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Mothers Day Is May 10th

Allen's Flowers & Plants Voted Best Florist In San Diego Mother's Day will be here soon. If you are checking your calendar, it falls on Sunday, May 10th. If you are like most of us, you haven't been able to see your mom in quite some time. Some of our Mom's live in different states. Others live just down the road, but with the stay at home mandates and social distancing requirements, we just have not been able to spend any quality time with them. Whatever your circumstance, now would be a great time to send a beautiful floral arrangement to her. The Benefits Of Fresh Flowers Flowers are always a great Mother's Day gift idea. There is nothing better than receiving a beautiful, farm fresh flower arrangement. The fresh flower designs in our Mother's Day floral collection include some stunning designs. A bouquet of flowers is the perfect way to brighten your Mom's day. Studies over the years point to the fact that fresh flower bouquets are in fact one of the most preferred gifts at Mother's Day. Not only are the beautiful, a fresh floral design will literally fill any room with a wonderful aroma. Delivery Options Available We offer a number of different delivery options. Traditionally, we provide nationwide same day delivery, or local same day or express flower delivery service. Nationwide same day flower delivery is the perfect solution if you need to send flowers to your mom and she lives in another state or a city that is not close to where you are. During Mother's Day, nationwide delivery is one of the most heavily utilized delivery requests we receive. The shelter in place and non-essential business closure mandates have made nationwide delivery a bit more [...]

San Diego Same Day Flower Delivery

Allen's Flowers & Plants Voted “Best Florist” in San Diego Our company is one of the premier floral design firms in all of California. Allen’s Flowers operates three floral design centers in San Diego county. We also operate a large design and distribution facility, located in downtown San Diego. All are family owned and open to the public for in-store shopping. Each facility is equipped with a walk in cooler that is always full of gorgeous, farm fresh flower arrangement. We employ a team of professional floral designers who produce some of the most unique, contemporary, creative and award winning floral arrangements found anywhere in San Diego. In addition to flowers, Allen’s Flowers also carries one of the most extensive selections of gifts, gourmet gift and fruit baskets as well as green plants, flowering plants and tropical plants found anywhere in San Diego, California. San Diego, California is located in one of Southern California's most populated areas, known as San Diego County. Our store in right in the heart of the city of San Diego. Anytime we deliver to a customer in San Diego, we always utilize our own team of skilled delivery drivers. We can deliver to either residential or commercial structures and always guarantee same day delivery on all flower arrangements, plants and baskets delivered within the San Diego area. We sell only the highest quality flowers and plants. Many of the flowers we use in our arrangements come directly from the flower farms and growers in Southern California, Latin America and on occasion Holland. The flowers we sell are the finest, freshest and highest quality available. We buy from both domestic and international flower farms. Many of the gorgeous flowers we sell come directly from growers right here [...]

2020-04-14T19:36:48+00:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Allens Flowers, Same Day Flower Delivery|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on San Diego Same Day Flower Delivery

Same Day Delivery & No Touch Delivery Service

Allen's Flowers & Plants Local Same Day & Express Flower Delivery Ever feel like your world has been turned upside down? The past 3 weeks have really felt that way to many of us in the San Diego, California area. Just a few weeks ago, our floral design centers were open to the public for in-store shopping. Now they are temporarily closed to the public, while we do our part to help protect the health of our employees and San Diego area families. At this point, we are only able to accept orders via phone or through our Allen's Flowers Website. Our delivery team is still able to provide local same day delivery. We are also now offering a great no touch delivery option as well. Meaning, customers who prefer that we leave the arrangement on the doorstep can be accommodated. It has been interesting to see that many customers have actually opted for the no touch service. In the event a customer does opt for no touch delivery, we do make an concerted effort to notify them by phone when the delivery has been accomplished. We have spoken with quite a few San Diego area customers over the past few weeks. They all really seem to long for the day when they could come in and shop at our beautiful flower shops. We offer the widest array of gorgeous fresh flowers, green and flowering plants and occasion themed gifts in town. Many of our customers really enjoy the opportunity to browse through our design center, while they waited for one of our expert designers to custom design a gorgeous fresh flower arrangement for them. We want you to know this. The team at Allen's Flowers really misses you too! We [...]

2020-04-01T20:30:16+00:00April 1st, 2020|Categories: Allens Flowers, No Touch Flower Delivery, Same Day Flower Delivery|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Same Day Delivery & No Touch Delivery Service

Friendship Week Is Here. Time To Thank Your Friends!

Friendship Week is celebrated the third week of each August. This year, it’s from August 21-August 27th. This is an ideal time to let your friends know just how much you care about them and how you appreciate what they add to your life. Of course, the best way is to get together and enjoy each other’s company. Sometimes, with everyone’s schedule and geographic distance, this just isn’t possible. That’s when it’s great to call them, send them a card, or even surprise them with a special gift. We have some great ideas for Friendship Week, including flowers, plants, and gifts. Check out this selection of friendship gift ideas: Sunflower Fun includes a dozen sunflowers with folded aspidistra leaves for a unique look. It comes in a clear glass vase. Sunflowers of San Diego features sunflowers, delphinium, alstromeria, yarrow, monte casino asters and more within a clear glass gathering vase that’s been tied with raffia. Bowl Full of San Diego has gorgeous large sunflowers in a bubble bowl. Purple Pride includes cream roses along with monte casino asters and lisianthus arranged with greenery in a glass vase. Sunny San Diego has bold colors with a wide variety of stunning flowers hand arranged in a vase. A Modern Enchantment features sunflowers, stock, and calcynia in a rectangular glass vase and accented with a bright ribbon. Besides flowers, you can also consider sending your friends a delicious gift basket like our Fruit and Gourmet Treasure Basket. This gift basket contains gourmet cheeses, crackers, sparkling cider and other delicious treats and seasonal fresh fruit. Most of our items are available for national delivery but most are for the local San Diego area. Call or visit our San Diego flower shops or you can go [...]

2016-08-20T17:30:02+00:00August 20th, 2016|Categories: Allens Flowers, Florist San Diego California, Friendship Week, San Diego florist|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Friendship Week Is Here. Time To Thank Your Friends!

Celebrate National Smile Week In San Diego

The second week of August has been designated as National Smile Week, which is a way to encourage a positive outlook to help everyone around us feel great about themselves. When you smile, science has found that it helps lower your blood pressure and alleviate stress and anxiety. So, if you can make others smile, you are helping them to be healthier and happier. At our San Diego flower shops, we have some great flower arrangements to choose from that are guaranteed to make your recipient smile. Here are some great ideas to gift others during National Smile Week: Suns and Seeds is a new flower arrangement that offers California sunflowers and other garden flowers arranged together with some sunflower seed packets. Mood Changer is sure to bring a smile with hot pink roses, green cymbidium orchids, orange mini roses and succulent cuts. These are arranged in a leaf-lined glass cylinder. Special Someone offers pink roses, spray roses, and gerbera daisies along with red gerberas and ranunculus arranged pave style in a leaf-lined glass vase. Garden Sunset includes sunflowers, Peruvian lilies, roses, and summer fillers in a glass vase. We offer two sizes for this summer flower arrangement. Garden Beauty has hydrangea, roses and spray roses, lavender and orchids. The Roses and Gerbera Daisies Bouquet has assorted roses and gerbera daisies with yellow solidago and assorted greenery. It comes with nine, fourteen, or nineteen stems. The Blooming Garden Basket offers a combination of blooming plants and orchids that are set to last for years with only minimal maintenance. Other items that can bring smiles include balloons and balloon bouquets, chocolates, stuffed animals, gift baskets, seasonal gifts and greeting cards. You can also custom create your own bouquets and flower arrangements by [...]

Say Thank You with Flowers, Plants, or a Gift from Our San Diego Flower Shop or Website

There are those occasions where we want to thank someone for what they have done for us. While many people often send a thank you card or just say thank you after they’ve received the help, sending flowers, a plant, or other gift is a nice gesture to really express how appreciative you feel. Our San Diego flower shops and website are here to help you find that perfect way to say thank you to someone locally or even across the country. Here are some gift ideas that show how thankful you are: Great Gerberas is a bright and colorful way to say thank you with a variety of locally grown gerbera daisies in multiple colors displayed in an inspiration vase. La Jolla Sunset offers Asiatic lilies, roses, miniature gerbera, and Viking spray chrysanthemums in shades of orange and yellow arranged in a clear glass vase. Dior Blue has blue and white hydrangea with cream roses, hypericum, and thistle within a square glass vase. White Lilies and Orchids is a sophisticated display of white lilies, roses, and orchids. The Treasure Garden Basket features an array of plants and blooming plants, such as a pink kalanchoe, hypoestes, green nephthytis, and Boston and Maidenhair ferns all arranged in a round wicker basket. The Blooming Garden Basket has a variety of blooming plants and orchids, which are low maintenance but can enjoy years of enjoyment when properly cared for. Succulents in Stone is a bowl of California-grown succulent plants, which are also low maintenance and can last a long time. You can order these and other options online or by calling our San Diego flower shops or visiting any one of our San Diego florist locations. Our San Diego flower shops also have balloons, [...]

2016-08-01T20:23:09+00:00August 1st, 2016|Categories: Thank You Gifts|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Say Thank You with Flowers, Plants, or a Gift from Our San Diego Flower Shop or Website

Not Sure What Flowers to Get? We Can Help!

While you may know you want to get flowers for a friend or family member or maybe even a client or colleague, picking the right ones can be the hardest part. However, it doesn’t have to be because your local florist like us, your favorite San Diego flower shop, can help you select the perfect flowers for each occasion. One of the best places to start looking, especially if you want to do it on your own time, is our website. Here, we have done a lot of the work for you to narrow down your choices and make it easier. First, we offer a list on our website of occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, new babies, and more that include recommended flower arrangements that are appropriate for those special days. Within each category there are many styles and prices to choose from to further ease the challenge of finding the right flower arrangement or bouquet. Second, we have a menu category called flowers, which allows you to shop by the type of flower. This helps if you know your loved one likes roses or is enamored with tulips. We show you all the various types of flower arrangements that feature this desired flower. Third, we created a bestsellers category so you can see what other people like to give and order for their loved ones. Sometimes, what’s popular is an easy choice for you to give to someone else because you see what the trends are right now. Fourth, you can simply shop by budget and see what works for you that way. Whatever you choose, we include a picture and description so you see exactly what you are getting, which should make it easy to pick the right one for [...]

2016-07-26T16:40:22+00:00July 26th, 2016|Categories: Flowers|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Not Sure What Flowers to Get? We Can Help!

Summer Flowers Add Color and Texture

You can change up the look of your entire house just by adding seasonal flowers like those available from our San Diego flower shops for the summer. This gives you an affordable way to add texture and color to a room like a family room, gathering room, or kitchen without redesigning the entire look of your home. And, when the summer season is over, you can then change it up with fall colors. Until then, we have a number of great examples of summer flower arrangements from our summer flower collection that is sure to fit your style, design and color choices, and budget. Check out these summer blooms: Garden Sunset comes with sunflowers, Peruvian lilies, roses and summer fillers and is displayed in a glass vase. This has a country feel. Another relaxed, yet beautiful, summer flower arrangement is the Roses and Gerbera Daisies Bouquet. It comes with assorted roses, gerbera daisies, yellow solidago and greenery. You can opt for nine, 14, or 19 stems when you place your order. Purple Pride is a sophisticated floral display with cream roses and royal purple Monte Casino asters and lisianthus arranged with greenery in a glass vase. Mood Changer is a bright and unique floral display with hot pink roses, orange mini roses, green cymbidium blooms and succulents in a leaf-lined glass cylinder. Special Someone is a true beauty and offers bold shades of pink and red with roses, spray roses, gerbera daisies and ranunculus arranged pave style in a leaf-lined glass vase. Garden Beauty offers roses, spray roses, orchids, lavender and more in a stunning floral arrangement. You can also come into our San Diego flower shops and buy summer flowers in bulk to create your own special flower arrangements or [...]

2016-07-21T21:38:40+00:00July 21st, 2016|Categories: Summer Flowers|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Summer Flowers Add Color and Texture

Offering Southern California’s Favorite Tulip Arrangements

Next to roses, tulips are one of the most beloved flowers and a true favorite in San Diego with the tulip farms found in nearby Carlsbad. We tend to sell a lot of tulips at all of our San Diego flower shops because our customers love how they look, including the bright colors. They also like that they last quite a long time and that they are easy to care for. We offer a wide selection of tulips in various colors (white, light pink, hot pink, yellow, red, orange and purple just to name a few) and styles of flower arrangements as part of our tulip collection, which is available in our San Diego flower shops as well as online through our online flower shop. Here are some of the beautiful tulips we offer: Amazing Tulips offers four groups of 15 multicolored tulips in vibrant shades. This offers a fresh bouquet of 60 blooms in a vase. It creates a truly stunning effect. Tulips Together features a trio of tulip bunches. Each bunch contains ten tulips and has been tied with bear grass. The three colors include purple, red, and yellow and are displayed together in a rectangular glass vase. Vivid Tulips Bubble Bowl contains 20 tulip stems in a bubble bowl. Tulips in Love is a tulip arrangement that brings together red roses and pink tulips in a breathtaking way that shows your love for that special someone. One of the most vibrant color choices is purple. Holland Purple Tulips shows off these beauties in a vase that’s been wrapped with a purple satin ribbon. Our tulips are available for order by phone, in our San Diego store, or online through our online flower shop. The tulips make a perfect [...]

2016-07-12T21:43:03+00:00July 12th, 2016|Categories: Tulips|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Offering Southern California’s Favorite Tulip Arrangements

Celebrating Special Days in July

Beyond the 4th of July celebrations and other special events, the month of July is filled with special occasion days that are celebrated each year. Many of these special days in July have to do with celebrating certain family members who have shown us love, mentored and protected us, and enhanced our life. In July, the special family-oriented days include: July 24 is Cousin’s Day and Parents’ Day July 26 is Aunt and Uncle Day July 30 is Father-in-Law Day While it’s good to give them a card or other gift that tells them just how much you appreciate them, we also think that summer flowers make for a special gift. Since July is peak season for summer flower season, all of our flower arrangements feature a wide array of these bright, beautiful blooms. Here are some great gift ideas for these special family celebration days in July: Cymbidium Sophistication has three fresh-cut cymbidium orchid sprays arranged in a modern vase. This long-lasting gift will be a reminder for months to come beyond the special day in July. La Jolla Tropics has birds of paradise, heliconia, red ginger and yellow oncidium orchids along with a variety of tropical foliage. It’s a true work of art. White Peony Elegance offers shades of white and cream with peonies, tulips, and hydrangea. Allen’s Peony Garden is a bright collection of peonies and roses along with hydrangea in a leaf-lined cylinder vase. Summer Sunflower Cube is a contemporary cube vase filled with sunflowers, alstromeria, and delphinium. Yellow Sunshine offers white and yellow blooms like roses, snapdragons, lilies and more. La Costa Purple is a regal display of purple hydrangea and Mokara orchids along with hot pink roses, light pink Asiatic lilies, and pink spray roses. [...]

2016-07-01T17:06:19+00:00July 1st, 2016|Categories: Summer Flowers|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Celebrating Special Days in July
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