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You’re not ordering Easter flowers a week in advance. Most people realize they need something Thursday afternoon for a Sunday brunch, or Friday morning for a church service. That’s the reality of how Easter week actually goes.
Our location at 3 West 51st Street means we’re already in Midtown when you place your order. We source fresh stems every morning from the wholesale district, arrange them in our shop, and deliver them ourselves. No third-party handoffs. No wondering if your Easter lilies will show up wilted or late.
Orders placed before 2 PM on weekdays get delivered the same day. That includes offices, residential buildings, hotels, and churches throughout the Garment District and Midtown. Our drivers know the building protocols, the doorman procedures, the loading dock schedules. Your arrangement arrives in a climate-controlled vehicle, not the trunk of someone’s sedan.
You get flowers that actually look like what you ordered. They last through Easter weekend because they were cut recently, not shipped cross-country in a box. And if you’re sending them to someone’s office or apartment, they arrive when you need them to.
Columbia Midtown Florist has been a Society of American Florists member since 1995. We’ve worked with corporate clients, wedding planners, film production teams, and churches throughout Manhattan. That’s not a sales pitch—it’s context for why we understand Easter week logistics better than most.
We’re in the Garment District, which means we’re surrounded by businesses that need last-minute arrangements and residents who don’t have time to trek to a flower market. We go to the NYC wholesale market almost daily. We know which growers have the best lilies, which tulips will hold up in a warm apartment, which hydrangeas are actually fresh versus sitting in a cooler for a week.
You’re not dealing with a call center or a national chain that outsources to whoever’s available. You’re working with a shop that’s been in this neighborhood long enough to know what Easter looks like here—corporate orders on Thursday, church arrangements on Friday, residential deliveries on Saturday morning before people leave for the weekend.
You place an order online or call the shop directly. If it’s before 2 PM on a weekday, we design and deliver it the same day. If it’s after that, it goes out the next business day. Weekends have different cutoffs, so call if you’re cutting it close.
We design your arrangement in our shop using flowers we sourced that morning. Easter lilies, tulips, hyacinths, daffodils—whatever’s freshest and fits what you ordered. We don’t pull from pre-made stock or use flowers that have been sitting around. Each arrangement is put together after you order it.
Our driver delivers it in a climate-controlled vehicle. That matters more than it sounds like it does. Spring weather in New York swings between 40 and 70 degrees in the same week. Flowers don’t do well with temperature shocks. We control for that.
If you’re sending to a business or residential building, our drivers know how to navigate building access. They’ve done this route hundreds of times. If there’s an issue with delivery—building closed, recipient not available, address problem—we contact you directly and figure it out. You’re not left wondering where your order is.
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Easter lilies are the traditional choice. White blooms, strong symbolism, they last well if they’re fresh to begin with. We source ours from growers we’ve worked with for years. You can order a single potted lily plant for a home or a larger arrangement for a church altar or corporate lobby.
Spring bouquets mix tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and other seasonal stems. These work better for dining tables, reception desks, or residential deliveries where someone wants color and variety. We design these with spring’s actual palette—soft pastels, bright yellows, deep purples—not some generic “spring” look that could be any season.
Church flower arrangements are a different category. These need to be larger, more structured, and designed to be viewed from a distance. We’ve done Easter services for churches throughout Manhattan. We understand scale, sightlines, and how to create something that photographs well but also holds up under church lighting and temperature conditions.
Corporate Easter arrangements are usually smaller and more contained. You want something that fits on a reception desk or conference room table without taking over the space. We handle weekly corporate accounts, so we know what works in office environments. These get delivered during business hours and set up where you need them.
Yes, if you order before 2 PM on a weekday. We source Easter lilies fresh from the wholesale market, arrange them in our shop, and deliver them the same day throughout Midtown Manhattan and the Garment District.
Same-day delivery works for most of Manhattan below 100th Street. If you’re ordering for a specific time window—like a church service or an office event—call us directly so we can coordinate timing. Our drivers know the neighborhood and building access protocols, which matters more during Easter week when everyone’s trying to get deliveries done at the same time.
Lilies last longer if they arrive fresh and haven’t been sitting in a box for days. That’s the advantage of ordering from a Midtown shop that sources locally and delivers with our own team. You’re not dealing with a national service that ships from another state and hopes for the best.
Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, hydrangeas, and iris are all in season during Easter. We also carry gerbera daisies, crocus, and specialty stems depending on what’s available at the wholesale market that week.
Spring flower availability changes quickly. Lilac season, for example, only lasts two to three weeks in May. Tulips are abundant in April but their quality drops off fast once it gets warm. We go to the flower market almost daily, so we’re working with what’s actually fresh, not what’s been sitting in cold storage.
If you want a specific flower or color palette, call ahead. We can tell you what’s available and what will last through your Easter celebration. Some stems hold up better in warm apartments than others. Some photograph better for table settings. We’ll walk you through what makes sense for your specific situation instead of just selling you whatever’s easiest.
Yes. We’ve delivered church flower arrangements for Easter services throughout Manhattan. These are larger, more structured designs meant to be viewed from a distance and photographed during services.
Church arrangements require different planning than residential or corporate orders. You need to coordinate delivery timing around service schedules, building access, and setup requirements. We’ve worked with churches enough to know how this process goes. You’re not explaining basic logistics to someone who’s never done it before.
Easter Sunday is the busiest delivery day of the year for churches. If you need arrangements for a service, order by the Wednesday or Thursday before at the latest. That gives us time to source the right stems, design something at the appropriate scale, and coordinate delivery when the church is actually open and someone’s there to receive it. Last-minute church orders are difficult because of access and timing constraints that don’t exist with other delivery types.
Single Easter lily plants start around $50-75. Spring bouquets for dining tables or residential delivery typically run $75-150 depending on size and flower selection. Larger church arrangements or corporate lobby displays start at $200 and go up based on scale and complexity.
Delivery fees depend on location and timing. Same-day delivery to Midtown addresses is usually $15-25. If you’re ordering for a location outside our standard delivery zone or need a specific time window, that affects pricing. We’ll tell you the total cost upfront before you confirm the order.
Price varies based on flower availability and seasonality. Easter week is peak demand for lilies and spring flowers, which affects wholesale costs. We’re not the cheapest option in Manhattan, and that’s intentional. You’re paying for fresh flowers sourced that morning, professional design work, and reliable same-day delivery by our own team. If you want the absolute lowest price, grocery store bouquets exist. If you want something that actually lasts and arrives when it’s supposed to, that costs more.
Online ordering works fine if you’re selecting from our standard arrangements and your delivery address is straightforward. You pick what you want, enter the details, and we handle it from there.
Calling directly makes sense if you have specific requests, tight timing, or questions about flower availability. It’s also better for church arrangements, corporate accounts, or large orders where you want to talk through options before committing. We can tell you what’s actually available that day, what will work best for your specific situation, and coordinate delivery timing more precisely.
The flowers are the same either way. The difference is how much back-and-forth you need before placing the order. If you know exactly what you want and the delivery is simple, order online. If you’re not sure, or if there are complications with timing or location, call. We’d rather spend five minutes on the phone getting it right than have you order something online that doesn’t fit what you actually needed.
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