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Mother's Day in New Jersey: Garden State flowers for her May Sunday
Mother's Day in New Jersey falls on the second Sunday of May, and the Garden State ranks third in the US for cut-flower sales. Yet its own fields sit between seasons that weekend: Holland Ridge tulips are nearly finished, Northeast peonies haven't opened yet, and Colonial Park's roses won't peak until June. So her bouquet leans on lilies, lisianthus, gerbera and roses, and the choice that matters most is how it reaches her.
Lilies, lisianthus, gerbera: her May bouquet between field seasons
Holland Ridge Farms in Cream Ridge runs its own pick-your-own tulip fields from mid-April, and by early May the season is closing. Northeast peonies don't open until late May at the earliest, and the rose garden at Colonial Park in Somerset doesn't reach its peak until early June. A bouquet built from the state's own fields isn't really possible on the second Sunday of May.
Lilies, lisianthus and gerbera fill that gap because greenhouses grow them all year, and they carry most of the catalogue's May bouquets. Almost four in five cut flowers sold in American shops are imported, more than half from Colombia and roughly a quarter from Ecuador — roses included.
A peony on this date comes from the Dutch season, which runs from late April into June; see peonies for what's available this month. If she's a rose person first, Roses with Lisianthus pairs the two without a peony in the mix. A "French" rose isn't a separate variety, just an ordinary rose whose outer petals a florist turns back by hand.
Carried up to the Palisades or set down at her door
Hamilton Park in Weehawken sits on the Palisades cliffs, facing Midtown Manhattan across the Hudson. If you meet her there for a Sunday walk, a wrapped bouquet is easier to carry than a box.
Lilies open and shed pollen as the day goes on. Once a bloom opens, the anthers are usually removed. Any pollen that lands on fabric should be lifted off with sticky tape rather than rubbed in, worth remembering if she's wearing something she loves.
If the bouquet is going to wait for her at home, a hat box or a basket stands on a table without a vase, since the stems sit in soaked foam. Hydrangea drinks more than most cut flowers, so a bouquet that includes it wants water as soon as it arrives. See flowers in boxes for the box option.
Mother's Day flower delivery in New Jersey, to her and her own mother
One order can cover more than one bouquet, sent to different addresses in the state, so your mother and grandmother do not have to share one delivery. Each address counts as its own delivery; delivery zones and terms cover the rest.
Every part of a lily is toxic to cats, including the pollen and the water left standing in the vase. If she keeps a cat, avoid lilies.
Mother's Day brings far more orders than an ordinary Sunday, so delivery windows run wider and an exact minute isn't promised. Ordering a few days ahead helps: a dated order is accepted for any zone, and the earlier it goes in, the more windows are still open. The florist sends a photo before the courier leaves, and the card can be signed or left anonymous.
An order without a fixed address works the same way: see ordering from abroad or without an address.
On a day with no time to wait and see, roses are the steady choice, and a wrapped mixed bouquet suits either a walk to meet her or a courier at her door.