Florist Tips and Flower Care Advice

The Most Fragrant Flowers for Bouquets and Gardens

Why do some flowers stay with us forever? Often it's their fragrance. Discover New Zealand's most beautifully scented flowers, learn when they're in season, and enjoy our florists' favourite stories and insights about the blooms that create lasting memories.

How to Wear a Buttonhole or Corsage for a School Ball or Formal Event

Learn how to wear a buttonhole or wrist corsage correctly for a school ball or formal event. Auckland florist tips on pinning buttonholes, wearing corsages, storing flowers before the ball, and keeping them looking fresh all night.

Flowers by Colour: Choose Flowers in Their Favourite Colour

Choosing flowers in their favourite colour? Explore popular flower colours, meanings and flower names, with helpful tips from your Auckland florist.

New Zealand Local Florists Directory

Find real local florists across New Zealand, sorted by city and town. Order direct for better value, fresher flowers, and to avoid middlemen — straight from the florist who will create and deliver your order.

How to Send Flowers to Auckland from Overseas

Wondering how to send flowers to Auckland from overseas? This simple guide explains how international customers can order fresh bouquets online and enjoy free same-day flower delivery across most Auckland suburbs.

Florist Colour Wheel Guide: How Flower Colours Work Together

Learn how florists use the colour wheel to choose flower colours that feel calm, cheerful, romantic or bold, with simple bouquet colour tips from Best Blooms Auckland.

Flowers for Delivery in NZ: Fresh, Fast & Guaranteed (Auckland Florists)

Sending a bouquet can say what a text message cannot, so flowers for delivery often feel like the right choice when words fall short. Still, the search can get messy, with dozens of sites promising speed and quality. A clear guide helps cut through the noise and keeps the moment personal.

Caring for Your Potted Plant – Growing Tips for Indoor Flowering Plants

Potted plants really are the gift that keeps on growing. While cut flowers bloom brightly for a moment, a healthy indoor plant can thrive for years with a little care. Knowing how your plant responds to light, water, and warmth will help it stay lush and full of life.

How to choose the perfect bouquet for Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is all about love and saying what words alone can't quite convey. When you're letting the flowers do the talking for you, you want to be sure they are getting the right message across.

10 Tips How to make your Flowers live Longer - Flower Care Tips NZ

You have received a beautiful bouquet of blooms - Hooray! Now... How do you help your fresh flowers last as long as possible? Here's our florists best tips, for caring for your flowers.

Card Messages: Helpful guide to find the right words to send.

When sending flowers, you want just the right message to go on your gift card. Here s a list of helpful suggestions for sympathy messages, condolence quotes, romantic card messages, good luck messages. Words to share your feelings and personalise your thoughtful gift. Remember a sentimental message, sent from the heart is bound to be just as beautiful as the flowers.

The Benefits of Using Sustainable and Local Flowers

As awareness of climate change and environmental issues grows, more people are seeking ways to live a sustainable lifestyle and reduce their carbon footprint. One way to do this is by choosing to use sustainable and locally grown flowers, and at Best Blooms Florist all of our flowers and foliage is sourced within New Zealand and as close to Auckland as possible.

Decorating your home with flowers

Using floral arrangements around your home, or office, is a great way to bring colour and fragrance to your environment. It's been scientifically proven! A Harvard study in 2006 noted that participants who had placed flowers around their homes in locations where they could be seen on a day-to-day basis experienced a noticeable increase in their mood as well as higher compassion towards other people!

How big will my flower arrangement be?

When sending flowers by the internet and putting your trust in an online Florist, you want to feel reassured that what you see is what you send. How does Best Blooms - one of Auckland's favourite flower delivery services measure up?