Saint Benedict Florist: Flower Delivery in Saint Benedict, LA

James Cress Florist has been family-run since 1903. We coordinate flower delivery across Saint Benedict and St. Tammany County, Louisiana, through vetted local florist partners: you order online, a florist near your recipient designs the arrangement from fresh stock, and a real person hand-delivers it in water.

Order by 2:00 PM Monday–Friday or 12:45 PM Saturday (Central time) for same-day delivery to Saint Benedict. There is no Sunday delivery through the florist network except on select major holidays. If no partner florist can take your order, which is rare, you are refunded in full, and every order carries our 100% Smile Guarantee.

Same-day by 2:00 PM Mon–Fri · 12:45 PM Sat (Central)St. Tammany County · ZIP 70457Designed near the recipient by a vetted local florist partner100% Smile Guarantee

Most sent flowers in Saint Benedict

Our best sellers, plus the designs Louisiana sends most this time of year, designed by a local florist partner near your recipient.

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Sympathy & hospital deliveries in Saint Benedict

Common delivery destinations in and around Saint Benedict, with the details our partner florists need to get an arrangement to the right place. For a funeral service, put the service date and time in your order notes; for hospitals, include the patient’s name and unit.

Funeral homes we deliver to

Add the funeral home name, the service date and the start time to your order notes. Standing sprays, wreaths and baskets are delivered ahead of the visitation; smaller arrangements can go to the family home instead.

Hospitals & medical centers

Include the patient’s full name and, if you know it, the room or unit. Many ICU, cardiac and oncology units do not allow fresh flowers, so a plant or gift basket is the safer choice for those units; add a phone number so the florist can check with the desk if needed.

  • St Tammany Parish Hospital 1202 S Tyler Street, Covington, LA 70433(985) 898-4000
    4.1 mi

Senior living & nursing homes

Add the resident’s name and, if you know it, the wing or apartment number. Deliveries go to the front desk and staff bring them to the resident.

Hospice care

Deliveries are accepted at reception. Compact, low-fragrance arrangements and plants are the usual choice for hospice rooms.

  • St Joseph Hospice and Palliative Care Northshore, 409 W 21st Ave, Covington, LA 70433(985) 892-6955
    3.5 mi

Cemeteries & memorial parks

For a graveside service, order the day before where possible and note the section or plot and the service time; the cemetery office sets where arrangements may be placed.

Churches & places of worship

For a service or event, include the event name and start time; deliveries are accepted at the church office during its hours.

Verified Facility list checked by James Cress Florist delivery team · September 2026 · Sources: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Overture Maps Foundation. Addresses come from public records; if a facility has moved or closed, tell us and we will correct it.

How delivery to Saint Benedict works

Same-day cutoffs (Central time)

Order byHomes & businessesSchools & campus
Monday–Friday2:00 PM1:30 PM
Saturday12:45 PMNo school delivery
SundayNot available*Not available*

All times are your recipient’s local time (Central). *No same-day delivery through the florist network on Sundays except on select major holidays; orders placed on Sunday are delivered Monday. After the cutoff, choose the next available date at checkout.

What happens after you order

  1. We route your order to a vetted florist partner near Saint Benedict, one of 10,000+ shops in our nationwide network.
  2. The florist designs your arrangement from our recipe with fresh, in-stock stems. If a stem is unavailable, they substitute one of equal or greater value in the same style and color palette.
  3. A real person hand-delivers it to the door, the funeral home or the hospital desk, in water rather than a shipping box.
  4. If no partner can take the order (this is rare), we refund you in full and tell you right away. Every order carries our 100% Smile Guarantee.

ZIP code we deliver to in Saint Benedict: 70457.

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Which Saint Benedict funeral homes do you deliver to?

E.J. Fielding Funeral Home & Cremation Services , Bagnell & Son Funeral Home and Serenity Funeral Home are within our partners’ delivery area for Saint Benedict. Add the funeral home, the service date and the start time to your order notes and the delivery is timed for the visitation.

Can you deliver to St Tammany Parish Hospital?

Yes. St Tammany Parish Hospital is about 4 miles from Saint Benedict. Include the patient’s full name and unit. Some units restrict fresh flowers, so a plant or gift basket is the safer choice for intensive-care or oncology patients.

Delivery and the weather in Saint Benedict

Weather decides whether an arrangement can wait at the door. In Saint Benedict, average highs reach the upper 80s or above in June , July and August, while winters stay above freezing on average. When it is colder than about 34°F or hotter than about 90°F, the delivering florist hands the flowers to a person or leaves a note and re-attempts rather than leaving them outside.

SeasonAvg lowAvg highDelivery rule
Dec – Feb 42°F 64°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Mar – May 56°F 78°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Jun – Aug 71°F 90°F Above about 90°F: shaded drop or hand-off, stems in water tubes.
Sep – Nov now 57°F 79°F Normal doorstep delivery.

Where we deliver in Saint Benedict

Saint Benedict, LA · St. Tammany County Saint Benedict Outline: U.S. Census Bureau

Saint Benedict is in St. Tammany County, Louisiana, part of the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area. Our partner florists deliver to homes, businesses, funeral homes and hospitals across Saint Benedict (ZIP 70457) and to nearby Covington, Folsom and Mandeville.

What James Cress Florist customers say

Rated 4.9 out of 5 across 1,265 published customer reviews, collected by Judge.me after delivery. We show reviews for a specific town only when the order was delivered there, so this page carries our store-wide reviews.

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