Flower baskets in Toronto: the flower, the occasion and the right address
In Canada a funeral arrangement goes to the funeral home and condolences go to the family's home, which is why flower baskets in Toronto are picked by address as much as by flower. A basket travels with its own handle and stands in wet foam, so no vase is needed wherever it lands, and the choice comes down to the flower, the occasion and the space it will stand in.
Ecuadorian roses, lilies or daisies: the flower sets the tone
Colombia and Ecuador are the main rose suppliers for Canada, so the roses in a Toronto basket have usually flown a long way before a florist picks them up. The widest baskets in the range are built around that stem count: 101 White Ecuadorian Roses in a Basket and 101 Red Roses in a Basket, both large enough to fill a room on their own.
A basket of lilies needs one note before it goes anywhere. Pollen stains fabric, so florists strip the anthers once a bloom opens, and because every part of a lily is toxic to cats, this isn't the basket to send into a home that keeps one. A basket of daisies is the plainer choice, suited to a kitchen table or a desk rather than a grand entrance. Colour is picked on its own, separately from the flower, and the exact make-up of any basket is easiest to judge once the flower itself is settled.
Sympathy baskets: the funeral home or the family's front door
White stays the traditional colour for a funeral tribute in Canada, and lilies, roses, carnations and chrysanthemums are the flowers sent most often. A chrysanthemum carries no bad luck here: in Canadian floristry it reads as a flower of respect, not one to avoid.
The address decides what a basket is for. An arrangement meant for the service itself goes to the funeral home, under the name the home has on file, while a basket that reads as condolences is sent straight to the family's front door. The order form asks which of the two it is, so that gets settled before the florist starts work.
In Jewish tradition flowers aren't sent to a family sitting shiva, the week of mourning after a funeral; a basket of fruit or food, kosher where that matters, takes their place instead. The card that travels with any basket costs nothing extra, and it can carry a name or stay unsigned, whichever feels right for the moment.
A side table or a whole hallway: picking a basket by the space
Size is where flower baskets in Toronto differ the most, from something small enough for a side table to a piece that holds its own in a hallway. The rose basket built on a hundred and one stems is the one that fills a room; a basket of daisies sits just as happily on a console table or a desk.
Large-headed flowers change that arithmetic. A handful of lily stems already reads as a full arrangement, so a small lily basket can do the work of a far bigger one in roses, as a rough guide rather than a fixed rule. The handle and the wet foam inside mean a vase is never part of the equation, and the foam is watered every day in a thin stream over its whole surface, never tipped, which keeps the stems drinking for as long as the flowers last.
Anyone unsure which size suits the room can describe it in a chat message with the occasion and a rough budget. A florist answers with a few options, photos and prices, all before anything is paid.
Flower basket delivery in Toronto: seen before it leaves the florist
Flower baskets in Toronto are put together to order once payment clears, and a florist photographs the finished piece before the courier leaves, so any correction still fits in before it's on the road. If a flower on the list isn't in that day, the florist swaps in one close in colour and price, and that substitution shows up in the same photo.
Most orders reach their recipient on the day they're placed, with delivery free in the centre; the exact timing for any address shows in the basket's own listing, and the delivery zones page covers the rest. What's in season through the year, and how to order from another country, sits on the seasons, dates and ordering from abroad page.
Starting from the flower narrows things fastest: baskets by flower sort everything from Ecuadorian roses to daisies in one list. Where colour matters more than the botany, the same range is picked by colour, and where the room matters most, baskets are sorted by size. For a home in mourning, a basket of fruit or food stands in for flowers instead.