Amherst Florist: Flower Delivery in Amherst, MA

James Cress Florist has been family-run since 1903. We coordinate flower delivery across Amherst and Hampshire County, Massachusetts, 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 Amherst 5 times in the last two years.

Delivery availability for Amherst 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 Amherst is confirmed after your order is received; if no partner florist can accept it, you are refunded in full.5 deliveries to Amherst in the last two yearsHampshire County · ZIP 01002, 01003, 01004100% Smile Guarantee

Most sent gifts for Amherst

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

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Sympathy & hospital deliveries in Amherst

Common delivery destinations in and around Amherst, 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.

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.

  • Center for Extended Care at Amherst 150 University Drive, Amherst, MA 01002(413) 256-8185
    3.5 mi
  • Hadley Pointe Nursing Rehab & Care 20 North Maple Street, Hadley, MA 01035(413) 584-5057
    4.5 mi
  • The Arbors at Amherst 130 University Dr, Amherst, MA 01002
    3.4 mi

Hospice care

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

  • Hospice of the Fisher Home 1165 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01002(413) 549-0115
    4.1 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.

  • South Amherst Cemetery Between Middle St @ S East St, Amherst, MA 01002
    3.2 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 Amherst works

How delivery works here

Delivery availability for Amherst is confirmed after your order is received. When a partner florist near Amherst 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 Amherst. 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 Amherst 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 Amherst 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 Amherst: 01002, 01003, 01004.

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Which Amherst funeral homes do you deliver to?

Douglass Funeral Service and Dignity Mortuary & Cremation Services are within our partners’ delivery area for Amherst. Add the funeral home, the service date and the start time to your order notes and the delivery is timed for the visitation.

What happens if no florist is available in Amherst?

We tell you promptly and offer gift baskets, plants and boxed flowers that ship directly to your recipient. If none of those suits you, the order is refunded in full.

Delivery and the weather in Amherst

Weather decides whether an arrangement can wait at the door. In Amherst, average lows fall to freezing or below in January , February , March , November and December . 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 17°F 37°F Below about 34°F: handed to a person or re-attempted, never left on a doorstep.
Mar – May 35°F 58°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Jun – Aug 58°F 81°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Sep – Nov now 39°F 62°F Normal doorstep delivery.

Where we deliver in Amherst

Amherst, MA · Hampshire County Amherst Outline: U.S. Census Bureau

Amherst is in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, part of the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area. Our partner florists deliver to homes, businesses, funeral homes and hospitals across Amherst (ZIP 01002, 01003, 01004) and to nearby North Amherst, Hadley and Shutesbury.

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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