August 20, 2023
Flowers for the hospital room
Hospital arrangements are a particular discipline. Too small and they're sad; too large and they're overwhelming; too scented and they'll get sent home. Here's what we send to hospitals, and what we don't.
What works
- Bright but not bold — yellow, soft orange, white. Joyful, not somber. Hospital rooms have enough white walls.
- Compact and stable — the bedside table is small. The arrangement should fit and not topple.
- Unscented or very lightly scented — many patients are nausea-sensitive; some hospitals prohibit scented flowers in oncology and maternity.
- In a sealed water-source vessel — vases that are open at top spill when nurses move them; floral foam in a ceramic bowl is more stable.
- No lilies — too overpowering in a confined room
- Cards in a sealed envelope — to protect the message from being lost in the room's comings and goings
What we recommend
- The Get-Well Citrus — yellow ranunculus + white roses + a single soft-orange ranunculus, in a 15cm ceramic. AED 220.
- The Recovery Bouquet — soft pink + white roses + greenery. Calm, gentle. AED 280.
- The "I'm thinking of you" — small, scented (rose only), in a keeper jar. AED 160.
Delivery
We deliver to every major hospital in Sharjah and Dubai — University Hospital Sharjah, Al Qassimi, NMC, Mediclinic, Saudi German, KCH. We know the side entrances, the visiting hours, and which units don't accept flowers.