Old Forge Florist: Flower Delivery in Old Forge, NY

James Cress Florist has been family-run since 1903. We coordinate flower delivery across Old Forge and Herkimer County, New York, 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.

Delivery availability for Old Forge 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 Old Forge is confirmed after your order is received; if no partner florist can accept it, you are refunded in full.Herkimer County · ZIP 13420100% Smile Guarantee

Most sent gifts for Old Forge

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

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Delivery destinations in Old Forge

Common delivery destinations in and around Old Forge, with the details our partner florists need to get an arrangement to the right place.

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.

  • St Peter's by the Lake 4800 State Route 28, Old Forge, NY 13420
    8.7 mi
  • North Woods Community Center 110 Crosby Blvd, Old Forge, NY 13420
    4.1 mi

Verified Facility list checked by James Cress Florist delivery team · September 2026 · Sources: 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 Old Forge works

How delivery works here

Delivery availability for Old Forge is confirmed after your order is received. When a partner florist near Old Forge 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 Old Forge. 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 Old Forge 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 Old Forge by courier.
  4. If nothing suits, you are refunded in full, and every order carries our 100% Smile Guarantee.

ZIP code we deliver to in Old Forge: 13420.

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Do you deliver outside Old Forge, elsewhere in Herkimer County?

Yes. Nearby communities we deliver to include Thendara, Forestport, Glenfield and Brantingham. Enter your recipient’s ZIP code at checkout to see the delivery dates available for that address.

What happens if no florist is available in Old Forge?

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 Old Forge

Weather decides whether an arrangement can wait at the door. In Old Forge, average lows fall to freezing or below in January , February , March , April , 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 9°F 29°F Below about 34°F: handed to a person or re-attempted, never left on a doorstep.
Mar – May 28°F 50°F Below about 34°F: handed to a person or re-attempted, never left on a doorstep.
Jun – Aug 53°F 73°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Sep – Nov now 36°F 55°F Normal doorstep delivery.

Where we deliver in Old Forge

Old Forge, NY · Herkimer County Old Forge Outline: U.S. Census Bureau

Old Forge is in Herkimer County, New York, part of the Utica-Rome metro area. Our partner florists deliver to homes, businesses, funeral homes and hospitals across Old Forge (ZIP 13420) and to nearby Thendara, Forestport and Glenfield.

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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