Flower delivery in Melbourne, Florida

Melbourne is in Brevard County on Florida's Space Coast, on the Indian River across from the barrier island beaches. People here live in single-family neighborhoods, riverfront condos and beachside communities, and many retirees and winter visitors join the year-round residents.

The main hospital, Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center, is a regional medical center and trauma center. It allows flowers, and Health First runs a "Send flowers or a message" page online that delivers to the patient's bedside whenever possible.

Same-day delivery in Melbourne

Order before 2 p.m. Eastern time on a weekday for a good chance of same-day delivery. Saturday, Sunday and holiday orders close earlier and are not guaranteed.

Beachside condos often have a front desk or a lockbox for packages; flowers should be handed over, not boxed up. Give the building name, unit number and a phone number. For a house, the full address, ZIP code, and a gate code if there is one.

Hurricane season, June 1 through November 30, can delay deliveries all along the coast. Summer afternoon storms are also common. If the weather looks bad, choose a later date, and always avoid having flowers left out in the sun.

For a hospital order, write the patient's full name exactly as the hospital will have it, plus the hospital name. A room number helps if you know it, but it changes when patients move, so the name is what matters most. If you are not sure the patient will still be admitted the next day, send the same day or send to the home instead.

Flowers for every occasion in Melbourne

For a patient at Holmes Regional, flowers are welcome on most floors; a modest arrangement in a vase is easiest for nurses and visitors. If the patient is in intensive care, as a general practice those units often limit flowers, so check first. See get-well flowers.

A birthday or anniversary at the beach? Pick bright, heat-tolerant flowers like sunflowers or gerbera daisies. More in birthday flowers and romantic flowers.

For a grieving family, sympathy flowers explains what to send to a home. To thank someone, thank-you flowers. For the card, what to write on the card.