At **Floral Expressions With Mertal and Sue**, we believe flowers have a special way of bringing people together, expressing emotions, and making life’s most meaningful moments even more memorable. Based in **Elkton, Virginia**, we proudly create thoughtfully designed floral arrangements for celebrations, sympathy, special occasions, and everyday gestures that can brighten someone’s day.
Our approach to floral design is personal and hands-on. We carefully select quality blooms and thoughtfully arrange each piece with attention to color, texture, balance, and detail. Every arrangement is created with the sentiment behind your gift in mind, because we know that flowers often say what words cannot. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, anniversary, new baby, graduation, or another exciting milestone, we’re here to help you send something beautiful and meaningful.
We are also honored to create sympathy and funeral flowers that help families express love, comfort, and remembrance during difficult times. Our goal is to make the ordering process as simple and reassuring as possible while providing thoughtful guidance when you need it most.
When you order from Floral Expressions With Mertal and Sue, you’re working with a **local Elkton florist** who values personal service and the relationships we build within our community. We take the time to listen, offer recommendations, and understand the message you want your flowers to convey.
From joyful celebrations to heartfelt expressions of sympathy—or simply letting someone know, “I’m thinking of you”—we are here to help you make every gesture feel special. We look forward to creating beautiful floral arrangements for our neighbors throughout **Elkton and the surrounding Virginia communities**, one meaningful moment at a time.
We're Mertal and Sue, two neighbors who turned a shared love of blooms into Floral Expressions With Mertal and Sue. We enjoy creating bright, seasonal arrangements-everything from simple hand-tied bouquets to cheerful bedside vases-and take pleasure in helping customers choose flowers for both big moments and small, everyday joys.
Our approach is personal and hands-on: we source locally when we can, assemble with care, and treat each order as something meant to be enjoyed. We love chatting with folks who stop by, learning what makes their day special, and offering care tips so arrangements last longer. As a veteran-owned shop, we look forward to meeting you.
In some instances, our photo may represent an overall theme or look and include a one-of-a-kind vase which cannot be exactly replicated.
Although the actual bouquet may not precisely match the photo, its temperament will. Occasionally, substitutions of flowers and/or containers happen due to weather, seasonality and market conditions which may affect availability. If this is the case with the gift you’ve selected, we will ensure that the style, theme and color scheme of your arrangement is preserved and will only substitute items of equal value or higher value.
If any design elements are of major importance to your order, please include them in the florist instructions at checkout or contact us to ensure availability.
Delivery Policy
We proudly offer local hand-delivery throughout our service area in Virginia.
Our main delivery areas include: Harrisonburg • Elkton • McGaheysville • Luray • Grottoes • Shenandoah • Waynesboro • Penn Laird • and select surrounding areas.
Same-Day Delivery
Orders for same-day delivery must be placed by 2:00 PM. Orders placed after 2:00 PM will normally be scheduled for the next available delivery day.
Same-day delivery is subject to availability, order volume, product availability, and delivery location.
Delivery Fees
Delivery fees are based on the delivery location and distance from our shop. We work to keep our delivery fees as affordable as possible. Your delivery fee will be provided when your order is placed.
No One Home / Missed Deliveries
If no one is available when we arrive, we will make every reasonable effort to safely complete the delivery. Depending on the order and location, we may:
Leave the arrangement in a safe, protected location.
Leave it with a neighbor, receptionist, or front desk when appropriate.
Contact the recipient or person who placed the order for instructions.
Return the order to the shop if it cannot be safely left.
If a second delivery attempt is required, an additional delivery fee may apply.
For hospitals, nursing homes, schools, businesses, funeral homes, and other facilities, deliveries may be left with authorized staff according to the facility's policies.
Please provide an accurate delivery address and recipient phone number when placing your order.
Our delivery areas, cutoff times, and availability are subject to change as our business hours and delivery routes change.
Refunds are processed immediately. Please allow 5–10 business days for the refund to appear on your statement.
Our subscriptions allow you to select a delivery frequency that best suits your needs - either weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly.
You will be billed 5 days before the delivery schedule you select (either weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly). This is to ensure your florist will have adequate time to prepare your order.
You can call the florist any time before the scheduled delivery or pickup date to make changes to your subscription plan and orders.
Yes, you can! contact us at (540) 298-1771, let us know the next best delivery date and we’ll pause your subscription.
We’d be happy to take care of that for you! Please contact us at (540) 298-1771 and we’ll cancel your subscription right away.
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Every gift ordered through BloomNation is personally hand-delivered by the local florist.
Each local florist sets their own delivery area and fee.
Most florists offer same-day hand delivery, but may have different order received
cut-off times for same-day delivery that are based off of the recipient’s time zone.
Florists that offer same-day delivery display their same-day delivery cut-off time in
their store detail section. Orders received after that time may be delivered the
following day. Please note some florists may not make deliveries on Sunday.
To request a specific delivery time, please type it into the Special Instructions field
during checkout. We will do our best to accommodate your preferences.
Before major holidays, we recommend that you place your orders at least five days in
advance.
Floral Expressions With Mertal and Sue proudly serves Elkton, Shenandoah, Harrisonburg, Grottoes, Mount Crawford, Port Republic, Mc Gaheysville, Massanutten, Penn Laird, Crimora
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Hospitals we deliver to: Augusta Health, Page Memorial Hospital, Sentara East Rockingham Health Center, Sentara RMH Medical Center
Cemeteries and funeral homes we deliver to: Kyger Funeral Home, Duck Run Natural Cemetery, Johnson Funeral Services, Elk Run Cemetery, Lindsey-Kyger Funeral Home, Early Cemetery Association, Port Republic Cemetery, Mcintyre Jay
Wedding venues we deliver to: Brix & Columns Vineyards, Packsaddle Ridge Golf Club, Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center
Other venues we deliver to: Massanutten Resort, Bridgeforth Stadium, Atlantic Union Bank Center, Elkton Area Community Center, Grove Hill Community Center, Holy Infant Roman Catholic Church, Shaktas United Shenandoah Valley