Celebrating the Oscars with Luxurious Flower Arrangements

This year, the Oscars are on Sunday, February 26th, which means it’s time to plan your viewing party and think about how you can create a special look and feel that reflects the elegance and glamor of those movie stars you’ll see at the awards show. Whether you want to create custom flower arrangements with our floral design team or you select some of our luxurious flower arrangements, you are sure to add a sophisticated look to your Oscars viewing party with these beauties. Here are some great examples of luxurious flower arrangements that would look great for the big event: California Gold brings together elegance and artisanal beauty with blue and green hydrangeas, roses, and succulents in a burlap-wrapped vase. The Garden Elegance Basket features roses, calla lilies, orchids and other garden flowers in shades of green, pink, and purple. It comes in three sizes. Prestige showcases premium flowers like oncidium orchids, hydrangea, roses, and tulips. It’s a true stunner! Vivacious offers hot pink roses, pastel gerbera daisies, and stargazer lilies in a designer vase. Go with a sophisticated look of all white with Calla Me Crazy, which comes with 20 full-size calla lilies and foliage in a rectangular glass vase, or Snow White Tulips, which are bunched together with wire and arranged in a rectangular glass vase lined with river rocks. These will look great in a foyer, buffet table, coffee table and even outside on the patio if you plan to take the party outside to enjoy a beautiful San Diego sunset on commercial breaks.  Remember that you can order by phone, in our San Diego flower shops, or online through our website. For custom orders, you will need to make an appointment to come and work with [...]

2017-02-23T19:37:55+00:00February 23rd, 2017|Categories: Events|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Celebrating the Oscars with Luxurious Flower Arrangements

February 29th is Leap Day! Celebrate with Flowers!

Leap Year comes once every four years so it’s here this year with Leap Day on Monday, February 29th. Turn it into an excuse to celebrate with flowers! Whether you decorate your home or office or you gift a loved one, make something out of this unique day that only comes along every few years. For example, you could stop into any one of our San Diego flower shops and pick up flower in bulk – 29 stems to be exact – and create Leap Day flower arrangements. Just know that our flowers are so fresh that they will last well beyond this special day and into the month of March! Of course, you can also consider any one or more of our spring collection or other customer favorites like these beauties: Mood Changer offers a bright and cheerful way to celebrate Leap Day with orange mini roses, green cymbidium orchids, hot pink roses and succulents in a leaf-lined glass cylinder vase. Bright as Day also offers a colorful celebration with orange Asiatic lilies, yellow sunflowers, lavender stock, pink roses and dark orange alstromeria. Feel the Love brings brightness in large, fresh roses in shades of pink, orange, and yellow. You can get a vase full of happiness in quantities of 12, 18, or 24 roses. Great Gerberas offers the same thing except with bright and bold gerbera daisies in an inspiration vase. Dior Blue is a sophisticated flower arrangement with blue and white hydrangea, crème roses, thistle and hypericum in a square glass vase. Gaslamp Sensation features green and pink hydrangea, hot pink and lavender roses, tulips and green cymbidium orchids in a large glass cylinder vase. Even better is the fact that many of these flower arrangements are now [...]

2016-02-24T22:46:16+00:00February 24th, 2016|Categories: Events|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on February 29th is Leap Day! Celebrate with Flowers!

Spooky San Diego Events

A lot comes with October -- there is, of course, Halloween and all the spooky fun that brings. Fall is in full season with the breeze and the dead leaves. The days are shorter and the nights longer -- just another great reason to have some great plans for the month. Luckily for those of you in the San Diego area and those looking for a getaway that’s not so far away, San Diego is quite the bustling city with lots of fantastic things to do. Some Great Haunts in San Diego With the celebration of Halloween being just a short couple of weeks away, the annual 29-day event, The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park, is already underway in Balboa Park. This spooky event is being put on by The Haunted Hotel and they are promising a stroll through the world of nightmares. It’s a place where heroes hide in fear of what lurks in the dark and where your guide is your lifeline. You don’t want to get lost in those woods. Thrill seekers, horror buffs, and people just out looking for a good time should be sure to check out The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park this Halloween. For more information on the event, pricing, and who to contact, feel free to visit the event site. Allen’s Flowers and Plants hopes to see you there sometime before the months end. Also presented by The Haunted Hotel is their very own Haunted Hotel event. Come for a visit to this eerie inn and attempt to uncover its darkest secrets. Lairs where ghosts and goblins lie and where they are just dying for you to join them await so keep your wits about you and brave the corridors of the Haunted [...]

2012-10-23T00:16:43+00:00October 23rd, 2012|Categories: Events|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Spooky San Diego Events

Always Something Going on in Sunny San Diego

Besides our very own Allen's Flowers and Plants having locations all throughout the outstanding city of San Diego, the city itself has so much to offer. Whether a visitor just passing through or a local with nothing to do, today we are going to offer up some great suggestions on fun family orientated things to do while in our fine city. So, if you have time to kill on a weekend or in the evening after work, why not head on out and into town? Don't know what to do? Why don't you continue on reading as we have some great suggestions on what to do with your time in San Diego? Reoccurring Events The Farmers Markets here in San Diego are all over and offer a great place to try some local flavors. In fact, if you plan carefully, you can visit a Farmers Market almost any time of day and at anytime of the week. So, what is a Farmers Market and what do they have to offer? What started originally as a place for produce farmers to sell their crop to the public has become a weekly family attraction that in some places is almost as big as the local fair. Farmers Markets offer many things now, from fresh produce to meats, crafts and even beautiful flowers, which do make them a great place to just take in the fresh air. A few of these weekly Farmers Markets include: The Tuesday afternoon Coronado Farmers Market has great views and small town values while you shop. Come Wednesday evening to the Open Beach Certified Farmers Market and check out the various arts and crafts along with fresh produce too. There are many other Farmers Markets at varying times go [...]

2012-08-12T20:31:26+00:00August 12th, 2012|Categories: Events|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Always Something Going on in Sunny San Diego

Come and Join in the Festivities: The Annual San Diego County Fair is Back!

The San Diego County Fair is back, opening this past weekend. This year, the fair has picked an out-of-this-world theme – space – and have included all the galactic adventures that come with it. So, bring your family, your friends, or that special someone for fair fun. Whether you're into the concerts, the various thrilling and fun attractions and exhibits, or there just for the very best fair food, chances are that the San Diego Fair will deliver something you are sure to enjoy! Entertainment on the Schedule From rides to animals, exhibits and so much food, not to mention the 2012 Toyota Concert Series, which brings the best music to San Diego, is on the schedule. The 24-day event is jam-packed with all types of entertainment for the family to enjoy!  Home Exhibits and Seminars The Paul Ecke Jr. Garden Show features over 50 exhibits with all things green and colorful. There are also seminars for home and garden care to get your home in shape. Be sure to check out the 'Cosmic Spaces' themed home and garden show. A fine art gallery is also one of the many more 'artistic' displays also including a 'Design in Wood' Exhibit. Livestock on Hand The AgriFair, which is located at the Wyland Center, has all of your favorite farm animals for your interactive viewing pleasure. Is there a pig pen? Check! Not to mention, there are also a sheep and goat pasture, cattle pasture, and even petting zoo. With various contests too, the AgriFair is your one-stop fun zone for animal attractions of all kinds. Food Fare Everyone loves fair food, especially all those crazy fried items! It's where you can get the biggest corn dogs and Chinese takeout at the same [...]

2012-06-11T17:52:04+00:00June 11th, 2012|Categories: Events|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Come and Join in the Festivities: The Annual San Diego County Fair is Back!
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