May 2017 - Allen's Flowers

Memorial Day Events in San Diego

Memorial Day weekend is May 27-29th and offers many events in which you can celebrate and remember those who fought for our country and freedom through parades, cemetery services, and memorial events as well as time with family and friends. It's a special time to be with family and friends, remembering those close to your heart that are no longer here. We have many special flower arrangements, wreaths, sprays and baskets that offer a patriotic touch and reflect the pride all of us feel toward those soldiers that defended and protected us. Here are some of the many examples of Memorial Day flowers that you may want to order from our San Diego flower shops by phone, in person, or through our website: Allen’s Tranquility Basket includes roses, calla lilies, Casablanca lilies, hydrangea and dendrobium orchids. A Heavenly Rose Basket includes a bounty of white and crème roses along with fragrant seeded eucalyptus in a large basket. A Grace and Love features white Asiatic lilies, sword fern, red gladioli and carnations, myrtle and salal in a decorative urn. A Patriot Tribute has red, white, and blue flowers, including snapdragons, chrysanthemums, miniature carnations, hydrangea and roses all within a white urn. Patriot Spray overflows with pride in its patriotic display of colorful flowers like red carnations and miniature carnations, white lilies and snapdragons, and blue delphinium along with eucalyptus. Remember that we can also make custom Memorial Day flower arrangements, bouquets, and wreaths. Just call us and make an appointment today! Our floral design team can work directly with you on something that matches your vision and your budget. Flower orders can be picked up at our San Diego flower shops, but we also hand deliver to residences, businesses, and cemeteries. We'd [...]

Graduation Time in San Diego

Graduation is here throughout San Diego at middle schools, high schools, and colleges. It’s an exciting time It’s an exciting time for many celebrations, parties, and graduation events. Get those caps and gowns ready, it’s time to reach for and get those diplomas. This is also the opportunity to thank teachers and administrators who were an integral part in helping your kids succeed. Thank them with a special gift to let them know just how much you appreciate their efforts. We have flower arrangements, bouquets, and special gifts that are great for the grad as well as teachers, tutors, and administrators. Here is a small sampling of what we have in our San Diego flower shops and online: Celebrate includes hot pink roses, purple alstroemeria, green button poms, and orange lilies in a leaf-lined glass cube along with ribbons. It’s a great celebration flower arrangement for grads! Roses and Gerbera Daisies Bouquet includes yellow solidago, greenery, roses, and gerbera daisies. You can choose from nine, 14, or 19 stems. Your grad will love gorgeous long-stem roses in red or any color combination that matches their school colors. You can get a dozen, two dozen, or lots more! Our roses were used for the Miss America bouquet and now your grad can carry them, too! Flower Fields of San Diego includes roses, poms, alstroemeria and lilies in a glass vase tied with raffia. It represents all the flowers of San Diego that make this area such a beautiful place to live. Leis are still a popular graduation trend. We have all kinds of single and double leis made of orchids in different colors like burgundy, white, blue, and more. Order now for best selection! You can pick up or we also offer [...]

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There’s Still Time to Treat Mom for Mother’s Day

Despite it being the busiest day of the year, we are still taking orders for San Diego hand deliveries to your Mom plus handling orders for Mother’s Day flower deliveries on a national basis thanks to our great partnerships within our florist network. Mom deserves the very best, and we are here to make sure that happens with our Mother’s Day gift collection that offers something for every Mom. Here are some more gift ideas for Mother’s Day that you can order by phone, online, or come into our San Diego flower shop locations: White Roses comes in 12, 24, or 36 stems. These gorgeous roses have accent flowers and greenery to go with them in a gathering vase. Of course, you can select other colors like red, pink, yellow, lavender and more. Coronado Sunset features roses, hydrangea, and sunflower along with greenery and bark accents in a leaf-lined vase. Crazy for You includes stargazer lilies, white snapdragons and hydrangea, and red roses. Mom will fall in love with this flower arrangement for Mother’s Day. Bold & Beautiful is stunning with pink roses, purple stock, stargazer lilies and more in a designer vase. Garden Celebration offers pink lilies and roses, light purple lisianthus and stock, and lavender larkspur. Vivacious is a glorious flower arrangement with stargazer lilies, pastel gerbera daisies, and hot pink roses in a vase. We also have green plants, blooming plants, dish gardens, succulent gardens, and garden baskets for that Mom with a green thumb. Hurry! Our schedule is filling up fast and that’s even after we have hired additional drivers to help us out for this very special day. Mother’s Day is just a week away on Sunday, May 14th so now is the time to take [...]

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Toasting the Moms of San Diego on Mother’s Day

Sunday, May 14th is Mother’s Day, which means it is time to make sure Mom gets a day off and is pampered in a way that she deserves. While it can’t make up for all that she does for us, it can be a way to show your love and make sure she knows you do realize how much she does to help, listen, and make sure we have everything we need. We have put together a Mother’s Day gift collection for delivery throughout San Diego as well as many items that are available for national delivery in case your Mom is elsewhere and you can’t spend this special day with her. We work with florists all over the country that share our focus on service, quality, and value. Here are some gift ideas for Mom to get you started that represent a wide range of styles and prices so you are bound to find something that your Mom will love: Good as Gold is a new unique floral arrangement that offers pink spray and garden roses along with two stems of ginger contained within a gold ceramic vase. Rustic Peonies show off this gorgeous flower in a couture vase. Peonies are very limited in their availability so be sure to order now to guarantee this gift for Mom. Frais Du Jardin is French for “fresh from the garden,” and that’s what this flower arrangement offers. There are cymbidium orchids, hydrangea, peonies, roses, and tulips along with ivy in a leaf-lined cylindrical vase that has been filled with river rocks. Pacific Breeze is a large flower arrangement filled with lilies, calla lilies, orchids, roses and hydrangea in a range of colors. Peonies and Roses is a Mother's Day flower arrangement that includes pink [...]