Lake City Florist: Flower Delivery in Lake City, FL

James Cress Florist has been family-run since 1903. We coordinate flower delivery across Lake City and Columbia County, Florida, 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. We have delivered to Lake City more than 10 times in the last two years.

Delivery availability for Lake City is confirmed after your order is received. Where a partner florist can accept the order it is hand-delivered; otherwise we offer direct-shipped gifts, and if no florist can fill your order you are refunded in full. Every order carries our 100% Smile Guarantee.

Delivery availability for Lake City is confirmed after your order is received; if no partner florist can accept it, you are refunded in full.10+ deliveries to Lake City in the last two yearsColumbia County · ZIP 32024, 32025, 32055, 32056100% Smile Guarantee

Most sent gifts for Lake City

Gift baskets, plants and boxed flowers ship directly to Lake City; arrangements are made by a local florist partner where one can accept the order.

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Sympathy & hospital deliveries in Lake City

Common delivery destinations in and around Lake City, 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.

  • VA North Florida/south Georgia Healthcare System - Lake City 619 South Marion Avenue, Lake City, FL 32025(386) 755-3016
    6.3 mi
  • HCA Florida Lake City Hospital 340 NW Commerce Dr, Lake City, FL 32055(386) 719-9000
    8.1 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.

  • Baya Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 587 SE Ermine Ave, Lake City, FL 32025(386) 752-7800
    5.8 mi
  • Lake Montgomery Health and Rehabilitation Center 1270 SW Main Blvd, Lake City, FL 32055(386) 752-7900
    6.2 mi
  • Solaris Healthcare Lake City 560 SW McFarlane Ave, Lake City, FL 32055(386) 758-4777
    6.7 mi

Colleges & campus deliveries

Campus deliveries go to a residence hall desk or department office, not to a dorm room. Include the student’s name and a phone number. The weekday cutoff for school and campus addresses is 1:30 PM.

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, NCES IPEDS, 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 Lake City works

How delivery works here

Delivery availability for Lake City is confirmed after your order is received. When a partner florist near Lake City can accept the order, they design it from fresh stock and hand-deliver it. When none can, we offer gift baskets, plants and boxed flowers that ship directly to your recipient. If no florist can fill your order and no alternative suits you, you are refunded in full.

Because availability is checked once we have your order, this page does not quote a same-day cutoff for Lake City. We contact you promptly if anything about your order needs to change.

What happens after you order

  1. We look for a vetted florist partner near Lake City who can accept a delivery on your date, one of 10,000+ shops in our nationwide network.
  2. If one accepts, they design your arrangement from fresh, in-stock stems and a real person hand-delivers it. If a stem is unavailable, they substitute one of equal or greater value in the same style.
  3. If no partner can take the order, we contact you with direct-shipped alternatives (gift baskets, plants, boxed flowers) that reach Lake City by courier.
  4. If nothing suits, you are refunded in full, and every order carries our 100% Smile Guarantee.

ZIP codes we deliver to in Lake City: 32024, 32025, 32055, 32056.

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Which Lake City funeral homes do you deliver to?

Ferreira Cremation & Funeral Services , Guerry Forbes Funeral Home of Lake City , Gateway-Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. and Combs Funeral Home are within our partners’ delivery area for Lake City. 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 VA North Florida/south Georgia Healthcare System - Lake City?

Yes. VA North Florida/south Georgia Healthcare System - Lake City is about 6 miles from Lake City. 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 Lake City

Weather decides whether an arrangement can wait at the door. In Lake City, 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 43°F 65°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Mar – May 55°F 79°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Jun – Aug 70°F 89°F Above about 90°F: shaded drop or hand-off, stems in water tubes.
Sep – Nov now 58°F 79°F Normal doorstep delivery.

Where we deliver in Lake City

Lake City, FL · Columbia County Lake City Outline: U.S. Census Bureau

Lake City is in Columbia County, Florida, part of the Lake City metro area. Our partner florists deliver to homes, businesses, funeral homes and hospitals across Lake City (ZIP 32024, 32025, 32055, 32056) and to nearby Wellborn, Fort White and Lulu.

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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