Milano's UpTowne Florist is a family-owned florist delivering fresh, hand-designed flowers, plants, balloons, and candy to the Ohio State University campus and the surrounding University District since 1935. Our design team — three professional florists, including one with more than 40 years of experience — builds every arrangement in-house at our Central Ohio flower shop, and our own drivers deliver it with photo confirmation sent the moment it arrives.
Whether you're sending a get-well arrangement to the Wexner Medical Center, a congratulations bouquet to a graduate, or a just-because delivery to an off-campus apartment near the Oval, Milano's UpTowne Florist designs and delivers every Ohio State-area order ourselves — nothing is routed through a national wire service. That means the flowers you choose online are the flowers our team actually builds, backed by design experience dating back to 1935.
Orders placed by 12:30 pm Monday through Friday, or 11:30 am on Saturday, go out for same-day delivery near Ohio State's campus. Orders placed after the cutoff are scheduled for the next available delivery day. Every arrangement is inspected in our design room before it leaves, and we photograph each completed delivery so you have confirmation it arrived.
Beyond fresh flowers, we also design and deliver blooming and green plants, balloon add-ons, and gourmet candy for students, patients, and campus-area recipients who want a little more than a bouquet. Popular starting points:
From the residence halls surrounding the Oval and Ohio Union, out through South Campus and the University District neighborhoods of Old North Columbus and Weinland Park, Milano's UpTowne Florist delivers throughout the Ohio State campus community from our Central Ohio flower shop. Our drivers regularly navigate campus traffic, game-day closures, and building access rules, so an order placed with us gets where it needs to go without guesswork.
Milano's UpTowne Florist traces back to two Central Ohio florists: Milano Florist, founded in 1935, and UpTowne Flowers, founded in 1961. That combined history shapes every arrangement an Ohio State University florist customer orders from us today.
We regularly deliver get-well and celebration flowers to patients at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and The James Cancer Hospital when the facility and patient unit permit flowers. Provide the patient's full legal name, room number when known, and a phone number; we deliver to an authorized hospital receiving point, and hospital staff handle the final delivery to the room, since the hospital controls that last step.
We deliver birthday, congratulations, and just-because flowers to Ohio State residence halls, sorority and fraternity houses, and off-campus apartments throughout the University District. Include the building or house name, room or unit number, the recipient's phone number, and any access instructions like a call box or front desk — that's what keeps a campus delivery on schedule.
43210 (main campus), plus the surrounding 43201 and 43202 University District ZIP codes.
Short North, Victorian Village, Clintonville, Grandview Heights, Upper Arlington, and the rest of Central Ohio.
Yes. Milano's UpTowne Florist delivers throughout the Ohio State University campus and surrounding University District neighborhoods as part of our regular Central Ohio service area. Enter the recipient's address at checkout, or call 614-889-1001 to confirm coverage for a specific campus address.
Place your order by 12:30 pm Monday through Friday, or 11:30 am on Saturday, and we'll get it out the same day. This cutoff can shift slightly during major holidays and game days, so ordering earlier is always the safer bet.
Yes, when the hospital and patient unit permit flowers. Provide the patient's full name as registered, the hospital name, room number when known, and a phone number. We deliver to an authorized hospital receiving point, and hospital staff then handle the final delivery to the room.
Yes. Include the complete address, building or house name, room or unit number, the recipient's phone number, and any access instructions like a call box or front desk. Incomplete access information can delay delivery near campus.
Yes. Local arrangements near campus are prepared for hand delivery by our own drivers rather than shipped as loose stems in a box, so they arrive designed and ready to enjoy.
Milano's UpTowne Florist has served Central Ohio since 1935. Our design team includes three professional florists, one with more than 40 years of experience, and every campus-area order is designed in-house and delivered personally rather than routed through a national wire service.
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Hand Delivery
Every Ohio State-area order is hand-delivered by our own local drivers, not a third-party courier. We photograph each delivery and send confirmation once it arrives. |
Always Local
Family owned and operated in Central Ohio since 1935, delivering personally to campus, the University District, and surrounding neighborhoods from our Columbus-area flower shop. |
Areas Served
The Oval and Ohio Union area, South Campus, Old North Columbus, Weinland Park, and neighborhoods throughout the University District. |
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