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June 1, 2025

Lakeside June Floral Selection


The Bloom Central flower delivery of the month for June in Lakeside is the Lush Life Rose Bouquet

June flower delivery item for Lakeside

The Lush Life Rose Bouquet from Bloom Central is a sight to behold. The vibrant colors and exquisite arrangement bring joy to any room. This bouquet features a stunning mix of roses in various shades of hot pink, orange and red, creating a visually striking display that will instantly brighten up any space.

Each rose in this bouquet is carefully selected for its quality and beauty. The petals are velvety soft with a luscious fragrance that fills the air with an enchanting scent. The roses are expertly arranged by skilled florists who have an eye for detail ensuring that each bloom is perfectly positioned.

What sets the Lush Life Rose Bouquet apart is the lushness and fullness. The generous amount of blooms creates a bountiful effect that adds depth and dimension to the arrangement.

The clean lines and classic design make the Lush Life Rose Bouquet versatile enough for any occasion - whether you're celebrating a special milestone or simply want to surprise someone with a heartfelt gesture. This arrangement delivers pure elegance every time.

Not only does this floral arrangement bring beauty into your space but also serves as a symbol of love, passion, and affection - making it perfect as both gift or decor. Whether you choose to place the bouquet on your dining table or give it as a present, you can be confident knowing that whoever receives this masterpiece will feel cherished.

The Lush Life Rose Bouquet from Bloom Central offers not only beautiful flowers but also a delightful experience. The vibrant colors, lushness, and classic simplicity make it an exceptional choice for any occasion or setting. Spread love and joy with this stunning bouquet - it's bound to leave a lasting impression!

Lakeside Florist


In this day and age, a sad faced emoji or an emoji blowing a kiss are often used as poor substitutes for expressing real emotion to friends and loved ones. Have a friend that could use a little pick me up? Or perhaps you’ve met someone new and thinking about them gives you a butterfly or two in your stomach? Send them one of our dazzling floral arrangements! We guarantee it will make a far greater impact than yet another emoji filling up memory on their phone.

Whether you are the plan ahead type of person or last minute and spontaneous we've got you covered. You may place your order for Lakeside VA flower delivery up to one month in advance or as late as 1:00 PM on the day you wish to have the delivery occur. We love last minute orders … it is not a problem at all. Rest assured that your flowers will be beautifully arranged and hand delivered by a local Lakeside florist.

Would you prefer to place your flower order in person rather than online? Here are a few Lakeside florists to visit:


Christopher Flowers
3120 W Cary St
Richmond, VA 23221


Coleman Brothers Flowers
2104 Dumbarton Rd
Richmond, VA 23228


Designs By Janice Florist
4908 Millridge Pkwy E
Midlothian, VA 23112


Flowers by Zoie
8112 Mechanicsville Tpke
Mechanicsville, VA 23111


Nicola Flora
1219 Bellevue Ave
Richmond, VA 23227


Sassy Snapdragon Florals
Richmond, VA 23228


Strawberry Fields
423 Strawberry St
Richmond, VA 23220


The Proper Petal
Richmond, VA 23227


Vogue Flower Market
1114 N Blvd
Richmond, VA 23230


WG Miller Creations Florist And Gifts
6211 Lakeside Ave
Henrico, VA 23228


In difficult times it often can be hard to put feelings into words. A sympathy floral bouquet can provide a visual means to express those feelings of sympathy and respect. Trust us to deliver sympathy flowers to any funeral home in the Lakeside area including to:


Affinity Funeral Service
2720 Enterprise Pkwy
Richmond, VA 23294


Bennett Funeral Homes
3215 Cutshaw Ave
Richmond, VA 23230


Bliley Funeral Homes
3801 Augusta Ave
Richmond, VA 23230


Cremation Society Of Virginia - Richmond
7542 W Broad St
Richmond, VA 23294


Cremation Society
1927 Westmoreland St
Richmond, VA 23230


Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Rd
Richmond, VA 23223


Hollywood Cemetery
412 S Cherry St
Richmond, VA 23220


Manning Walter J Funeral Home
700 N 25th St
Richmond, VA 23223


Old Negro Burial Ground
1509-1547 E Broad St
Richmond, VA 23219


Shockoe Hill Cemetery
Hospital St & N 4th St
Richmond, VA 23219


Woody Funeral Home-Parham
1771 N Parham Rd
Henrico, VA 23229


Florist’s Guide to Dahlias

Dahlias don’t just bloom ... they detonate. Stems thick as broom handles hoist blooms that range from fist-sized to dinner-plate absurd, petals arranging themselves in geometric frenzies that mock the very idea of simplicity. A dahlia isn’t a flower. It’s a manifesto. A chromatic argument against restraint, a floral middle finger to minimalism. Other flowers whisper. Dahlias orate.

Their structure is a math problem. Pompon varieties spiral into perfect spheres, petals layered like satellite dishes tuning to alien frequencies. Cactus dahlias? They’re explosions frozen mid-burst, petals twisting like shrapnel caught in stop-motion. And the waterlily types—those serene frauds—float atop stems like lotus flowers that forgot they’re supposed to be humble. Pair them with wispy baby’s breath or feathery astilbe, and the dahlia becomes the sun, the bloom around which all else orbits.

Color here isn’t pigment. It’s velocity. A red dahlia isn’t red. It’s a scream, a brake light, a stop-sign dragged through the vase. The bi-colors—petals streaked with rival hues—aren’t gradients. They’re feuds. A magenta-and-white dahlia isn’t a flower. It’s a debate. Toss one into a pastel arrangement, and the whole thing catches fire, pinks and lavenders scrambling to keep up.

They’re shape-shifters with commitment issues. A single stem can host buds like clenched fists, half-opened blooms blushing with potential, and full flowers splaying with the abandon of a parade float. An arrangement with dahlias isn’t static. It’s a time-lapse. A serialized epic where every day rewrites the plot.

Longevity is their flex. While poppies dissolve overnight and peonies shed petals like nervous tics, dahlias dig in. Stems drink water like they’re stocking up for a drought, petals staying taut, colors refusing to fade. Forget them in a back office vase, and they’ll outlast your meetings, your coffee breaks, your entire LinkedIn feed refresh cycle.

Scent? They barely bother. A green whisper, a hint of earth. This isn’t a flaw. It’s a power move. Dahlias reject olfactory distraction. They’re here for your eyes, your camera roll, your retinas’ undivided surrender. Let roses handle romance. Dahlias deal in spectacle.

They’re egalitarian divas. A single dahlia in a mason jar is a haiku. A dozen in a galvanized trough? A Wagnerian opera. They democratize drama, offering theater at every price point. Pair them with sleek calla lilies, and the callas become straight men to the dahlias’ slapstick.

When they fade, they do it with swagger. Petals crisp at the edges, curling into origami versions of themselves, colors deepening to burnt siennas and ochres. Leave them be. A dried dahlia in a November window isn’t a corpse. It’s a relic. A fossilized fireworks display.

You could default to hydrangeas, to lilies, to flowers that play nice. But why? Dahlias refuse to be background. They’re the uninvited guest who ends up leading the conga line, the punchline that outlives the joke. An arrangement with dahlias isn’t decor. It’s a coup. Proof that sometimes, the most beautiful things ... are the ones that refuse to behave.

More About Lakeside

Are looking for a Lakeside florist because you are not local to the area? If so, here is a brief travelogue of what Lakeside has to offer. Who knows, perhaps you'll be intrigued enough to come visit soon, partake in some of the fun activities Lakeside has to offer and deliver flowers to your loved one in person!

Lakeside, Virginia sits where the land decides to soften, a quiet argument against the modern insistence that life must hurtle. You notice it first in the air, a damp, mossy coolness that clings like a child’s hand, and then in the way the light slants through sycamores whose branches knit a canopy over Main Street. The lake itself is less a body of water than a mood. It doesn’t dazzle. It lingers. Mornings here begin with mist rising off the surface in slow curls, as if the water is whispering secrets to the sky. By noon, sunlight fractures into a thousand coins, and teenagers cannonball off the town dock, their laughter echoing across the coves. Old-timers wave from jon boats, lines taut with the day’s first catch. The rhythm is both deliberate and unforced, a waltz composed by habit and topography.

The town’s pulse is most palpable at Gentry’s General Store, where the floorboards creak in a language regulars understand. Mrs. Gentry, 76, hair a swirl of tarnished silver, rings up oat milk and fishing lures without glancing at prices. She asks after your aunt’s knee surgery. She remembers. The shelves here defy the logic of chain stores: organic kale shares space with hand-tied flies, and the honey comes in mason jars labeled in a teenager’s careful script. A sign near the register reads “Take What You Need, Leave What You Can,” and it’s unclear whether it refers to the honor-system produce cart outside or some deeper covenant.

Same day service available. Order your Lakeside floral delivery and surprise someone today!



Walk far enough down Lakeshore Drive and the asphalt surrenders to a footpath worn smooth by generations of sneakers and Labrador paws. The trail weaves past backyards where lilacs burst over fences, past a community garden where tomatoes ripen in shared plots. Neighbors pause here, kneeling in dirt to trade zucchini and advice. There’s a sense of collusion against some unnamed threat, not chaos, exactly, but whatever it is that makes other places forget how to tend.

At dusk, the fire department rolls up the bay doors, transforming the garage into a dance floor for Friday’s square-dancing social. Children dart between legs, flushed and sticky with popsicle juice, while elders clap time in a way that suggests metronomes couldn’t keep up. The caller’s voice twangs through the night, a fiddle’s cry stitching the steps together. No one here says “community building.” They sway. They spin. They misstep and laugh into each other’s shoulders.

The library, a redbrick relic with a roof sagging like a contented cat, hosts a weekly story hour that devolves, without fail, into a debate over whether the town’s founding patriarch really wrestled an alligator or just had a flair for mythmaking. The librarian, a former ethnomusicologist from Chicago, insists truth matters less than the telling. She’s curated a shelf of local lore beside the picture books, and the children check out both with equal reverence.

Lakeside’s magic is neither pristine nor accidental. It’s the product of stubbornness dressed up as gentleness. The hardware store owner repaints his trim Carolina blue each spring because his wife loves the shade. The retired postal worker spends Tuesday afternoons teaching knots to anyone who lingers near the dock. Even the crows seem civic-minded, patrolling the park for sandwich crusts with a dutious glee.

To visit is to wonder, briefly, if the world beyond the tree line might be overcomplicating itself. The lake mirrors the sky but deepens it, adding a richness no satellite could map. Geese arrow north at twilight, their calls falling like pennies into a wishing well. You leave with the sense that you’ve been let in on something, not a secret, but a rhythm, steady and unspectacular, beating beneath the noise of an elsewhere world.