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Register with Allen’s Flowers and Plants to Start Enjoying even More Great Gifts and Benefits!

If you like shopping at our local San Diego flower shops or even through our online shop on our website, blog, or Facebook page, then you will want to register with us. That’s because it connects you to even more benefits as well as special gifts. It’s our way of saying thanks for doing business with us as we know you have a choice of florists in San Diego and online where you can buy flowers, plants, and gifts but you have entrusted your business to us. So far that, we want to make sure we reward you properly for being such loyal customers. Registration and the Petal Rewards Program When you register with Allen’s Flowers and Plants, you’ll be signed up for our Petal Rewards Program. With this special loyalty program, you get one Reward Point for every dollar that you spend with us. Those Reward Points can then be redeemed during the checkout process for cash savings towards future orders, or you can exchange those points for some great brand-name merchandise. You can also choose to donate your points to the charity of your choice. There is a wide range of brand merchandise to choose from, so you are sure to find something that suits your taste and interests. To sweeten the deal of registering, we will give you 25 FREE points for registering now! Other Benefits for Registering But, wait! There are more benefits for registering with us. Express Checkout: With all your information already stored online, you can save time when you buy flowers, gifts, and plants. Promotions and Offers: You’ll get information first about what’s new and what’s on special! Address Book: You’ll be able to store all the addresses you want to send to, also [...]

adminMWL2013-08-05T17:04:15+00:00August 5th, 2013|Categories: Promotions|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego flower delivery, Best San Diego roses, San Diego best florist, San Diego flower delivery, san diego flower design, San Diego flowers|Comments Off

Sunday, August 4th is Friendship Day!

Just around the corner is a special day to recognize all the friends in your life. That’s right, there is a special day each year to commemorate them and let them know you appreciate all that they do as your friend. This blog post provides some background on Friendship Day as well as gives you some ideas from our extensive collection of flower arrangements, plants, and gifts that you may want to gift to all your near (and not so near) and dear friends. All about Friendship Day Also known as International Friendship Day and celebrated since 1958 when it was started in Paraguay, this special day is recognized in the United States on the first Sunday in August. It gained interest thanks to the greeting card companies as a way to honor friends. The first time Friendship Day was celebrated in the U.S. was around 1935 although it was introduced a few years earlier by Joyce Hall, the founder of Hallmark Cards. Despite being promoted by a card company, Friendship Day is focused on quality time with friends, sharing those moments and traits that led you to become friends in the first place. Gift Ideas for Friendship Day That doesn’t mean you can’t give your friends a few gifts to also show them that you love them. At the top of the list for Friendship Day are flowers and cards. However, we thought you might like to see a few Friendship Day ideas that offer value, variety, and quality to let your friends know just how much you care: Sunny San Diego: Let your friends know that they brighten your day by sending them a flower arrangement full of vibrant flowers and greenery. This particular floral arrangement comes in three [...]

adminMWL2013-07-30T16:06:17+00:00July 30th, 2013|Categories: Uncategorized|Comments Off

Allen’s Flowers & Plants Helps the Community with the Helping Hands Program

As a long-standing member of the San Diego community, we spend a lot of time and money on giving back to the local area and to those who need help. Now, we are offering a program that helps the community further because it gets each one of our customers involved in making a donation with a simple online form to designate who should get a percentage of each purchase. About Helping Hands and How it Works This fundraising program is easy to use and makes an incredible difference for those in our local San Diego community. With each order made online for flowers, plants, or gifts, a donation can be made by selecting the Helping Hands pull down menu on the order form and simply choosing which organization receives your donation. The fundraising program is available on orders that you make for San Diego delivery as well as for those flowers delivered around the country and even across the globe. Who it Helps The online fundraising program helps a number of San Diego schools, San Diego churches and San Diego non-profit organizations located in La Mesa County and San Diego County. Those that are already enrolled in our Helping Hands Program include: Solana Highlands Elementary School Valhalla Foundation Cheer Del Mar Sharks Soccer Club Susan G. Komen for the Cure Congregation Beth Israel Spina Bifida Association of San Diego When you donate online, you can tell us which organization you would like to help! Enroll! It is free to join for organizations. All you need to do is distribute our available donations cards that we supply to you. These cards can be given to parents, friends, family and colleagues so they can learn about the program and make a donation when [...]

adminMWL2013-07-23T01:58:43+00:00July 23rd, 2013|Categories: Fundraising|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego florist, best San Diego flower delivery, Helping Hands Program, San Diego charities, San Diego community assistance|Comments Off

The Larkspur – July’s Flower

Just like birthstones, there are certain flowers that are attributed to certain months of the year. The month of July is represented by the Larkspur. This blog post provides some background information about the larkspur and offers some floral arrangements that feature this beautiful July flower. All about the Larkspur Here are some interesting facts to help you get to know the Larkspur: It is a member of the buttercup family. These complex flowers come in a multitude of colors, including red, pink, white, blue, and violet. They are irregularly shaped and bloom in vertical groupings with petals and sepals. Their tall spikes make them a popular choice for cut flower arrangements. These are fragile, short-lived flowers when kept in a vase. The Larkspur plant is actually toxic with stems and seeds that contain alkaloids. Larkspur Flower Arrangements Our floral design team at each of our San Diego flower shops loves to use the Larkspur in their floral designs. Here are some of our favorite flower arrangements with Larkspur: Garden Celebration: This abundant and colorful flower arrangement looks like a garden in full bloom. It is bursting with two feet of fresh flowers, including pink lilies, light purple lisianthus, purple hydrangea and pink roses. The flower arrangement also contains a balanced amount of greenery arranged in a tall glass vase. Sweet San Diego: This larger-than-life flower arrangement is a grand display of pink Oriental lilies, tulips, larkspur, gerberas, white hydrangea, hot pink raunculus, lavender and red roses, purple Monte Casino asters and stock along with greenery displayed in a clear glass hurricane vase. It’s absolutely breathtaking! Lavender Tribute Basket: Beautifully arranged in a round wicker basket, this heartwarming flower arrangement offers a profusion of purple, pink, and lavender blooms, including roses, [...]

adminMWL2013-07-15T17:27:26+00:00July 15th, 2013|Categories: Allens Flowers|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego florist, best San Diego flower delivery, San Diego florist, San Diego flower delivery, san diego flower design|Comments Off

Metropolitan Designs: Sophisticated and Exotic Flower Arrangements

The very word, metropolitan, calls to mind an air of sophistication, elegance, and sublime beauty. And, that’s exactly what our floral design team has in mind when they are creating our line of Metropolitan flower arrangements. This blog post introduces you to this artistic style that we feature at all our locations in San Diego as well as online through our website. Metropolitan Flower Designs The focus of these flower designs is to offer something truly unique not seen among other flower arrangements created by Southern California florists. The Metropolitan flower design collection includes some of the world’s most beautiful flowers, including calla lilies, cymbidium orchids, dendrobium orchids, lilacs and tulips. These contemporary flower arrangements offer a wide range of looks – from very modern to the beloved traditional flower arrangement. The flower arrangements start at $40 and are available for same-day flower delivery to anywhere in the United States. That’s because we work within a network of florists who share our passion for elevated floral design, fresh flowers, and exceptional value. To give you a feel for the variety and diversity within our Metropolitan flower design collection, here are a few examples: Frais Du Jardin: French for “fresh from the garden, this compact floral design features a stunning array of pink, white, and green hues, including large cymbidium orchids, hydrangea, peonies, roses and tulips as well as ivy arranged in a cylindrical vase with river rocks. Rancho Santa Fe Modern: Aptly named after one of San Diego’s most elegant and refined neighborhoods, this stunning floral design is offered up in a very tall vase, overflowing with tropical and traditional flowers and greenery. Pacific Breeze: This refreshing flower arrangement combines roses, hydrangea, lilies, calla lilies, orchids and greenery into a breathtaking [...]

adminMWL2013-07-08T19:31:12+00:00July 8th, 2013|Categories: Allens Flowers|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego florist, best San Diego flower delivery, Best San Diego roses, San Diego best florist, San Diego best flower arrangement|Comments Off

Celebrating the Fourth of July with Flowers

Beyond flags, fireworks, and streamers, the Fourth of July is a reminder of our freedom as a nation and as individuals. It is a special holiday that is often celebrated with parades, parties, and picnics. This makes it a great opportunity to use flowers as part of the decorations and enjoy the natural beauty all around us. Decorating with Flowers The beauty of flowers is that they often can become the decorations thanks to their colorful and patriotic color palette. This includes many flowers in red and white, including roses, carnations, lilies, daisies and tulips. Flowers can also be dyed blue to add to the patriotic palette of Fourth of July flower arrangements. Of course, not all flowers have to be red, white, and blue to befit an Independence Day bash. You can use vases and ribbons in red, white, and blue as well as add pinwheels or miniature firework rockets or stars on sticks within the patriotic flower arrangements. Flowers for All Types of Fourth of July Celebrations There are many places to add flowers on the Fourth of July: Party centerpieces; Picnic table displays; Flower garlands; Hanging baskets on streets or porches; Wreaths and standing displays for cemeteries; and Float decorations. Fourth of July Flower Care Of course, Fourth of July is one of the hottest times of the year even here in San Diego. Therefore, you want to make sure that your flower arrangements for Fourth of July can withstand the heat, sunlight, and humidity. Before the event, keep the flowers in a cool, dark place or at least out of direct sunlight. Make sure the flowers also receive enough fresh water and flower food to keep them nourished so they can look their freshest when on display. [...]

adminMWL2013-06-24T19:05:29+00:00June 24th, 2013|Categories: Fourth of July|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego florist, best San Diego flower delivery, Best San Diego roses, San Diego florist, San Diego flower delivery, San Diego flowers|Comments Off

California is the Perfect Source for a Wide Variety of Locally Grown Flowers

We, at Allen’s Flowers and Plants, are focused on providing fresh flowers, which means that we only partner with local flower farmers to ensure we get the best possible selection for our customers. It is just one of the reasons that we have voted the favorite San Diego florist so many years in a row! In San Diego County, we are fortunate to have many excellent flower farmers to partner with that share our vision of fresh and sustainable flowers. Our flower partners are part of the San Diego County Flower and Plant Association, which has over 200 members. Our climate in San Diego provides a great environment for year round flowers that we can locally source for all our flower bouquets, flower arrangements, and flower gifts. We also work with local growers who supply all of our San Diego flower shops with green plants, flowering plants, and fresh fruit for our gift baskets. For example, Carlsbad is known for its flower fields, including tulips, while the inland areas of San Diego County provide drier, more temperate climate for other types of flowers. Some of our partners also focus on organic farming and have initiated ‘green’ practices in their flower farming to ensure that the flowers are available for future generations to enjoy. What locally sourced flowers means for you is that the flowers do not have to travel so far before they get to us for hand arranging and hand delivering. That means more time in your hands as fresh flowers with a longer shelf life for you to enjoy. The bottom line means that this provides you with more value for your money. Other advantages mean that our local partnerships provide us with special access to unique flowers that [...]

adminMWL2013-06-17T23:06:40+00:00June 17th, 2013|Categories: Allens Flowers|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego florist, best San Diego flower delivery, Best San Diego roses, San Diego best florist, San Diego flowers|Comments Off

Time to Gift That Special Dad! Father’s Day is Sunday, June 16th

It is time to remember just how much our fathers, stepfathers, and father-in-laws do for us by treating them to a special day. That’s right -- Father’s Day is just around the corner on Sunday, June 16th. Stocking Up with Father’s Day Gifts! All of our San Diego locations are stocked and ready to go with Father’s Day gifts, Father’s Day plants, and Father’s Day flowers. We’ve been inundated with more orders this year than ever. We are thrilled to be ready for all the Father’s Day orders and remind all of you that are still thinking about what to get to order soon while supplies last! Expanded Father’s Day Gift Collection Our Father’s Day collection has expanded to include many more gift basket ideas that dad is sure to enjoy and that he might even share with you! Here are some of our new Father’s Day favorites as well as some ideas that can help you narrow down what you are thinking of getting that special dad: Dad will feel healthy when he breaks open the San Diego Organic Fruit Basket, which features locally sourced, fresh, and juicy fruits, such as oranges, pears, apples, grapes and more. We have many other fruit basket options that combine the fresh fruit with savory and sweet snacks, including crackers, cheese, and chocolate. The gift baskets come in many sizes to fit your budget! Gift baskets don’t have to be healthy – they can be sweet! We’ve got gift baskets of candy and chocolates as well as brownies and cookies to find a way to his heart. For dads who like flowers and plants, we’ve got everything under the sun, including tropical flowers, flowering plants, green plants and Father’s Day flowers that he will [...]

adminMWL2013-06-10T19:16:47+00:00June 10th, 2013|Categories: Father's Day|Tags: Father's Day flowers San Diego, Father's Day gift baskets San Diego, Father's Day gift delivery San Diego, Father's Day gifts, Father's Day gifts San Diego|Comments Off

June is National Rose Month!

June is National Rose Month, so we are celebrating all month long and offering a wide variety and great values so you can, too! Roses are such a wonderful flower for just about any occasion: Wedding bouquets, wedding ceremonies, and wedding receptions Bridal and baby showers Anniversaries and birthdays Graduation and prom Stocked Up with Fresh and Specially Priced Roses We, at Allen’s Flowers and Plants, have stocked up all of our San Diego locations with fresh roses in a wide array of colors and types of flower arrangements that feature roses. Our rose selection features white roses, red roses, yellow roses, pink roses and lavender roses. San Diego’s favorite florist also features roses in different sizes to fit any budget – from a half dozen to multiple dozens. Many of our rose arrangements are also on sale for National Rose Month. Here are a few examples of our many rose floral designs: A Sweetest Blooms Bouquet: This flower arrangement features fuchsia roses as well as lilies, daisies, and greenery in a clear vase with a bright ribbon. Romance and Roses: This stunning flower arrangement has 24-inch long-stemmed, pale pink roses along with pink lilies in a tapered glass vase. Garden Sunset: This unique arrangement combines white roses with fresh sunflowers and Peruvian lilies in a glass vase. Feel the Love: This rose arrangement focuses on our boldest and brightest rose colors, including pink, orange, and yellow roses with stunning greenery in a chic glass vase. The arrangement can be made with 12, 18, or 24 roses Passion: Let your love shine through with this dazzling arrangement of 24-inch long-stem roses in pink, red, and white along with greenery and white hydrangea in a glass bullet vase. La Jolla Romance: Named [...]

adminMWL2013-06-03T19:52:36+00:00June 3rd, 2013|Categories: Roses|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego flower delivery, Best San Diego roses, San Diego best florist, San Diego best flower arrangement|Comments Off

Memorial Day: Remembering those Who Died in Service to Our Country

With many of you most likely making your Memorial Day plans that involve escaping work and school with a weekend getaway, trip to the beach, or barbecue, it’s important to remember the real purpose of this special day of remembrance. Our blog post this week covers the meaning of Memorial Day, local San Diego Memorial Day celebrations, and ideas for remembering loved ones with Memorial Day wreaths or patriotic flowers. The Meaning of Memorial Day The first Memorial Day was celebrated in 1868 by its creator, General John Logan, who also started the tradition of laying flowers on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers in Arlington National Cemetery. Since then, it has become a Federal holiday where the country celebrates with local Memorial Day parades and remembrance ceremonies as well as the Moment of Remembrance that occurs at 3pm local time in your city. It’s a moment to stop and quietly reflect on what all soldiers who have died fighting for freedom have done for us and our country. Memorial Day Celebrations in San Diego In San Diego, there are a number of ways to join in Memorial Day celebrations: Memorial Day at Embarcadero – Visit the Maritime Museum of San Diego and take a cruise on the bay. The USS MidwayLegacy Week --The USS Midway will be hosting a variety of events to honor our military, including a Veterans Wreath Ceremony and two concerts. Military heroes will also be honored and remembered on the flight deck hosted by American Legion Post. Memorial Day Observances Day Ceremony – The Veterans Museum & Memorial Center will be holding a special service event in Balboa Park. The Vietnam Veterans of America – The Vietnam Veterans of America will be hosting a memorial service at the San Diego [...]