Flowers for someone in Mosgiel

Dunedin Hospital: many wards say no to fresh flowers

Mosgiel is served by Dunedin Hospital, the main base hospital for Otago and Southland. Because fresh flowers pose a risk to patients with respiratory disorders, Health New Zealand says they cannot be brought into the intensive care unit, high dependency unit, oncology ward, cardiovascular ward, respiratory ward, surgical ward, medical ward or multi-bed rooms. The hospital asks anyone using a florist to check with the ward reception, so check with the ward before sending.

Often the better plan is to send flowers to the patient's Mosgiel home for when they come back. Our Dunedin Hospital page has the full wording.

Argyle Street, Doon Street and the other Mosgiel rest homes

Eldernet lists five residential care homes with a Mosgiel address:

• Mossbrae Lifecare, 48 Argyle Street
• Taieri Court (a Presbyterian Support Otago Enliven home), Hartstonge Avenue
• The Grange Lifecare, 19 Clachan Grange Road, East Taieri
• Birchleigh, 77 Doon Street
• Brooklands Retirement Village & Rest Home, 17 Balmoral Avenue

Put the resident's full name and room on the order. A small arrangement or a potted plant is easier for staff to place than a large bouquet.

Frosty July mornings on the Taieri

Climate records for Mosgiel, taken at the Invermay station, show a mean January high of 20.1 °C and a mean July low of just 0.6 °C, with about 817 mm of rain a year. Flowers left outside on a frosty morning may not survive the wait.

• Add the recipient's phone number and any useful delivery notes.
• For a farm on the plain, use the RD number on the address; rural addresses can take longer.
• In winter, a potted plant or sturdy blooms travel and last better.

Memorial Gardens, Taieri College and Saddle Hill

Memorial Park, also known as the Mosgiel Memorial Gardens, is a public park in central Mosgiel near Gordon Road, with gardens, picnic areas and walking paths. For a keen local gardener, flowers in season are a thoughtful choice – our seasonal flower guide shows what is at its best each month.

Taieri College, formed in 2004, is the town's state secondary school for years 7 to 13 – worth knowing if you are congratulating a student at the end of the school year. Saddle Hill marks the eastern edge of the greater Mosgiel area, and R.A. Lawson's East Taieri Presbyterian Church (1870) stands near the State Highway 1 turnoff.

For sympathy flowers, Hope and Sons has its Kōwhai Lounge, a space for gatherings after a funeral, at the Dukes Road Crematorium, 169 Dukes Road North. Our funeral flower guide covers card wording. Sending to the city as well? See our Dunedin page, or the Otago region.

Places flowers often go in Mosgiel

Hospitals

• Dunedin Hospital

Rest homes and care

• Mossbrae Lifecare
• Taieri Court (a Presbyterian Support Otago Enliven home)
• The Grange Lifecare
• Birchleigh
• Brooklands Retirement Village & Rest Home

Funeral homes

• Hope and Sons - Kōwhai Lounge at Dukes Road Crematorium

Put the recipient’s ward, room or the funeral director’s name on the order so the florist can find them.