Allen’s Flowers

The talented designers at Allen’s Flowers have produced attractive and the fresh Carnation flower arrangements and boutonnieres. The National Carnation Day is historically recognized on January 29th. The day is dedicated to US President William McKinley. He was extremely fond of Carnations and could frequently be seen wearing them on his lapel. The day is sometimes referred to as Red Carnation Day.

Carnations Symbolism

There is an interesting list of symbolic meanings for the Carnation. In addition to the history surrounding the origin of National Carnation Day, below are some interesting facts about the flower.

  • For couples first marriage anniversary, the Carnation is symbolic for that occasion.
  • Some countries designate the Carnation as their national flower. Those countries are Monaco, Spain and Slovenia. Similarly, Ohio claims the Carnation as their state flower.
  • The Carnation is the flower for Mother’s Day. The person who founded Mother’s Day named it as it was her mother’s favorite flower.
  • If you were born in January, the Carnation is your birth flower.
  • History reflects that Carnations date back to ancient times. The Greek and Roman civilizations used  Carnations  to decorate crowns. The crowns were most often used during elaborate ceremonies.

There are even more features and symbolic meanings associated with the Carnation Flower. It is truly a unique and lovely flower. Allen’s Flowers offers stunning arrangements and bouquets using Carnations. Our flowers are always fresh and beautifully designed.

Below we provided a brief sampling of what you will find when you shop for Carnations at Allen’s Flowers:

A HEAVENLY WHITE

Gorgeous flowers such as white lilies, carnations and miniature carnations mix with vibrant greens in a large basket. Simply stunning. Approximately 26″ W x 25″ H.

White Carnations La Mesa

 

 

HEARTS ON FIRE

Red roses and carnations are exquisitely arranged with white asiatic lilies and chrysanthemums in a ruby red glass vase. It’s lovely. Approximately 11″ W x 17″ H.

 

Del Mar Flower Delivery

Allen’s Flowers & Plants Has Been Proudly Serving Del Mar For More Than 32 Years!

Allen’s is owned by the Levy family. The firm is now a second generation, family owned and operated business. We have 3 design centers conveniently located to Del Mar. We employ a superbly talented team of floral design professionals. They are known for coming up with some of the most unique, contemporary and dazzling floral arrangements found anywhere in California. We make every effort to incorporate as many of California’s native flowers, plants and greenery into our arrangements as we can. That ensures every arrangement contains top quality flowers that are the very freshest possible.

Del Mar, California is located on the coast, not all that far from San Diego. The city is small in terms of population, but, rich in culture. If you enjoy sunshine, the ocean and gorgeous beaches, Del Mar is a place you need to visit. Anytime we receive a flower order destined for Del Mar, we utilize our in-house team of delivery drivers to handle the flower delivery. Our team delivers to both residential and business customers, including same day delivery to Del Mar area hospitals and funeral homes.

Allen’s Flowers guarantees that your flowers will be delivered in top condition, just as gorgeous as when our designer first put the arrangement together for you. Don’t like it, call us. We will replace the arrangement, no charge. As we mentioned earlier, we provide same day flower delivery anywhere in Del Mar and the San Diego Metro area. We also do the same for gifts, gourmet gift baskets, fruit baskets, green plants, flowering plants and tropical plants.

Every single fresh cut flower and plant that we sell is the highest quality and the freshest available. To ensure quality, Allen’s Flowers buys direct from both local floral farms, as well as from some of the larger international flower producers. All international flowers are flown in by air to ensure they can be delivered to our clients in the freshest possible condition.

Allen’s Flower Locations Convenient To Del Mar

La Mesa Floral Design Center: 5609 Lake Murray Blvd, La Mesa, California 91942

San Diego Floral Design Center: 620 Market Street, San Diego, California 92101

El Cajon Floral Design Center: 107 Jamacha Road, El Cajon, California 92019

 

Hearts on Fire

Allen’s Flowers

LOCATIONS:

Design Center (off Morena Blvd): 5225 Lovelock St San Diego, CA 92110 800.460.5501

El Cajon: 107 Jamacha Rd. El Cajon, CA 92019 (619) 579-6720

La Mesa: 5609 Lake Murray Blvd. La Mesa, CA 91942 (619) 460-3192

Downtown San Diego: 620 Market St. San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 233-7673