Baskets & Posies from Your St Mary Cray Florist

Welcome to your trusted Florist St Mary Cray, locally renowned for handcrafting stunning flowers into elegant baskets and heartfelt posies. Each arrangement is curated by experienced florists with a passion for bringing joy to every celebration or remembrance. Whether you’re just around the corner from Station Approach, near scenic St Mary Cray Park, or visiting Priory Gardens, our friendly team has the perfect tribute for every occasion.

As expert florists, we know how meaningful a thoughtfully designed bouquet or posy can be. That’s why our same-day delivery service—available on all orders placed before 3 PM—is so appreciated by our neighbours in Orpington, Swanley, and Sidcup. With local knowledge and a personal touch, we’re proud to help you send love, comfort, or congratulations across the community.

  • Artisan bouquets and baskets, made with care for every occasion
  • Easy to order online
  • Same-day delivery throughout St Mary Cray and nearby areas

For birthdays, farewells, or just because, trust your friendly florist in St Mary Cray to deliver vibrant freshness—always with a smile. Order your basket or posy today to share a beautiful moment with someone special!

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BASKETS / POSIES
A vibrant yet gentle floral basket thoughtfully composed to feel like a small, fragrant garden gathered by a local florist in St Mary Cray. Dominant among the blossoms are several immaculate white Gerbera daisies, their broad round faces contrasting with deep brown centres that provide an elegant, almost graphic focal point. Soft blush carnations are grouped in frothy clusters, their ruffled edges offering layers of tactile warmth and romantic softness, while abundant small white and pale yellow chrysanthemum sprays add a cushion of brightness and visual fullness. Scattered through the arrangement, tiny violet-blue star flowers give pops of cool colour that sit beautifully against the green backdrop, catching the light with a subtle, ethereal sparkle. The arrangement is framed by mixed greenery-silvery eucalyptus leaves with their rounded, modern profile and darker, glossy ruscus branches that trail gently from the left, suggesting a natural cascade. Everything is planted in a light wooden woven basket with a curved brown handle arching overhead, its rustic weave visible beneath the blooms and lending a handcrafted quiet charm. The lighting is clear and even, enhancing the pale tones and crisp textures and suggesting the clean presentation you'd expect from Florist St Mary Cray when arranging a piece for a local bedside or mantel. There is a soft scent of green foliage and the faint sweet musk of carnations; the overall feeling is one of comforting celebration or gentle condolence-suitable for birthdays, Mother's Day, get-well wishes, or a respectful sympathy gift delivered across St Mary Cray, St Paul's Cray and nearby Orpington.
ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU BASKET
£50.00
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From a trusted local studio, this overhead portrait presents a luminous Florist Choice Basket, a ready to gift arrangement that speaks of warmth and refinement. The bouquet blends soft pinks, creamy whites, and deep fuchsias, with fresh green eucalyptus threading through for depth. At the center, oversized hot pink peonies unfurl in velvety ruffles, surrounded by delicate white ranunculus with their tight layers, fluffy pale pink hydrangeas, and the classic blush and cream roses. White anemones with dark centers provide a graphic contrast, while tiny white filler blooms add air and brightness. The arrangement rests in a sturdy white woven basket, rustic yet polished, with the handle tucked beneath the blossoms. A clean white square overlay sits in the middle, bearing Florist Choice Basket in script and the price in crisp sans serif numerals beneath. This image conveys a premium floral gift, ideal for birthdays, anniversaries, celebrations, or a meaningful gesture, and it highlights the care and technique of a skilled florist. We deliver across BR5 and the surrounding area, ensuring fresh stems, careful handling, and timely arrival for St Mary Cray customers and beyond.
FLORIST CHOICE SYMPATHY BASKET
£60.00
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In this detailed image, a pristine white basket with an arched handle is filled to the brim with a carefully composed funeral flower arrangement, photographed against a pure white background for clarity. At the centre rests a large creamy white rose, its petals tightly yet softly curled, creating a calm focal point that suggests peace and remembrance. Flanking it are deep purple calla lilies, their elegant, trumpet-like shapes and velvety surfaces adding a sense of dignity and formality, suitable for farewell services throughout St Mary Cray. Weaving gently among these larger blooms are star-shaped flowers in soft lavender and pale lilac, reminiscent of clematis, their slender petals and pale yellow centres lending an airy, almost whisper-light texture that softens the stronger colours. Sprinkled throughout the greenery, clusters of yellow blossoms-similar to alstroemeria or freesia-bring cheerful warmth, like sunlight breaking through a clouded sky over nearby estate gardens. To the right, a vivid magenta gerbera-style bloom with radiating petals adds a vibrant, personal note, subtly celebrating the life being honoured. The flowers are embraced by abundant green foliage: broad, glossy leaves provide structure and lushness, while lighter, more delicate sprigs bring movement and a freshly gathered look. The soft studio lighting creates a gentle shadow beneath the basket, giving a sense of depth without distracting from the flowers themselves. The overall impression is of a balanced, thoughtful tribute, blending purples, whites, yellows, and magenta into a comforting display suitable for funeral ceremonies, church services, or sympathy deliveries across the St Mary Cray community.
TREASURED MOMENTS BASKET
£65.00
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This image features a tranquil sympathy flower basket arranged with the kind of careful attention you might expect from a long-standing St Mary Cray florist. The basket itself is woven from light beige material, its fibres forming a subtle pattern, and a sturdy, matching handle arches over the design, giving it a traditional, comforting feel. Inside, generously sized creamy-white roses are arranged as the central feature, their petals fully open and velvety, catching the light in soft curves that suggest peace, purity, and enduring affection. Nestled among them are several star-shaped clematis blooms in pale lavender and periwinkle hues, each centred with a small burst of bright yellow-green, adding a gentle but eye-catching contrast. These delicate flowers create a sense of airiness, as if the bouquet carries a whisper of spring across the quiet streets of St Mary Cray. Smaller freesia-like flowers in white and soft lemon tones weave through the arrangement, with a mix of open blooms and tight buds lending texture, fragrance in the imagination, and the sense that the display is alive and gently unfolding. Ruffled white filler blooms, reminiscent of lisianthus, fill out the composition, ensuring it looks plush and seamless. A generous base of dark, glossy green foliage underpins everything, with broad leaves and slender stems extending slightly beyond the flowers to frame them and create a rounded, harmonious silhouette. The entire palette is soothing and light, making this basket particularly suitable for funerals, memorials, or condolence deliveries throughout St Mary Cray, where it can bring a quiet moment of beauty and comfort in times of sorrow.
PEACE & PURITY BASKET
£65.00
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The image shows a tender, carefully composed funeral flower basket, the kind of design often created for families in St Mary Cray saying a final goodbye. The basket itself is made from pale, natural wood, gently oval in shape and slightly raised on small feet, giving it a poised, refined stance. A smooth, arching handle in the same soft tone spans the width of the basket, enclosing the flowers in a gentle curve. Within this frame, the arrangement forms a lush, rounded dome, filled so generously that some blooms appear to lean tenderly over the edge. Creamy white roses, captured in full bloom with their petals delicately layered, form the calm heart of the piece, radiating purity and serenity. Around them, deep red carnations, with their frilled, velvety petals, bring an emotional depth and echo the language of love and respect often associated with farewell flowers. Paler pink and white-based carnations, subtly tipped with red, lighten the palette and provide a softer transition. Between the larger blossoms, clusters of small white flowers, similar to freesias, peep through on slender stems, their bell-like blooms catching the light and adding movement. The flowers rest on a cushion of deep green foliage, glossy and strong, while fine, feathery greens rise delicately at the edges, softening the arrangement and giving it a more natural, garden-grown feel. Against the clean white background, the reds, creams, and greens appear vivid yet gentle. It is a classic, comforting tribute that would sit beautifully at a service or chapel of rest in St Mary Cray, offering a quiet expression of sympathy and enduring affection.
REMEMBRANCE BASKET
£60.00
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Against a bright white background, this bouquet appears as a carefully shaped dome of blossoms and foliage, the kind of hand-crafted arrangement you might see being prepared for same-day delivery around St Mary Cray's high street and nearby homes. The design is densely packed, creating a sense of abundance and luxury, with every bloom supporting the next in a harmonious, rounded form. Dominating the arrangement are garden roses in shades of blush pink, warm yellow, and soft peach, their petals arranged in soft spirals that invite the imagination to trace each curve. Some roses are fully open, forming broad, generous faces, while others remain more compact and cupped, giving the bouquet a dynamic, living quality. Threaded between them are delicate clematis flowers, their graceful, star-shaped petals in pale lavender and white radiating outward around bright centres of white or yellow stamens. These blooms add a countryside-garden feel, similar to the climbing plants found in local gardens and allotments around St Mary Cray. Standing out boldly are blue eryngium, or sea holly, with spiky, cone-like heads and metallic blue-grey bracts that offer a cool contrast to the soft pastels. Deep purple lisianthus blooms appear both in tightly closed buds and partially open flowers, contributing rich, velvety colour and a romantic depth that recalls late summer evenings. Scattered throughout the arrangement, clusters of small, round red hypericum berries glint like tiny jewels, their smooth surfaces catching the light against the velvety petals and soft greens. The bouquet is cradled by layers of foliage: broad, glossy leaves at the base provide strength and shape, while finer, feathery stems and occasional sprigs of darker, burgundy-tinged leaves add texture and shadow. The overall composition, enhanced by soft, even lighting, feels joyful yet refined, making it perfectly suited for birthdays, anniversaries, or simple gestures of appreciation, thoughtfully delivered by Florist St Mary Cray to local families and businesses.
ETERNAL MEMORY POSY
£100.00
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From a top-down viewpoint this classic round bouquet presents an immaculate field of white and cream, arranged with the attentive hand of a neighbourhood florist. Prominent white lilies form a luminous crown, their wide, trumpet-shaped petals curling back to expose pale green stamens that offer a soft, organic contrast. Interwoven with the lilies are clusters of cream and ivory roses, many kept as firm buds or just beginning to unfurl so their smooth, velveteen petals sit tightly packed and create layered depth beneath the blooms. Scattered among the larger flowers are delicate sprays of Baby's Breath (Gypsophila), their tiny star-like blossoms lending an airy, cloud-like texture that fills negative space and lightens the visual weight. A few glossy green leaves peek from beneath the edge, framing the composition and adding a refreshing hint of colour. The bouquet suggests fresh-cut stems and a subtle mingling of scents: the lilies' slightly sweet perfume balanced by the warmer, more rounded aroma of roses. Photographed in soft, diffuse light, the arrangement reads as refined and peaceful - perfect for a wedding, christening or a heartfelt gift delivered to a home near St Mary Cray station. Prepared by Florist St Mary Cray, this piece reflects local craftsmanship and an eye for symmetry and tenderness, ideal for those seeking purity and quiet celebration in floral form with reliable local delivery.
COMPASSION POSY
£90.00
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This lush, circular bouquet is photographed against a pure white background, allowing the flowers themselves to tell a gentle, romantic story. At the centre are stately white lilies, their broad, trumpet-shaped petals unfolding in elegant arcs that expose soft green throats and fine yellow stamens. Embracing them on all sides is a generous cluster of roses in blush pink and creamy white, some buds still tightly wrapped like secrets yet to be shared, others fully open with velvety petals spiralling outward in soft layers. Interspersed among this pastel harmony are vivid fuchsia and magenta Oriental lilies, reminiscent of beloved Stargazer varieties. Their deeply coloured petals, flecked with darker speckles, add drama and depth, drawing the eye around the arrangement. Delicate sprigs of white baby's breath (Gypsophila) weave through the bouquet like tiny clouds, filling spaces between the larger flowers and giving the whole design a light, airy aura. Slender green leaves and stems appear just enough to frame the blooms and hint at the freshness of flowers recently arranged in a St Mary Cray flower shop. Bright, even lighting highlights every nuance of colour and texture-the subtle sheen on lily petals, the plush softness of roses, the fine stars of gypsophila-so the bouquet feels almost tangible. The overall mood is one of tender celebration, ideal for a bridal bouquet for a ceremony near St Mary Cray station, an anniversary surprise delivered to a home in nearby Orpington, or a thoughtful arrangement sent to express congratulations or deep affection. It evokes the feeling of walking into a local florist and finding something made just for your most heartfelt occasions.
CHERISHED MOMENTS POSY
£90.00
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Standing as a carefully shaped, domed cushion of blooms, this arrangement pairs soft pink roses with pristine white freesia to create an atmosphere of calm and comfort. The larger garden-style pink roses display fully unfurled petals with a velvety surface, while smaller spray roses add layered depth and a softer blush tone; between them, sprays of freesia lift the composition with their upright stems and bell-like flowers, some unfurled to reveal warm yellow anthers, others still promising to open. The greenery is rich and varied-deep, glossy leaves such as ruscus or salal form a dense backdrop, while variegated pittosporum-type foliage with cream-edged margins provides luminous contrast and a delicate frame. No stems show; the dense packing creates a formal, cushiony profile ideal for a memorial table or a sympathetic presentation. The petals look fresh and tender beneath a gentle, diffused light that accentuates texture and the soft palette. As a local florist serving St Mary Cray and the surrounding Cray Valley, Florist St Mary Cray often prepares this style for funeral tributes, celebration-of-life displays, or understated gifts to convey condolence and care. There is a subtle, sweet citrus scent from the freesias and a plush, comforting touch to the roses that together soothe: an arrangement that balances craftsmanship with heartfelt intention, quietly speaking on behalf of those who send it.
HEARTFELT SYMPATHY POSY
£90.00
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