Whether your plan is to spoil a loved one, spruce up your home with a pop of colour, or to bask in the serotonin hit that comes from being around fresh blooms, there’s a Melbourne florist for all your needs. Here are some of the best, specialising in sustainable arrangements, classic bouquets, bold colours and everything in between. And we’ve included an option that delivers Australia-wide, for when you need to send flowers interstate.
Flowers Vasette
If the sunflower windmill on the shop awning doesn’t catch your eye, the jungle of stunning houseplants will. Since opening in 1989, Flowers Vasette has become renowned for elevated arrangements highlighting natural presentation over unnecessary frills and accompaniments.
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This social enterprise delivers flowers with a difference: every purchase directly provides support to young women from a refugee background, giving them access to training and employment opportunities. Almost all of the blooms are grown in Australia, and you can get a bottle of wine and a vase delivered too.
16A Linden Street, East Brunswick
thebeautifulbunch.com
The Big Bunch
Understated elegant bouquets reign supreme at The Big Bunch, where flowers are sourced daily from the growers. Understatement is optional, however. The Big Bunch is just as comfortable turning the usual floral suspects – such as hydrangeas, peonies and lilies – into statement pieces to brighten up a big room.
539 High Street, Prahran
thebigbunch.com.au
Flowerdose
The stylish space at Flowerdose could double as a spa – but for now, it’s an ornate showcase for fun and girlie bouquets of roses, orchids and other delicate flowers. Many arrangements tend towards pretty pinks and reds, making it a good pick for when you want to say I love you with blooms.
501 Burke Road, Camberwell
flowerdose.com.au
The Green Room
A bumblebee won’t know what to do with itself inside The Green Room. Here, you’ll find a kaleidoscope of colour and shades on the stands – and mixing and matching is encouraged. It’s a neighbourhood favourite for Albert Park locals, specialising in eclectic and colourful arrangements that will brighten any occasion.
91 Dundas Place, Albert Park
thegreenroomflowers.com.au
Bush
This Carlton North florist is dedicated to native blooms from all across Australia. Bush works with independent growers to source small batches of rare and diverse flowers. It also takes sustainability seriously, with a strict reuse and recycle policy and no floral foam in sight. Plus the focus on Australian natives helps support biodiversity in farms around the country.
Glasshaus
It’s been almost 14 years since Paul Hyland first opened the rainforest-like Glasshaus, a sustainable flower shop that has also spawned an indoor-plant nursery and events space – in neighbouring Richmond locations. His arrangements have graced vases and installations at some of the city’s best restaurants and cafes, but Glasshaus still has a strong selection of special blooms made for gifting.
101 Swan Street, Richmond
glasshausfloristonline.com
Pollon Flowers
This colourful shop on Flinders Lane is hard to miss: bright blooms spill out onto the laneway from the heritage-listed Chapter House building in the St Paul Cathedral precinct. Nicholas Minton-Connell first opened it in the late 1990s, and since then it’s become known for its intricate window installations, as well as flower arrangements that blend old and new.
1/199 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
pollonflowers.melbourne
Lilac and the Cat
A great option for those in the west, Footscray’s Lilac and the Cat is serious about sustainability while still crafting beautiful bouquets. Founder Jane Louise has been in the industry for more than two decades, and avoids the typical waste pitfalls where possible: upcycled gin bottles are used in place of vases, and only local, ethically farmed flowers are used in the arrangements.
21A Byron Street, Footscray
lilacandthecat.com.au
Bridge Road Florist
This floral stalwart has been open since 1976, and was known for trading 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Although its current hours are reduced, the shop is still open later than most other florists. Step inside – whether day or night – to find a vibrant and diverse array of flowers that go into both classic and striking arrangements. It boasts one of Melbourne’s largest varieties of blooms, and its shelves are also stocked with chocolates, wine, ceramics and other gifts.
597–599 Bridge Road, Richmond
bridgeroadflorist.com.au
Azalea Flowers
The Australian natives and seasonal blooms of Azalea Flowers bring a botanical flush to the Coventry Street edge of South Melbourne Market. Founder Michael Pavlou wrote the book on using Australian flowers and foliage (literally, he co-wrote Bush Flowers in 2023). Best bit? You can do a market shop in the same trip.
Shop 49, South Melbourne Market, 322–326 Coventry Street, South Melbourne
azaleaflowers.com.au
North St Botanical
After years of walk-in orders in a rich, timber-filled space in Thornbury, North St Botanical has had to close its retail store. But it’s not all bad news – the florist still takes online orders for delivery and pick-up. It specialises in more natural styles of floristry, with unusual flowers and foliage, but its team can also craft more modern, traditional and bold arrangements.
10–14 St Georges Road, Northcote
northst.com.au
Floraly
If you’re looking to send blooms to lovers, friends or family interstate, farm-to-vase flower delivery service Floraly is a good option. Flowers are only cut and picked after an order has been made to reduce waste (a big problem in the industry), and they’re sent in an elegant hard letterbox to keep the buds fresh and safe.
Additional reporting by Bec Dickinson, Rose Donohoe, Doug Wallen, Ruby Kraner-Tucci, Lisa Fukuda and James Williams
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