Flowers over the holidays: what arrives between 24 December and the new year
Christmas Eve is the last delivery day before a short close. Here is what pauses, when we reopen, and how New Year’s Eve delivery works for Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
Fig & Bloom’s last delivery before Christmas is Thursday 24 December. We’re closed on 25, 26 and 27 December, and deliveries resume on Monday 28 December. New Year’s Eve, Thursday 31 December, is a delivery day, and we’re closed on New Year’s Day, Friday 1 January. The dates are the same in metro Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, and on every open day you order by 1pm local time for same-day delivery.
The week between Christmas and New Year is when a lot of people realise who they missed. A friend spending the holidays alone. A host who fed twelve people. A neighbour who kept an eye on the house. Flowers in that week still say you thought of them, as long as they arrive on a day someone can open the door.
What happens to flower delivery between Christmas Eve and the new year?
Fig & Bloom delivers up to and including Thursday 24 December, then closes for 25, 26 and 27 December. We reopen on Monday 28 December and deliver through to New Year’s Eve. New Year’s Day is closed.
| Date | Metro Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane |
|---|---|
| Thursday 24 December | Last delivery day before Christmas. Order by 1pm local time for same-day delivery. |
| Friday 25 to Sunday 27 December | Closed. No deliveries. |
| Monday 28 to Wednesday 30 December | Open. Order by 1pm local time for same-day delivery. |
| Thursday 31 December | Open. Order by 1pm local time for same-day delivery. No Flower Club delivery that day. |
| Friday 1 January | Closed. |
The three cities share one rule, so there’s no separate holiday calendar for each. Outside metro Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, orders travel by StarTrack courier, and checkout confirms the dates it can offer for that address over the holidays.
For anything before Christmas Eve, including the last order dates for the office and the family table, use our Christmas order-by calendar. This Guide picks up where that one stops.
One note on the name. This is about the Christmas and New Year holidays, the week of 24 December to 1 January. It isn’t about Lunar New Year, which has its own designs and its own timing later in the summer.
Why do holiday flower dates matter?
Holiday dates matter because the date is part of the gift. In a week when studios and couriers pause, a send that misses the day can land on a locked door or an empty house. Clear dates let the flowers arrive while the person is there to receive them.
Guesswork is what turns a kind thought into an awkward one. Flowers that sit on a doorstep through a closed weekend aren’t the gesture you meant. Planning around the real open days keeps the focus where it belongs, on the person you’re sending to.
How do you choose what to send once the date is possible?
Lock the delivery day first, then choose the design and the address. If the day you wanted is closed, send on the next open day and let the card say why, rather than forcing a Christmas Day message onto flowers that arrive on the 28th.
- Choose the date from the open days above, and check that checkout offers it for the postcode.
- Choose the address. Over the holidays, offices are often shut and people are often away. Send to where the person will actually be that day.
- Choose the design for the room it’s going into. A friend’s kitchen bench and a host’s long table are different jobs.
If they’re travelling, it’s often kinder to wait. A design that arrives on 28 December, when they’re home and unpacking, can mean more than one that arrived on the 24th to an empty house.
Guesswork is what turns a kind thought into an awkward one.
Which flowers can you send in the holiday week?
On any open delivery day, start with the Christmas flowers collection. Fig & Bloom’s Christmas Collection, from $124, is our signature Christmas design: a hand-tied bunch in red and white, with red roses, hypericum, hydrangea, Christmas bush and cypress when the market has them.
It comes in three sizes from $124, and the vase is sold separately, so add one at checkout if the person may not have one to hand. Stems change with the season and the market, and the shape and colour of the design stay the same. Checkout shows what’s available for the date you choose. If you’d like to know more about the December stems themselves, including Christmas bush, read Christmas bush and the December stems.
Festive design for a day the studio can deliver.
Christmas Collection, from $124. See Christmas Collection
Every arrangement is photographed in the studio before it leaves, and we send you the picture, so you’ll see what arrived even if you can’t be there. On metro and local deliveries sold for a firm date, our Triple Guarantee means your order arrives on that date, matches the style, size and look you chose, and stays fresh for seven days with reasonable care; if we miss any part, we replace, re-deliver or refund.
What do you write when flowers arrive after Christmas Day?
Name the moment honestly. If the flowers arrive after the 25th, say so lightly and wish them well for the days ahead. A late card that sounds like you is better than a Christmas Day card that arrives on the wrong day.
For tone rather than script: “A little late, and no less meant. Thinking of you this week.” Or, for a host: “Thank you for Christmas. Here’s to a slow week and a good new year.” For more shapes, see our guide to what to write on a flower card.
Keep it short. The timing has already told them you remembered.
How do you order flowers over the Christmas holidays?
Pick an open day, then order. In metro Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, that means Thursday 24 December, or Monday 28 to Thursday 31 December, ordering by 1pm local time for same-day delivery.
- Choose your date from the open days in the table above.
- Enter the delivery postcode at checkout and confirm the date is offered.
- Choose a design from the Christmas collection.
- Write a card that fits the day it will arrive.
- Order by 1pm local time for same-day delivery on that date.
For anything before Christmas Eve, use the order-by calendar linked above. Questions about an address or a date: service@figandbloom.com or 03 7019 5839.
The week after Christmas is quieter, and flowers land differently in it. Choose a day they’ll be home, and let it be the first thing on the table in the new year.
Frequently asked questions
Do you deliver on Christmas Day?
No. Fig & Bloom is closed on Friday 25 December. If the flowers are for Christmas Day, have them delivered on Thursday 24 December, our last delivery day before Christmas, ordering by 1pm local time for same-day delivery.
Do you deliver on Boxing Day?
No. We’re closed on 25, 26 and 27 December for delivery to metro Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Deliveries resume on Monday 28 December.
When do deliveries reopen after Christmas?
Monday 28 December, in metro Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Order by 1pm local time for same-day delivery. Outside those metro areas, checkout shows the dates StarTrack can offer for the address.
Can I get flowers on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day?
New Year’s Eve, Thursday 31 December, is a delivery day in metro Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Order by 1pm local time for same-day delivery. There is no Flower Club delivery that day, and we’re closed on New Year’s Day, Friday 1 January.
Does on-time-or-delivery-is-free apply over the holidays?
Yes. There’s no holiday exception. It applies to firm metro delivery dates sold at checkout, such as 28 or 31 December, and not to a StarTrack window that checkout describes as a day either side. As our Terms put it, “On-time or it is free applies to firm local dates only.”
Where do I check order-by dates before Christmas Eve?
Use our Christmas order-by calendar at figandbloom.com/blogs/journal/christmas-flowers-the-order-by-calendar. It covers the last order dates for the office and the family table up to Thursday 24 December.
