About Flowers on Pollen

For more than 78 years, Flowers on Pollen has been helping people celebrate, comfort and connect through flowers. From our home at 512 Pollen Street in Thames, we've grown from a much-loved local florist into one of the region's leading flower delivery services, proudly serving Thames, the Coromandel Peninsula and the Hauraki Plains. While Flowers on Pollen continues to grow and evolve, our purpose remains unchanged: to create beautiful flowers with genuine care and help people celebrate, comfort and connect through life's most meaningful moments. We're proud of our heritage, but equally passionate about continually improving the experience we offer our customers, our community and our team.

Our team

Flowers on Pollen is proudly owned by Nicole and Mike Phillips, who purchased the business in 2024 with a vision of honouring its rich history while helping it flourish for the next generation. Nicole spent more than 20 years working in corporate communications, design research and publishing before following a lifelong love of gardening and creativity into floristry.

“Flowers have an incredible way of bringing people together through every season of life. It's a privilege to carry forward a business that has shared in those moments for generations, while continuing to grow, improve and create an even better experience for the generations to come.”

Mike brings a background in engineering project management together with a passion for horticulture. From working alongside local growers and suppliers to improving systems behind the scenes (and ensuring the coffee is always flowing), he's the quiet force helping keep Flowers on Pollen blooming every day.

Bre Barker brings boundless creativity and exceptional customer care to every bouquet she designs. A hugely valued member of the Flowers on Pollen team, Bre has an artistic background spanning cake decorating, makeup artistry and dance, giving her a wonderful eye for colour, texture and design. She loves helping customers find the perfect flowers for every occasion and is often the friendly face welcoming people into our shop.

Hayley Sullivan is an integral part of our creative team, working alongside Nicole and Bre to create beautiful bouquets and arrangements each week. With a background in industrial design, she brings thoughtful composition, meticulous attention to detail and a creative approach to every arrangement she makes.

During busy seasons, weddings and events we're also supported by talented florist Hannah Roycroft, along with our wider Flowers on Pollen family who help us care for every order during our busiest times of year.

We're also incredibly fortunate that former owner Sue Gwynne remains part of our extended family, generously sharing decades of knowledge and experience that continue to shape our business today.

Whether you're looking for a single stem, a cheerful bunch, a wedding bouquet, sympathy flowers or a bespoke arrangement, we'd love to help. Visit us in Thames, order online, or let us deliver beautiful flowers throughout the Coromandel Peninsula, Hauraki Plains and surrounding districts.

Thoughtfully crafted in Thames. Beautifully delivered across the Coromandel Peninsula and Hauraki Plains.

Perfectly positioned between the coast and the plains, we're uniquely placed to deliver flowers across both the Coromandel Peninsula and the Hauraki Plains. From Thames, Paeroa, Ngatea and Turua to Whitianga, Cooks Beach, Matarangi, Tairua, Pauanui and Coromandel Town, our team helps connect families, friends and businesses with beautiful flowers, thoughtful gifts and genuine local service.

Every day we create flowers for birthdays, anniversaries, new babies, weddings, sympathy tributes and life's everyday moments. Alongside fresh flowers, we also offer lush indoor plants, artisan gifts, locally made treats and beautifully curated hampers, making it easy to send something meaningful wherever your loved ones are.

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When you order direct from Flowers on Pollen, you’re not just buying flowers — you’re supporting local people, local growers and a small team that genuinely cares about every bunch we make.

Ordering straight through us means more of your money stays in our community — helping us source fresh flowers from local farms, and keep bringing beautiful blooms to Thames, the Hauraki Plainsand the Coromandel Peninsula, district year-round.

It also means you get better value and a more personal design service. We love adding those thoughtful touches that make a bouquet feel extra special!

Need to send flowers further afield? We’re members of Interflora, Teleflora and Petals Network— so we can help you reach loved ones anywhere in New Zealand or beyond with those trusted providers.

But for local flowers, local delivery and real local care, ordering direct is always best.

For over 77 years, we’ve been helping people celebrate life’s moments with beautiful fresh flowers, lush houseplants and thoughtful local gifts.

When you order flowers online with us — or pop in to our shop on Pollen Street, Thames — you’ll find a wide range of locally grown flowers, unique artisan hampers and New Zealand-made treats, all carefully arranged by our friendly florists.

From petite posies and ready-to-go vase bunches to custom bouquets for weddings or sympathy tributes, every arrangement is made fresh with care. We offer same-day flower delivery in Thames and to surrounding areas like Paeroa and Ngatea when you order early enough.

We’re cultivating a sustainable business that supports local. Offering regionally grown flowers and locally made products, we celebrate and support our regional landscapes and communities.

Flowers on Pollen delivers fresh flowers throughout the Coromandel Peninsula, including Whitianga, Cooks Beach, Matarangi, Pauanui, Tairua, Whangamatā, Coromandel Town and surrounding coastal communities.

Based in Thames, we're the closest full-service florists to the eastern Coromandel and have been delivering flowers across the Peninsula for decades. Whether you're sending birthday flowers to Whitianga, sympathy flowers to Pauanui, anniversary flowers to Cooks Beach or a thoughtful gift to family in Tairua, we make it easy to send beautiful blooms from a florist that knows the region.

Orders for the eastern Coromandel beaches simply need to be placed before the relevant daily courier cut-off.