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Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 31st this year. It is often considered a three-day weekend from work and school as well as the unofficial kickoff for summer. However, it also means so much more as we look at the origins of this special day. Memorial Day is a time to remember all of those who have served our country, putting their lives on the line to protect our freedoms. This includes those from all military service organizations as well as those who have fought in all the various wars, conflicts, and battles throughout our history as a country. Although last year saw the cancellation of parades and in-person events for Memorial Day here in San Diego, we remain positive that many events will return this year. There will also be opportunities to have grave-side services and put flowers on graves once again as well as to hold smaller events that celebrate those in military. After all, May is also Military Appreciation Month, so it's a good idea to celebrate both. Our San Diego flower shop and website are here to help you make Memorial Day special no matter what type of remembrance celebration you have planned. Our San Diego florist location and website offer a wide range of patriotic flowers, including arrangements, bouquets, wreaths, and sprays. We can also make you a custom Memorial Day floral design to fit your event or gift. With a talented team of floral designers as well as a dedicated event staff, we can help you create something memorable and respectful. This includes everything from flowers for a Memorial Day parade, picnic, graveside service, or local event. We have many patriotic floral designs you can draw inspiration from to help our floral designers come up [...]

Remembering Our Patriots on Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a time to remember our fallen soldiers who died in battle or spent their lives fighting for our freedom. Throughout San Diego, there are numerous Memorial Day events planned to attend. However, you may also be having your own personal Memorial Day event at a local cemetery to remember a loved one. Our San Diego flower shops have a number of patriotic flower arrangements, sprays, and wreaths to help you honor these patriots: A PATRIOT TRIBUTE This floral mix offers all-American red, white and blue flowers like hydrangea, roses, miniature carnations, snapdragons, chrysanthemums and more arranged in a white urn. A GRACE AND LOVE This elegant floral arrangement features red gladioli and carnations, white Asiatic lilies, myrtle, sword fern, and salal in a decorative urn. ALLEN'S TRANQUILITY BASKET This is a standing floral basket that is ideal for a graveside display. It offers calla lilies, roses, Casablanca lilies, hydrangea and dendrobium orchids. There are different sizes available. ALLEN'S TRANQUILITY SPRAY This standing spray for Memorial Day includes calla lilies, roses, Casablanca lilies, hydrangea and dendrobium orchids. You can choose from a few sizes as well as use different colors of flowers where available. DEEPEST CONDOLENCES This floral arrangement features red and white flowers and offers a message of love and hope. It arrives in a white pedestal vase. Flowers include red and white roses along with white lilies and gladioli. PATRIOT WREATH Place this patriotic wreath at a gravesite or use at a special Memorial Day celebration. The wreath has blue hydrangea, red roses and spray roses, blue delphinium, red gladioli, white cushion spray chrysanthemums and more. PATRIOT SPRAY This patriotic display offers white lilies and snapdragons, blue delphinium, red carnations and miniature carnations, eucalyptus and more. SKIES OF BLUE STANDING HEART Another [...]

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Memorial Day Events in San Diego

Memorial Day weekend is May 27-29th and offers many events in which you can celebrate and remember those who fought for our country and freedom through parades, cemetery services, and memorial events as well as time with family and friends. It's a special time to be with family and friends, remembering those close to your heart that are no longer here. We have many special flower arrangements, wreaths, sprays and baskets that offer a patriotic touch and reflect the pride all of us feel toward those soldiers that defended and protected us. Here are some of the many examples of Memorial Day flowers that you may want to order from our San Diego flower shops by phone, in person, or through our website: Allen’s Tranquility Basket includes roses, calla lilies, Casablanca lilies, hydrangea and dendrobium orchids. A Heavenly Rose Basket includes a bounty of white and crème roses along with fragrant seeded eucalyptus in a large basket. A Grace and Love features white Asiatic lilies, sword fern, red gladioli and carnations, myrtle and salal in a decorative urn. A Patriot Tribute has red, white, and blue flowers, including snapdragons, chrysanthemums, miniature carnations, hydrangea and roses all within a white urn. Patriot Spray overflows with pride in its patriotic display of colorful flowers like red carnations and miniature carnations, white lilies and snapdragons, and blue delphinium along with eucalyptus. Remember that we can also make custom Memorial Day flower arrangements, bouquets, and wreaths. Just call us and make an appointment today! Our floral design team can work directly with you on something that matches your vision and your budget. Flower orders can be picked up at our San Diego flower shops, but we also hand deliver to residences, businesses, and cemeteries. We'd [...]

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Memorial Day in San Diego

Each year, there are Memorial Day ceremonies in San Diego to remember and reflect on all of our fallen heroes as a way to thank them for protecting our freedom. This includes Miramar National Cemetery on May 29th at 1:00p.m. and Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery on May 30th at 10:00a.m. The USS Midway Museum also hosts its annual Legacy Week to celebrate Memorial Day with many activities and events. On May 28th at 9:00a.m., there is the Veterans Wreath Ceremony as well as Concert at 7:30p.m. with former members of many American rock bands. May 28-30th offers a Kids Adventure Discovery Zone while May 29-30 is Meet the Aviators and their Planes. May 30th at 11:00a.m. is the US Coast Guard Auxiliary Band Arizona Performance and a Blood Drive from 10:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. You may be planning your own personal remembrance by visiting a cemetery or sending someone flowers to let them know you are thinking of them and their fallen hero on this day of observance. Here in San Diego we offer special flower arrangements, wreaths, and bouquets for Memorial Day that you can use to decorate an event or send to someone special. We have numerous patriotic-themed flower arrangements to choose from. For example, A Patriot Tribute includes a patriotic mix of colors and numerous flower varieties, such as hydrangea, roses, miniature carnations, snapdragons, chrysanthemums and more, in a white urn. It comes in two sizes. Another option is A Grace and Love, which has red gladioli and carnations as well as white Asiatic lilies, myrtle, sword fern and salal. It also comes in an urn. We also have wreaths and sprays that provide a touching tribute for Memorial Day. A Patriot Spray includes lilies, snapdragons, delphinium, carnations and [...]

adminMWL2016-05-22T15:03:56+00:00May 22nd, 2016|Categories: Memorial Day|Tags: Memorial Day events San Diego, Memorial Day flower delivery San Diego, Memorial Day flowers San Diego, Memorial Day wreaths San Diego|Comments Off

Happy Memorial Day from Allen’s Flowers & Plants

Memorial Day is Monday, May 25th. This is the time to recognize all of those that we have lost in wars and battles around the world in which they fought incredibly hard to keep our freedom and protect our democracy. Whether you are taking part in a graveside service this Memorial Day weekend, participating in a Memorial Day parade, or celebrating at home with a block party and barbecue, remember these heroes and reflect on the reasons we should be patriotic. At all Memorial Day celebrations and remembrances, flowers add a special and beautiful way to show your patriotism. Here are some ideas to celebrate the Red, White, and Blue: A Patriot Tribute includes hydrangea, roses, miniature carnations, snapdragons, chrysanthemums and more in a mix of red, white, and blue hues within a white urn. Go Big with 48 red roses arranged with babies’ breath. You can mix it up by also using large arrangements of white roses as well as roses that have been tinged blue. A Grace and Love is an elegant white and red themed arrangement that includes gladioli, carnations, Asiatic lilies, myrtle, sword fern, and salal all hand arranged in a Noble Heritage urn. Patrior Spray is a standing wreath that offers white lilies and snapdragons, red carnations and mini carnations, and blue delphinium along with eucalyptus. Patriot Wreath is another standing wreath option that features blue hydrangea, red roses and spray roses, red gladioli, and white cushion spray chrysanthemums. Urn Tribute is a gorgeous white floral display of lilies and roses with curly willow and freesia. Along with these flower arrangement, bouquet, and centerpiece ideas for Memorial Day, you can also opt to create your own by visiting any of our San Diego flower shops and [...]

adminMWL2015-05-22T16:32:12+00:00May 22nd, 2015|Categories: Memorial Day|Tags: Memorial Day events San Diego, Memorial Day flowers San Diego, Memorial Day wreaths San Diego|Comments Off

Memorial Day is Monday, May 26th

Next Monday is an important patriotic holiday in this country as it recognizes all the male and female soldiers that we have lost throughout all wars and conflicts. Each year, on the last Monday of May, we take a moment and reflect on what these brave souls have done for us as a nation, sacrificing their lives for our freedom. San Diego Memorial Day Events There are numerous events around San Diego County that will be taking place over the Memorial Day weekend. Here are two special events focused on the actual meaning behind Memorial Day: Memorial Day at Embarcadero: This fun, family-themed event in San Diego involves strolling along the harbor and seeing all the historic ships. In this areas, you can also visit the Maritime Museum of San Diego and take a cruise on the bay. In the same area is the aircraft carrier Midway as well as Seaport Village in around San Diego Harbor. Legacy Week at USS Midway: From May 24 - May 26 2014 at the USS Midway, San Diego Embarcadero, the USS Midway’s annual Legacy Week celebration for Memorial Day weekend will feature a variety of family activities and special programs geared toward remembering our fallen soldiers as well as patriotic events. Memorial Day Flowers and Delivery A significant aspect to Memorial Day usually has to do with flowers. This is because many people return to cemeteries to visit these lost soldiers and bring them flowers and thank them again. Also, many public or government events related to Memorial Day also hold the events at cemeteries to commemorate the fallen. These events often involve a wreath or some other type of flowers usually in patriotic hues of red, white, and blue. Other flowers may be [...]

adminMWL2014-05-21T02:50:45+00:00May 21st, 2014|Categories: Memorial Day|Tags: Memorial Day events San Diego, Memorial Day flowers San Diego, Memorial Day wreath San Diego|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 [...]