Funeral flowers
Funeral Flowers in Exeter
Funerals in Exeter draw mourners from the whole of Devon, and a fair share of the flower orders come from relatives upcountry who cannot easily get to the city beforehand. Everything can be done at arm's length: a florist in the city takes the details and handles the rest within a few miles of the venue.
That venue is usually the Exeter and Devon Crematorium on Topsham Road, south-east of the centre, which works through a steady schedule of booked slots for the city and a broad sweep of the county. Burials are held at Exwick, Topsham and other city cemeteries, and at parish churchyards from the Exe estuary to the edge of Dartmoor.
Florists in Heavitree, St Thomas and the centre treat the Topsham Road run as bread-and-butter work. They will ask which chapel slot the funeral occupies and the name it is booked under, then schedule the drop so the tribute is in position as the cars arrive.
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Delivery Information
EX1 to EX4 are covered as a matter of course, Heavitree, Pinhoe, Alphington, Exwick, St Thomas, with Topsham, Exminster, Crediton and villages along the A30 and M5 within reach of most shops for a mileage charge.
School-run and commuter traffic pinches the arterial roads morning and evening, so for an early chapel slot the order is best placed by the prior afternoon. Lettered tributes and casket pieces deserve a full two days; for anything more urgent, a phone call beats a web form because the florist can say immediately what is feasible.
When the service at Topsham Road ends, arrangements are moved outside for mourners to see on their way out; relatives keep what they wish, and some later lay a piece on a family grave at Exwick or Topsham. The cards are saved for the family either way.
Types of Funeral Flowers
- Funeral Carnations, Carnations have been part of British funeral tradition for generations. Affordab…
- Casket Sprays, A casket spray, often just called the coffin flowers, is the long arrangement th…
- Funeral Chrysanthemums, In much of continental Europe, France, Italy, Spain, Poland and beyond, the chry…
- Floral Crosses, A floral cross is a tribute shaped as the Christian cross, made from massed flow…
- Floral Hearts, A floral heart is a tribute shaped as a solid or open heart, made from flowers m…
- Floral Letters and Names, Floral letters are individual letters made from flowers, set side by side to spe…
- Funeral Pillows and Cushions, Funeral pillows and cushions are floral tributes shaped like a pillow or a squar…
- Funeral Sheaves, A funeral sheaf is a flat-backed, tied bunch of flowers made to be laid down rat…
- Hand-Tied Bouquets, A hand-tied bouquet is a bunch of fresh flowers gathered and tied by the florist…
- Funeral Lilies, Lilies are the flower most strongly associated with funerals in the United Kingd…
- Funeral Orchids, Orchids bring a quiet elegance to funeral flowers. Less traditional in Britain t…
- Funeral Posies, A funeral posy is a small, rounded arrangement of flowers, usually hand-tied or …
- Funeral Roses, Roses carry one meaning above all others: love. That makes them one of the most …
- Standing Sprays, A standing spray is a flat-backed, fan- or teardrop-shaped arrangement displayed…
- Funeral Wreaths, A funeral wreath is a circular arrangement of flowers and foliage, and one of th…
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Frequently asked questions
Which crematorium covers Exeter?
The Exeter and Devon Crematorium on Topsham Road, south-east of the city centre. It serves not just Exeter but much of the county, so its diary is full and punctual flower delivery matters; local florists build their rounds accordingly.
Can I arrange flowers for an Exeter funeral from outside Devon?
Easily. Ring or order online from a shop based in the city, passing on the venue, the slot time and the funeral's booking name. The tribute is made fresh in Exeter and driven a short distance, rather than travelling across the country.
Will florists deliver to village churches beyond the city?
Most will, across a surprising radius, estuary villages, mid-Devon parishes, churchyards towards the moor, with a distance fee for the further ones. Quote the church's dedication and the village name exactly; Devon repeats its saints' names often.
How much notice for a casket spray in Exeter?
Give it two full days, and three if specific flowers must come in from the wholesaler. Smaller pieces are quicker: a tied sheaf requested by mid-morning can frequently be delivered to Topsham Road the same day.
Should flowers go to the crematorium or the funeral director in Exeter?
Either. Direct-to-venue suits standing pieces and is the norm for Topsham Road; coffin flowers are better lodged with the funeral firm beforehand so they arrive already in place. If a church service comes first, mention it, the sequence of deliveries changes.
Is it acceptable to send flowers to the family's home instead?
Yes, and where a notice requests family flowers only it is the considerate route. An arrangement to a home address in Exeter or any of the surrounding villages can be sent at once or a few weeks on, when the house has gone quiet.
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Helpful Guides
- Funeral Flower Etiquette in the UKA clear guide to who sends funeral flowers in the UK, what to do when the family asks for "family flowers only", and how to get the timing and wording right.
- Funeral Flowers by ReligionWhen flowers are welcome at Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and Sikh funerals, and what to send instead when they are not customary.