August 2018 - Allen's Flowers

Celebrate Labor Day with Flowers

Labor Day weekend is September 1st through 3rd. This is a time to enjoy the last of the summer by having one more barbecue, swim, and backyard party. Enhance the ambiance with the last of the summer flowers as well with our gorgeous floral displays from our San Diego flower shop locations like these that show the transition from summer into the fall season: SUNFLOWER SIMPLICITY Choose from six, nine, or twelve sunflowers that are then combined with yellow accent flowers and arranged in a clear glass vase. This is a great idea for a centerpiece for a Labor Day party. SUNS AND ROSES This festive floral display includes sunflowers, roses, and Mokara orchids. SUNFLOWERS OF SAN DIEGO Our floral design team has gathered flowers like sunflowers, delphinium, alstroemeria, yarrow, and monte casino asters into a bunch floral design style and placed them in a clear glass gathering vase that's been tied with raffia. CORONADO SUNSET This bold flower arrangement contains roses, sunflowers, hydrangea, and scabiosa. These flowers are accented with bark and greenery and then arranged in a leaf-lined vase. 50 SUNFLOWERS Enjoy an incredible luxury floral display that features 50 sunflowers in an arrangement that is over three feet tall. BRIGHT AS DAY This summer bouquet includes orange Asiatic lilies, dark orange alstroemeria, yellow sunflowers, lavender stock and pink roses. BURGUNDY BLUSH While still bold, this flower arrangement offers a subtle homage to the approaching autumn. It includes burgundy cymbidium orchids, antique hydrangea, blush gerbera daisies, ivory roses, and other florals in a wooden box. Check out more beautiful ideas for your Labor Day celebration on our website or by visiting our San Diego flower shop locations.

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Celebrating Friendship

The third week of August is Friendship Week. It's the time to celebrate friends near and far by letting them know how much you appreciate them. And, you can find the time to get together or send a special gift. This week also has some other special days. On August 21st, it's Senior Citizen's Day. Then, on August 25th, it's Kiss and Make Up Day. Both are days to be thoughtful and think of other people in your life. Here are some great gift ideas to celebrate all three special events: FLOWERS THAT EMPOWER A great idea is to give a special flower gift that also pays back to the community. Our Flowers That Empower program is a philanthropic effort to help local organizations in San Diego. Each month we offer a new seasonal arrangement and then donate 20% of each arrangement that is sold to a local non-profit Each arrangement comes in three different sizes and available for delivery throughout San Diego and most of the country. Recently, we partnered with Reality Changers. This San Diego non-profit transforms lives by providing youth from disadvantaged backgrounds with the academic support, financial assistance, and leadership training to become college graduates. You can learn more at RealityChangers.org GREAT GERBERA DAISIES A cheerful way to celebrate friendship or give someone a reason to smile is this bright variety of colorful gerbera daisies, which are delivered in a contemporary clay vase. SUNFLOWER SIMPLICITY Choose from an arrangement of six, nine, or twelve sunflowers. These tall flowers are arranged with yellow accent flowers in a clear glass vase. SUCCULENT GARDEN Locally grown California succulents are arranged with a colorful kalanchoe in a clear vase for a truly unique look. MINI ORCHID GROUPING Three miniature phalaenopsis orchids in an array of colors [...]

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Flowers Bring Smiles and Romance

Flowers are a great way to bring a smile to someone's face as well as show your romantic side. While any time is a good time to do this, August offers some special occasions that make floral gifts something to do right now. August is National Romance Month, so it's time to show that special someone how much you love them. Plus, the second week of August is National Smile Week, so this is when you can do whatever possible to make someone else smile and feel good. Here are some special floral gifts that are a great way to recognize both August events: TO MY LOVE If this is your anniversary month, consider this stunning floral display that comes with an anniversary Mylar balloon. The flower arrangement features purple dendrobium orchids, white lilies, hydrangea, and roses. EVERLASTING LOVE Show the strength of your love with this garden floral design with southern hydrangea, stargazer lilies, snapdragons, stock and garden flowers that are arranged in a glass vase. PASSION This extraordinary luxury rose arrangement features dozens of 24-inch premium long-stem roses in shades of pink and red along with white hydrangea in a clear glass, 14-inch bullet vase. GARDEN BEAUTY Send your love in this premium floral display that overflows with hydrangea, orchids, lavender, and spray roses and roses. FEEL THE LOVE If you can't decide on what color of roses to send, then gift your special someone with this colorful display that features pink, red, orange, and yellow roses. You can choose from 12, 24, or 36 roses. LA COSTA PURPLE This stunning bouquet showcases purple hydrangea, Mokara orchids, hot pink roses, pink spray roses, and light pink Asiatic lilies along with eucalyptus and aralia leaves in a pink jewel vase. TROPICAL BLISS [...]

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Gifts For Summer Camp Counselors and School Teachers

Summer vacation is for kids is nearly drawing to a close with San Diego area schools starting August 27th. That means summer camp is finishing up and the new school year will kick off with new teachers. To thank those summer camp counselors and welcome your children's new teachers, then consider these flower and gift ideas: CELEBRATE! This is a bright and cheerful way to show your thanks. The bouquet includes hot pink roses, orange lilies, purple alstroemerias and green button poms along with ribbon in a leaf-lined glass cube. It comes in three sizes. SUNNY SAN DIEGO Bold primary colors highlight this seasonal mix of flowers arranged in a cube vase. LA JOLLA SUNSET This stunning floral display offers Asiatic lilies, button chrysanthemums, roses, and alstroemeria in orange and yellow hues that are then arranged in a clear glass vase. ROSES AND GERBERA DAISIES BOUQUET The Roses and Daisy Bouquet showcases assorted roses and gerbera daisies along with yellow solidago and greenery. There are three sizes to choose from, including Standard (9 stems), Deluxe (14 stems), or Premium (19 stems). GARDEN WONDER This is a colorful bouquet that offers a wide array of flowers in a garden style design. JADE PLANT IN CONCRETE This beautiful jade loves the San Diego sun and needs lots of it, so it's great for a sunny indoor spot or outdoor space. The plant is presented in a concrete pot. SUCCULENT GARDEN TIN This tin holds a snake plant as well as California-grown succulents. TREASURE GARDEN BASKET A pink kalanchoe, hypoestes, green nephthytis, and Boston and maidenhair ferns are displayed in a round wicker basket. BLOOMING CRATE This crate is packed with numerous green plants, such as succulents, along with some blooming plants. All of [...]