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Flowers for a new home

Nobody has a vase unpacked on moving week. A digital bouquet arrives on the one device that is definitely not in a box, and it does not need a delivery slot during the chaos.

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What to send

A sunflower reads as a fresh start and stands up well to a bright room. A peony says abundance, which is the traditional housewarming sentiment.

If the move was hard — a breakup, a downsizing, leaving a place they loved — choose lavender or a lily instead. Bright yellow can land badly on someone who did not want to move.

What to write

Skip “congratulations on the new place” as the whole message. Name something about the move: how far it was, how many boxes, the fact that they did it in a weekend with a borrowed van.

If you have been there, describe one thing about the new place in the note. “The kitchen window gets the morning light” acknowledges you have actually seen it.

If you cannot visit yet

Say when you will. A date beats “we must come over sometime”, which reads as a polite nothing.

Common questions

What flowers are traditional for a housewarming?

Anything that reads as abundance or new beginnings — peonies and sunflowers both work. Avoid anything funeral-associated.

Should I send real flowers to a new house?

If you can, yes, but timing matters — a delivery on moving day is one more thing to handle. A link has no delivery window.

Is a digital bouquet too small a housewarming gift?

On its own for a close friend, maybe. It works better as the message that goes with whatever you are actually giving them.

Stuck on what to write?

The flowers take a minute. The note is the part people reread — start from a line that already sounds like a person.

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Make one in about five minutes

Pick a few flowers, write the note you actually mean, and send the link. Free, no account, nothing to install.

Create your bouquet