April 2017 - Allen's Flowers

Teacher Appreciation Week in San Diego

Teachers throughout San Diego work hard every day to help our kids succeed in life, giving them important skills and helping them learn and thrive. It’s that time of year that we officially celebrate everything they do for our kids with National Teacher Appreciation Week, which runs from May 1st to May 5th. During this week, it’s a great idea to give your kids’ teachers something special that shows just what they mean to you and your kids. We have a number of gift ideas that work especially well if you have a team of teachers and administrators to thank. Check out these special gifts for teachers: Scents of San Diego are one of our newest gift collections. SoCal Candles has partnered with our San Diego flower shops to offer an assortment of candles that are hand poured right here in San Diego and feature scents that are inspired by different parts of San Diego County. The large collection features three seven-ounce jars. Chocolate and Candles combines our new candle partners with another San Diego partner, Mission Heights Chocolates. These handmade chocolates are a delicious treat and come with a few candles. You can also just get these delicious gourmet chocolates and give those to teachers. The 21-piece assortment contains salted caramels and handmade truffles. Allen’s Snack Attack Crate includes sweet and savory items along with a pave arrangement of a half-dozen premium roses in a wooden crate. Our Gourmet Fruit Tray includes a sleek tray piled high with all types of fruit and tropical fruit for the enter school admin and teaching team. Blooming Crate is a great teacher gift that includes a wooden crate that is full of succulents as well as blooming and green plants. Don’t forget that [...]

Administrative Professionals Week in San Diego

It’s time to thank those hard-working individuals that organize your life and make sure you get to all your appointments and have everything you need to be successful. They are behind the scenes, constantly working, so it’s time to officially thank them on Wednesday, April 26th for Administrative Professionals Day or the entire week from April 24th to April 28th. We are here with balloons, cards, gifts and, of course, gorgeous flowers, blooming plants, and green plants to show your appreciation. Across all styles and price points, we have something that will fit what you need like these options: Across all styles and price points, we have something that will fit what you need like these options: Lilac and Orchids includes cymbidium orchids and white hydrangea that have been hand-arranged in a glass vase. Mood Changer includes hot pink roses, green cymbidium orchids, orange mini roses, and succulents in a leaf-lined glass cylinder. Lilac and Hydrangea comes in a glass vase and features green and white hydrangea with lilies and purple lisianthus. A Sweetest Blooms Bouquet has fuchsia roses, yellow Asiatic lilies, green button poms, and yellow and white traditional daisies in a glass vase that features a hot pink satin ribbon. Great Gerberas is another bright way to say thanks with boldly colored gerbera daisies grown right here in San Diego County. Spring Sunlight has blue hydrangea and yellow tulips in a glass vase filled with blue acrylic rocks. Blushing Rewards is a stunning way to show your appreciation. It is an elegant floral display that offers fuchsia roses, pale pink spray roses, and pastel pink hydrangea. You can call, visit any of our San Diego flower shops, or use our website to place your order. We’ll hand deliver the [...]

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Celebrating Easter in San Diego

Easter is here again, arriving on Sunday, April 16th. This is a special time of year and one of the most religious holidays of all, holding special meaning for many in the Christian faith. Others simply enjoy the family time together, Easter egg hunts, delicious Easter baskets, and wonderful ham dinner or brunch. Whatever you plan on doing, make sure you include some beautiful spring flowers as well as great Easter gifts for loved ones. Our Easter collection is here and available at all of our San Diego flower shops as well as on our flower website. Here are some highlights to give you an idea of how to dress your Easter dinner or buffet table as well as what you can give to loved ones: Hello Spring offers blue hydrangea, lavender and jade roses, and other premium spring flowers. Easter Egg-citing is a spring design with poms, lilies, dianthus, carnations and more in a glass vase that has been filled with plastic Easter eggs in many colors. The Easter lily plant symbolizes the glory of Easter and comes in a decorative basket showing off its pure white blooms. Spring Forward combines yellow tulips with blue hydrangea for a unique floral presentation. It’s the time for centerpieces for your dining or buffet table. The Easter Centerpiece includes a taper candle, plastic Easter egg, Monte Casino, pink carnations and yellow daisies. The Spring Garden Centerpiece is a lush display of hydrangea and other colorful, premium spring flowers. You can also create any custom Easter flower arrangements that fit your style and budget. Be sure to book an apppointment today to work with our floral design team. Don’t forget that we also have plenty of sweet gift baskets with a seemingly endless supply [...]

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It’s Prom Season in San Diego!

It’s nearly the end of the school year for kids throughout San Diego County, which means seniors are set to enjoy some of the many activities that are planned to finish their school career out in a memorable way. One of those is prom, a dinner, and dance that adds to the festive finish to high school. It means finding a dress, tux, limo and hair and makeup artists to create the perfect prom experience at your San Diego high school. You’ll also need a prom corsage and prom boutonniere that coordinates with your dress and tux. You’ll also need a prom corsage and prom boutonniere that coordinates with your dress and tux. That’s where we come in. Our San Diego flower shops and floral design center provide the best place to come to match your prom attire with gorgeous and unique prom flower designs that can be customized to your style and budget. Our San Diego flower shops and floral design center provide the best place to come to match your prom attire with gorgeous and unique prom flower designs that can be customized to your style and budget. Of course, we also have a prom flower collection where you can select from our existing prom flower designs that include a wide range of colors, flower varieties like roses and orchids, and accent features like rhinestones and ribbons. You can also choose from prom flowers like calla lilies, carnations, and more. We also offer wrist corsages for prom or the traditional pinned corsage style. Just remember to book your order for prom flowers as early as possible because every year we sell out due to the popularity of our prom corsages and prom boutonnieres. That means starting early on what [...]