At least half our rose orders come from Australia. I'm Ayu, I run Sunny Florist Bali from our shop in Seminyak, been doing this since 2013, and honestly Australian customers are our bread and butter. The time zones work well, only a few hours difference depending which part of Australia you're calling from. But mostly it's because so many Australians holiday in Bali, move here temporarily, or have partners and friends living here. Roses bridge that distance somehow.
I worked in hotel floristry for years before opening this place, learned from my grandmother making offerings in Gianyar before that. After twelve years running Sunny Florist I can tell you with certainty, Australians know what they want when it comes to roses. No fussing about, just direct communication about who needs flowers, when, and why. I appreciate that actually.
Roses are universal flower language. Someone in Sydney sending flowers to their partner in Canggu doesn't need to worry if the arrangement will translate culturally. Roses mean romance, celebration, apology, gratitude in every language. When you're coordinating across distance, that clarity matters.
Also roses photograph well which matters more than people admit. Your girlfriend posts her Bali holiday on Instagram, flowers show up, she takes a photo, you look good from 5,000 kilometers away. It's practical romance.
The other thing about roses is they're substantial. Frangipani wilts fast, jasmine is delicate. Roses last. When you're spending money sending flowers internationally you want them to still look good three days later. Roses deliver on that promise.
This pink rose bouquet went to an Australian customer's girlfriend at her villa last week. The "To darling you" card, the pink ribbon, those fresh roses wrapped in white paper. Kadek took this photo right before delivery because the morning light was perfect and honestly it turned out beautiful. This is exactly what your roses will look like when we deliver them, not some stock photo, actual flowers we actually make and deliver.
> Read Joy's Google review here
I remember this order clearly because it came in right when I was about to close up the shop. An Australian customer ordering online for Nusa Dua, Joy needed same night delivery to a hotel. My first instinct was to message them saying morning delivery would be easier, Nusa Dua is forty minutes away, it was already evening. But I read the card message, something about their daughter and congratulations, clearly mattered a lot to them.
I called Kadek, he was home already, asked if he could do a Nusa Dua run. He said yes without hesitation, that's just how he is. I made the bouquet while he drove over to pick it up. Red roses with pink carnations for filler, white and gold wrapping because it photographs well in hotel rooms, pink and purple ribbons for that celebratory feel. Wrote their card message carefully, the handwriting needed to be perfect for something this meaningful.
Jonno from Australia called us, not ordered online, actually called. His friend was staying at Bali Summer Hotel for her birthday, born in 1992 which made her what, 33 at the time? He had specific requests about timing, about the card message needing to say exactly "Thinking Bout Ya! Amazing 1992 Birthday" in that casual Australian way friends talk to each other. He was worried about whether we could get it there on time, whether the message would be right, whether his friend would actually receive them.
> Read Jonno's Google review here
I told him not to worry, we'd sort it. Sometimes you can hear in someone's voice that this matters beyond just flowers. He wasn't ordering roses to be romantic, he was ordering them because his friend was in Bali without her usual people around her birthday and he wanted her to feel remembered from thousands of kilometers away.
I made this bouquet myself that morning. Pink roses because they're softer and friendlier than red for a mate's birthday. White lilies for elegance, baby's breath and small daisies for filler. The brown and white wrapping with that bright pink ribbon, the handwritten card saying exactly what Jonno wanted it to say. This is what "going well out of our way" looks like, just making sure everything's right because someone's counting on us.
What Jonno probably doesn't know is that Bali Summer Hotel isn't close to us, it's near the airport area. We batched it with another delivery to make it work timing-wise. I rewrote his card message twice because my handwriting wasn't neat enough the first time, that casual "Thinking Bout Ya!" needed to look right. Kadek delivered it mid-morning on her birthday, hotel reception promised to take it to her room immediately.
Jonno's review about us going "well out of our way" made me smile because honestly it wasn't out of our way, it was just doing the job properly. But I understand what he meant. He was coordinating from Australia, trusting strangers in Bali to deliver something meaningful to his friend. That trust matters, we don't take it lightly.
His friend must have told him about receiving them because he left this review the same day. That's what I love about Australian customers, they follow through with thank yous and reviews. Twelve years running this shop, Australian orders make up half our business not just because of proximity but because of that straightforward appreciation when we get things right.
Our 12 Red Roses and 3 Calla Lilies arrangement is my top recommendation for Australians sending roses to Bali. It's our most popular by far. The red roses give you that classic romance, the calla lilies add elegance and make it feel special rather than generic. Works for birthdays, anniversaries, apologies, pretty much everything. I make maybe twenty of these weekly, at least half from Australian orders.
The 24 Red Roses is what you order when you're really trying to make an impact. Proposals, major anniversaries, significant apologies. Australians don't hesitate on this one when the occasion demands it. Twenty-four roses is a statement, there's no ambiguity about your feelings. I always use our freshest roses for these because the visual impact matters enormously.
For something softer I recommend our 20 Pink Roses with Chocolates. This has been our best seller in 2025 surprisingly. Pink roses are less intense than red, more versatile. Australians send these for girlfriends' birthdays, for mums visiting Bali, for thank you gestures. The chocolates make it feel generous without the price tag of larger arrangements. Smart choice honestly.
The 6 Red Rose Bunch works beautifully for casual romantic gestures. Not every occasion needs twenty-four roses. Sometimes it's just Wednesday and you're thinking about someone. Australians get this, they order the six-rose bunch constantly for no-special-reason flowers. I respect that approach, my grandmother made offerings daily not just for ceremonies.
Our 3 Wrapped Red Roses are perfect for apologies or small thoughtful gestures. Simple, classic, affordable. When an Australian calls saying they forgot something or need to smooth over a minor argument, I always suggest these. They work every time.
A man called from Brisbane last month, his girlfriend was staying at a villa in Batu Bolong for three weeks doing a yoga teacher training course. He wanted roses delivered on her halfway point, just to say he was proud of her. We delivered our 12 red roses with calla lilies arrangement mid-morning while she was at class. She came back, found them, apparently cried happy tears. Posted about it everywhere, wrote something about feeling supported across the distance. He emailed later saying thank you, that maintaining connection while she pursued her dreams mattered to him. Those orders always get me emotional.
Another Australian woman called from Melbourne, her best friend was staying at Double Six Hotel right near our shop for her 40th birthday. The woman couldn't make the trip, work wouldn't let her take time off, felt terrible about missing it. Could we deliver roses to the hotel on the actual birthday morning? I made our 24 red roses arrangement because forty deserves that impact. Kadek delivered it around 9am, the birthday woman was still at breakfast. Hotel staff surprised her with them at the table, her whole group was there, apparently everyone teared up. Sometimes flowers say what you can't say in person.
Birthdays dominate our Australian rose orders. Someone's partner or friend is in Bali celebrating, they're stuck in Melbourne or Sydney or Perth working. Sending roses bridges that gap, shows you're thinking about them even when you can't be there.
Anniversaries too, especially when couples are separated by work or circumstances. One person's in Bali, the other's in Australia, roses maintain that romantic connection across the Timor Sea.
Apologies happen constantly. Someone messed up before their partner left for Bali. Someone forgot something important. Someone was stressed and said something regrettable. Roses help, they can't fix everything but they're a decent start.
Romance in general really. Someone's girlfriend moved to Bali temporarily, he's visiting in two months, sending roses monthly keeps things alive. Or proposals, Australians love proposing in Bali, always want roses as part of the setup.
We've been doing this since 2013. When Australians order roses from Sunny Florist Bali you get me making them personally, Kadek delivering them carefully, both of us understanding these flowers matter because distance is hard. WhatsApp me on 62 813-3862-5637 anytime, I answer directly. If you need to send roses to Bali from Australia, we're