Orders placed with Cindy's Flowers before 3 PM go out for same-day delivery across Toronto and the GTA, Monday to Saturday. That covers the classic new-baby scenario: you hear the news at lunch and want a pastel bouquet delivered to their door the same day. Each arrangement is hand-tied to order in our Toronto studio.
New baby flowers are the one occasion where being late is almost better than being early. The convention is to wait until the family is settled at home, roughly three days to two weeks after the birth, and an arrangement that arrives a month in, once the first wave of visitors has thinned out, often gets the warmest welcome of all. The first day or two are simply too hectic, so there is no such thing as missing this one.
Who sends them? Nearly everyone close to the family: grandparents, siblings, friends, and coworkers of either parent. The gift congratulates the parents as much as it welcomes the baby, so the card traditionally addresses the whole household and names the newborn if you know it. Colour does the rest of the talking:
Stem choice follows the same gentle logic. Pastel mixed bouquets built on carnations, daisies, and baby's breath (the namesake flower) are the classic order, while tulips carry the "new beginnings" meaning that suits the moment. Keep scent light and pollen low around a newborn; heavily fragranced lilies are the one flower florist etiquette consistently advises against here. Whatever you send should arrive vase-ready, because nobody in that house has a free hand.
One practical caution: think home, not hospital. Many maternity wards restrict fresh flowers over allergy and infection-control concerns, and NICUs almost universally do, so confirm the ward's policy before sending anything there. And if the timing does turn urgent, perhaps the family came home sooner than expected, an order placed before 3 PM is hand-tied in our Toronto studio and delivered the same day, Monday to Saturday, across Toronto and the GTA.