The Villages Florist: Flower Delivery in The Villages, FL

James Cress Florist has been family-run since 1903. We coordinate flower delivery across The Villages and Sumter 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 The Villages 4 times in the last two years.

Order by 2:00 PM Monday–Friday or 12:45 PM Saturday (Eastern time) for same-day delivery to The Villages. 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 (Eastern)4 deliveries to The Villages in the last two yearsSumter County · ZIP 32162, 32163, 34762Designed near the recipient by a vetted local florist partner100% Smile Guarantee

Most sent flowers in The Villages

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

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Sympathy & hospital deliveries in The Villages

Common delivery destinations in and around The Villages, 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.

  • Villages Regional Hospital, the 1451 El Camino Real, The Villages, FL 32159(352) 751-8000
    3.1 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.

  • Chatham Glen Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 16605 SE 74th Soulliere Avenue, The Villages, FL 32162(210) 338-5220
    in The Villages
  • Buffalo Crossings Healthcare & Rehabilitation Cen 3875 Wedgewood Lane, The Villages, FL 32162(727) 581-4648
    2.1 mi
  • Freedom Pointe Health Center 1460 El Camino Real Drive, The Villages, FL 32159(352) 750-0866
    3.1 mi
  • Club Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center at the V 16529 SE 86th Belle Meade Circle, The Villages, FL 32162(352) 385-8200
    4.6 mi

Hospice care

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

  • Compassionate Care Hospice of Lake and Sumter INC 304 Lagrande Blvd, the Villages Fl, The Villages, FL 32159(352) 415-0778
    3.4 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.

  • UCC at the Villages 12514 Co Rd 101, The Villages, FL 34484
    2.2 mi
  • Spark Level Missionary Baptist 8706 County Road 100B, The Villages, FL 32162
    2.2 mi
  • Fairway Christian Church 8400 E County Rd 466, The Villages, FL 32162
    1.8 mi

Hotels

Include the guest’s name and check-in date; the front desk holds deliveries for arriving guests.

  • The Brownwood Hotel 3003 Brownwood Blvd, The Villages, FL 32163
    5.4 mi
  • The Waterfront Inn 1105 Lake Shore Dr, The Villages, FL 32162
    1.1 mi
  • Comfort Suites Lady Lake - the Villages 1202 Avenida Central, Lady Lake, FL 32159
    3.2 mi

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 The Villages works

Same-day cutoffs (Eastern 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 (Eastern). *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 The Villages, 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 codes we deliver to in The Villages: 32162, 32163, 34762.

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Which The Villages funeral homes do you deliver to?

Baldwin Brothers A Funeral & Cremation Society: the Villages , Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services , National Cremation Society and Banks/Page-Theus Funerals and Cremations are within our partners’ delivery area for The Villages. 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 Villages Regional Hospital, the?

Yes. Villages Regional Hospital, the is about 3 miles from The Villages. 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 The Villages

Weather decides whether an arrangement can wait at the door. In The Villages, average highs reach the upper 80s or above in May , June , July , August and September, 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 51°F 72°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Mar – May 62°F 83°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Jun – Aug 74°F 91°F Above about 90°F: shaded drop or hand-off, stems in water tubes.
Sep – Nov now 65°F 84°F Normal doorstep delivery.

Where we deliver in The Villages

The Villages, FL · Sumter County The Villages Outline: U.S. Census Bureau

The Villages is in Sumter County, Florida, part of the Wildwood-The Villages metro area. Our partner florists deliver to homes, businesses, funeral homes and hospitals across The Villages (ZIP 32162, 32163, 34762) and to nearby Lady Lake, Oxford and Wildwood.

What James Cress Florist customers say

Rated 4.9 out of 5 across 1,389 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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