Send Flowers to Sydney, Australia

Sydney spreads around its harbour in a patchwork of very different neighbourhoods, and knowing which one your recipient lives in helps the florist a great deal. The terraces of Surry Hills, Paddington and Newtown sit close to the centre, the beach suburbs run from Bondi down to Coogee and across the water to Manly, and families fill the leafy North Shore around Chatswood and the fast-growing west. Much of the inner city is apartment living, so include the unit number, the building name and any intercom details when you send flowers to Sydney.

Australia's largest city is also its most international, with big British, Chinese, Indian, Lebanese, Greek and Korean communities whose relatives abroad order for birthdays, new babies, Lunar New Year and Mother's Day, which falls on the second Sunday in May. Bouquets often go to offices in the CBD and North Sydney, to students at the University of Sydney and UNSW, and to patients at Royal Prince Alfred or St Vincent's Hospital.

Summers are warm and humid, so local florists favour sturdy stems and native flowers such as the waratah, the floral emblem of New South Wales. Delivery is next-day, Monday to Saturday, when you order before midnight local time. There are no Sunday or public holiday deliveries.

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