: the holiday, the colours your family uses, the addresses and the delivery dates.
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Approve the design and quote
We confirm the flowers, the dates and the price with you, and adjust anything that doesn't suit before it's booked.
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Made and delivered
Each piece is made by hand in our Oak Ridges studio from that day's flowers and delivered in the window you chose, seven days a week across Toronto and York Region.
Questions
What people ask about holidays and cultural celebrations
When should I order flowers for a holiday?
Book the delivery date at checkout as soon as you know it, especially for busy weeks like the run-up to Christmas. For a single design, same-day delivery works for most postal codes if you order by 1 pm. For office pieces or a gift list, call (437) 291-5605 early so we can plan the dates together.
Can you make holiday flowers in our family's colours?
Yes. Tell us the colours and anything your family avoids, and we'll design around it. If you have a particular flower in mind, ask us first, since not every flower is available on every date and some aren't part of our range.
Are white flowers OK as a Lunar New Year gift?
Many families avoid white flowers as a gift at Lunar New Year, since white is linked with funerals. Red, pink, orange and gold are the safer choices. If you know the family well and they love white, that's your call.
Do you sell marigold garlands, hyacinths or orchids?
No. Our range is cut flowers such as roses, tulips, lilies, hydrangeas, sunflowers, carnations, chrysanthemums and anthurium. If there's a specific flower you need for a holiday, ask us on (437) 291-5605 and we'll tell you what we can do.
Can I send holiday flowers to several people at once?
Yes. For a handful, place separate orders and pick a date for each. For a longer list, like clients or staff, send us the names, addresses and messages and we'll work through it with you.
Will the recipient see the price?
No. Prices are never included with a delivery, which matters when you're sending to in-laws or clients. Add a gift message at checkout and it's tucked in with the flowers, so they know who to thank.
Where do you deliver holiday flowers?
Across Toronto and York Region, including Markham, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Thornhill, Stouffville, Aurora and Newmarket. Delivery starts at $12 and is priced by driving distance.
Tell us about your day
We quote every event on its own. Share what you know so far, even if it is just a date and a colour, and we will take it from there.
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