Jerome Florists Flower Blog

When you order "flowers to Manhattan" online, you're rarely ordering from a New York florist at all — you're ordering from a wire service that hands your request to a stranger for a fraction of what you paid. Here's how the system actually works, and why ordering direct from Jerome Florists gets you more flower for the same money.

A third-generation Manhattan florist explains what really happens between clicking "order" and flowers arriving at your door. Learn cutoff times, delivery zones, and why local beats wire-service for same-day.    

A century of guidance from Jerome Florists on sending flowers to hospitals, funeral homes, and shiva houses across NYC. Hospital-by-hospital rules, cultural traditions, and what to write on the card.

Fresh flowers have a way of changing the mood of a room almost instantly. A kitchen feels brighter, a dining table feels more welcoming, and even an ordinary weekday feels a little softer when flowers are sitting nearby. That’s why getting flowers always feels special, whether it’s a surprise gift, a celebration or a simple bouquet delivery from someone thinking about you. But one thing that disappoints people quickly is when the bouquet starts fading after only a few days. Roses bend, petals dry out, water turns cloudy and suddenly the arrangement that looked beautiful feels tired. Most people think flowers...