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Order flowersSending flowers to Picton
Picton is the South Island terminal for the Cook Strait ferries to Wellington, 25 km north of Blenheim in Marlborough. Its Māori name, Waitohi, means "waters of the tohi ritual", in which warriors were touched with a karamū branch dipped in the sacred stream. Around 4,850 people live in the urban area (June 2025 estimate), which also takes in Waikawa, just north-east of town. Here is what helps when you send flowers to Picton.
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 Picton
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 Picton
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
Picton Cemetery on Gravesend Place
Picton Cemetery at 11 Gravesend Place sits on a hillside on the western side of town and is owned by Marlborough District Council. As well as burial plots, it has an RSA section, burial beams, an ashes wall, a children's beam, a memorial ashes garden and a memorial wall. For a funeral, send flowers to the funeral director or service venue, with the full name of the person who has died and the date and time of the service; for an interment of ashes, ask the family where flowers should go. Our guide to funeral flowers helps with wording.
Waikawa Marae in Picton is the marae of Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui, with the Arapaoa wharenui. If the farewell is a tangihanga, our guide to tangihanga and condolences explains the customs.
Seaview Rest Home
Seaview Rest Home at 8C Seaview Crescent provides aged residential care. For a resident, choose a compact arrangement in a vase or a small potted plant, and include the resident's full name on the order.
Hospital care is in Blenheim
We have no hospital listed in Picton. The public hospital in neighbouring Blenheim is Wairau Hospital. The former Nelson Marlborough DHB has advised that patients who are immunocompromised, in isolation, or in the ICU, HDU, IMCU or SCBU (special care baby unit) areas should not receive flowers. The current Health New Zealand page does not mention flowers, so check with the ward before sending.
Cruise season and landmarks
Cruise ships call at Picton regularly between October and April. The Edwin Fox Maritime Centre holds the Edwin Fox, built in Calcutta in 1853 and the only surviving ship that transported convicts to Australia – a handy landmark if you need to describe a nearby address. Add the recipient's phone number to every order so the florist can arrange a handover. Sending to Marlborough's main town too? See Blenheim.
Places flowers often go in Picton
Rest homes and care
- Seaview Rest Home
Cemeteries
- Picton Cemetery (Gravesend Place)
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 Picton.
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Order flowersQuestions about sending flowers to Picton
Where is Picton Cemetery?
At 11 Gravesend Place, on a hillside on the western side of town. It is owned by Marlborough District Council and has an RSA section, an ashes wall and a memorial ashes garden.
Which hospital is nearest to Picton?
Wairau Hospital in Blenheim, 25 km south. Check with the ward before sending flowers, as some patients should not receive them.