Diwali
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The festival of lights: warm colours to share with friends. Read our guide.
Order flowersFlowers for Darfield
Darfield is a Selwyn District town of about 3,590 people, known as 'the township under the nor'west arch', after the arch of cloud the nor'west wind forms over the Southern Alps. The weather here can swing quickly, and that is worth keeping in mind when you send flowers.
Order by 2 pm on weekdays (11 am Saturdays) for same-day delivery in many areas
- Local florists make up and deliver the flowers
- Hospitals: check the ward rules
- Funerals: what to send and write
Popular bouquets to send to Darfield
Made up by a florist near the recipient.
Order by 2 pm on weekdays (11 am Saturdays) for same-day delivery in many areas
Send flowers for the right occasion in Darfield
Pick the moment and a local florist takes over.
Birthday
Add some colour to the big day
Anniversary
Roses that say you remembered
Hospital
Check the ward rules first
Mother’s Day
Second Sunday in May
Graduation
Ceremony dates by university
Sympathy & funerals
Where to send, and what to write
Love & romance
Valentine’s in a Kiwi summer
Get well soon
Sunny stems for a recovery
Darfield Hospital and Peaceful Pines
Darfield Hospital at 31 Mathias Street, contracted with Health New Zealand, offers rest home and hospital-level care. An old Canterbury DHB page (archived; last updated June 2022) listed a Darfield community maternity unit among those where flowers and potted plants were not allowed. The facility is now described as aged residential care, so check with the facility before sending. See our Darfield facility page.
Peaceful Pines Living (formerly Westmar Senior Care) at 12 Kimberley Road provides aged residential care including rest home and dementia care. Include the resident's full name and the home's name.
Nor'west days and hard frosts
The dry Foehn wind from the nor'west can raise temperatures by several degrees an hour. Darfield averages eight days above 30 °C and 34 frosty nights a year, with a record low of −11.8 °C. Both extremes are hard on cut flowers:
- send to an address where someone is home;
- add a phone number so the driver can call;
- for farm addresses, use the RD number and allow extra time – NZ Post no longer delivers parcels to most rural addresses on Saturdays.
Local cemeteries
Darfield (St Joseph's) Catholic Cemetery is in the church grounds on the corner of Bray Street and Telegraph Road. Kimberley Cemetery is on Kimberley Road in Kimberley, north of Darfield, reached from Waddington via Tramway Road and Kimberley Road. The town's churches include St Joseph's Catholic Church and Trinity Church (Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian). Sympathy flowers usually go to the funeral home or the family.
Show day and the forest park
The Malvern A&P Show, the 128th annual show, is on Saturday 10 April 2027 at Sheffield Domain, West Coast Road, in Sheffield rather than Darfield itself. McHughs Forest Park north-west of Darfield was planted in 1893 with Douglas fir, macrocarpa, larch and other species and has walking tracks, and the town domain has duck ponds. Nearby, see Rolleston and the Canterbury region.
Places flowers often go in Darfield
Hospitals
- Darfield Hospital
Rest homes and care
- Darfield Hospital (Canterbury DHB)
- Peaceful Pines Living (formerly Westmar Senior Care)
Cemeteries
- Darfield (St Joseph's) Catholic Cemetery
- Kimberley Cemetery (Kimberley)
Put the recipient’s ward, room or the funeral director’s name on the order so the florist can find them.
Upcoming occasions
Busy days book out early, so order ahead for Darfield.
Christmas
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A summer Christmas: red flowers echo the pōhutukawa in bloom. Read our guide.
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New Year's Eve
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Welcome the new year with flowers for family or friends. Read our guide.
Order flowersQuestions about sending flowers to Darfield
Can I send flowers to Darfield Hospital?
It now provides rest home and hospital-level aged care. An archived 2022 rule listed a Darfield maternity unit as flower-free, so check with the facility before sending.
When is the Malvern A&P Show?
The 128th show is on Saturday 10 April 2027 at Sheffield Domain, Sheffield.
How hot and cold does Darfield get?
It averages eight days above 30 °C and 34 frosty nights a year; the record low is −11.8 °C.