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VOTED BEST FLORIST IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Allen’s Flowers and Plants is a family owned and operated floral design firm. We have three floral design center located in downtown San Diego, El Cajon and La Mesa. 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.
Local Same Day & Express Delivery
Allen’s Flowers provides same day and express flower delivery service anywhere in San Diego County. We back every single flower arrangement we create with our on-time delivery and 100% customer satisfaction guarantee. If for any reason you don’t absolutely love the fresh flower bouquet we create and deliver for you, just contact our floral design center. We will design and deliver another bouquet, of equal or greater value, absolutely free of charge.
Nationwide Same Day Flower Delivery
If you need to send flowers to someone who resides outside of our local delivery area, we encourage you to opt for our nationwide same day delivery service option. We have developed a hand selected network of floral design partners around the country. Our staff works directly with these vendor partners to accomplish same day deliveries across the United States. Every arrangement, whether scheduled for local or nationwide delivery, is guaranteed for on-time arrival. Each design is also backed by our 100% customer satisfaction guarantee.
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Shop for Fresh Get-Well Flowers and Plants at Allen’s Flowers. (See Multi Occasion Coupons Below)
Allen's Flowers When you are not feeling well, it is nice to know that someone cares. No doubt, it can be hard to drag yourself out of bed when you are sick. But there are other people in your life who want you to get well soon! Get-Well Flowers are a great way to show someone they have your thoughts and prayers during their time of recovery. If you need help finding the perfect get-well bouquet for someone in need this season, here are some ways we can help: Get Well Soon Get Well Soon flowers are a popular choice for get well gifts and they come in a variety of colors. They are available with or without a vase, and they can be delivered same day. If you choose to send, Get Well Soon [...]
You Will Find Fresh and Festive Birthday Flowers at Allen’s Flowers in San Diego. (Multi Occasion Coupons Below) GalleryYou Will Find Fresh and Festive Birthday Flowers at Allen’s Flowers in San Diego. (Multi Occasion Coupons Below)
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You Will Find Fresh and Festive Birthday Flowers at Allen’s Flowers in San Diego. (Multi Occasion Coupons Below)
Allen's Flowers Allen's Flowers is a family owned and operated business. We have been in business for many years, which means we know our flowers! Our goal is to make sure your experience with us is as pleasant as possible. We offer 100% satisfaction guarantee on all of our products, so you can shop with confidence knowing that if you're not happy with your order we will replace it or give you a full refund. We stock an extensive selection of roses, including some rare varieties that are not available anywhere else in the area--or even online! You will also find an array of other blooms like tulips and daisies at Allen's Flowers: just about any kind of flower imaginable can be found here including Birthday Flowers. Birthday Flowers and Plants Do you know someone [...]
Allen’s Flowers Offers New Baby, Valentine’s Day and All Occasion Flowers. (Multi Occasion Coupons Below) GalleryAllen’s Flowers Offers New Baby, Valentine’s Day and All Occasion Flowers. (Multi Occasion Coupons Below)
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Allen’s Flowers Offers New Baby, Valentine’s Day and All Occasion Flowers. (Multi Occasion Coupons Below)
Allen's Flowers The expert Floral Designers at Allen's Florist specialize in unique, beautiful and high-end floral designs. We offer fresh and lovely flower arrangements for all occasions including New Baby Flowers and Valentine's Day Flowers. Allen's Flowers and Plants is recognized as a leader in the floral design industry. We are family owned and operated and have locations in San Diego, La Mesa and El Cajon, California to serve you. We offer the best selection of fresh cut roses found anywhere in San Diego. We buy direct from the growers! The roses we utilize in the rose flower arrangements we create have longer stems and incredibly large, beautiful blooms. We include flower care instructions with each rose arrangement. New Baby Flowers and Plants If you are looking to celebrate the arrival of a new baby, sending [...]
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Allen’s Flowers Offers Delightful Valentine’s Day Flowers. (See Multi Occasion Blog Coupons Below)
Allen's Flowers Valentine's Day is almost here, and if you are looking for a way to show your love this year, there is nothing more romantic than a bouquet of fresh roses. Allen's Flowers has been providing high quality Valentine's Day Roses for many years, and we have got everything you need to make Valentine's Day special. Whether you are planning an elaborate proposal or just want something simple and sweet, we have all of your flower needs covered! Allen's Flowers Roses and Flowers Allen's Flowers is a family owned and operated business. We have been in business for many years, which means we know our flowers! Our goal is to make sure your experience with us is as pleasant as possible. We offer 100% satisfaction guarantee on all of our products, so you can shop with [...]
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Allen's Flowers For over 30 years, people have trusted Allen's Flowers for all of their floral needs. From humble beginnings of selling flowers from the back of a station wagon, Allen's Flowers has grown to be recognized as one of Southern California's premier flower shops and design studios, with four locations throughout San Diego County. We are family owned and operated and proud to support our local community by sourcing as much of our product as possible - including flowers, plants, cards, candles, chocolates and more - from other San Diego and California companies. When customers visit our stores, they are treated to a colorful, welcoming showroom. Flowers and Plants adorn the shelves and the walk-in coolers. We have established our reputation through our unwavering commitment to offering our customers premium products, inspired designs, and [...]
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Allen's Flowers Allen's Flowers & Plants has been well known and very trusted florist in and around San Diego for over 30 years. Though we started by selling flowers from the back of a station wagon in the early 80s, we have grown to become one of Southern California's premier flower shops and design studios, with four locations throughout San Diego County. We are family owned and operated and proud to support our local community by sourcing as much of our product as possible - including flowers, plants, cards, candles, chocolates and more - from other San Diego and California companies. Our talented Floral Designers make us proud each day with their stunning flower arrangements and bouquets, including Wedding Flowers, green plants and flowering plant presentations. We have established our reputation through our unwavering commitment [...]
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It’s Prom Season in San Diego!
It’s nearly the end of the school year for kids throughout San Diego County, which means seniors are set to enjoy some of the many activities that are planned to finish their school career out in a memorable way. One of those is prom, a dinner, and dance that adds to the festive finish to high school. It means finding a dress, tux, limo and hair and makeup artists to create the perfect prom experience at your San Diego high school. You’ll also need a prom corsage and prom boutonniere that coordinates with your dress and tux. You’ll also need a prom corsage and prom boutonniere that coordinates with your dress and tux. That’s where we come in. Our San Diego flower shops and floral design center provide the best place to come to match your prom attire with gorgeous and unique prom flower designs that can be customized to your style and budget. Our San Diego flower shops and floral design center provide the best place to come to match your prom attire with gorgeous and unique prom flower designs that can be customized to your style and budget. Of course, we also have a prom flower collection where [...]
After the Proposal Comes the Planning
Today, March 20th, is National Proposal Day, a day that recognizes all those proposals of marriage out there that involved love, thinking, and a few nerves. Now that the engagement is underway, you are starting to think about what to do for your wedding. While you may need to think about the dress, venue, menu and other details, another huge part of any wedding are the wedding flowers – something that adds to the ambiance and feel plus is deeply symbolic. You will want to tie your own preferences and overall design idea for your wedding together with the flowers you select plus you’ll most likely need to stay on budget. That’s why we have a special team in our San Diego flower shops dedicated to handling weddings, working on a one-on-one basis with brides and their families to put together the best flower choices available for a wedding. Our desire to make this special day as memorable as possible is also the reason why we decided to offer a special wedding flower website separately from our regular flower website. It allows us to deliver regularly updated content, including new wedding flower pictures for our gallery plus more tips and [...]
Celebrating the First Day of Spring and International Earth Day
It’s that glorious time of year again where the weather begins to warm and the days extend to be brighter just that much longer. Monday, March 20 Monday, March 20th is the first day of spring as well as serves as International Earth Day. Both holidays are intended to recognize the important role nature plays in our lives and remind us that we need to take care of it. As florists in the San Diego area, we rejoice over these types of special days because there’s no better time to pick up some flowers or plants to recognize the value and beauty nature plays in our lives. Whether you give these as gifts or just simply decorate your home or office, you are bringing a little bit of nature into your life, offering health benefits and providing a beautiful ambiance. Here are some great ideas for how you can celebrate the arrival of spring from our collection of flowers and plants: Mood Changer features green cymbidium orchids, orange mini roses, and hot pink roses along with succulents in a leaf-lined cylinder vase. Pacific Beach Perfection includes hydrangea, orchids, numerous premium flowers and greenery as an accent. Flower Fields of San [...]
Special Spring Days to Celebrate with Flowers During March
March is a special month because it is the springboard into the spring season as the weather slowly begins to change and more flowers appear. With it comes many special days to celebrate, including Plant a Flower Day on March 12th, which happens to coincide with daylight savings this year, and St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th. With it comes our selection of spring flowers, including everyone’s favorite: tulips. Our farm fresh tulips offer a beautiful way to welcome the new season as a special gift for someone else or even to just decorate your own home. Along with tulips, we have other spring flowers that have arrived in our San Diego flower shops. Here’s a preview of some of the special flower arrangements we have on offer for the special spring days in March: Country Chic is a burlap arrangement that features white and green hydrangea, cymbidium orchids, coffee berries, and white tulips. Gaslamp Sensation offers green cymbidium orchids, hot pink and lavender roses, green and pink hydrangea and tulips in a glass cylinder vase. Tulips Together includes three bunches of ten tulips each in red, purple, and yellow that have been tied with bear grass and then displayed [...]
Celebrating Local, National, and International Talent
Today, Friday, March 3rd, we celebrate talent everywhere with Employee Appreciation Day while next Wednesday, March 8th is International Working Women’s Day. Both days recognize the value that skilled workers everywhere have on businesses of all sizes. With more online businesses popping up, more women and men are becoming masters of their own destiny as freelancers and outsource workers. Whatever arrangement you have with these workers, it’s a good idea to take today and next week to thank them for their great ideas, passion, and hard work. We’ve put together a floral gift guide of stunning flowers from our collection that highlights the various sizes and floral designs you have available to send locally to a team member here in San Diego or across the country and world. Check out these gorgeous gift ideas: Vivid Tulips Bubble Bowl comes with 20 beautiful and fresh tulips direct from Holland. It’s that time of year again to enjoy tulips, and these come in a variety of colors hand-arranged in a bubble bowl. Great Gerberas is another bright floral display with locally grown gerbera daisies in an inspiration vase. La Jolla Sunset celebrates this coastal city with bright colors reminiscent of a sunrise [...]
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 [...]
Celebrating National Wedding Month in San Diego
February is National Wedding Month, which means it’s time to think about an engagement, wedding, or wedding planning for the upcoming spring and summer wedding season. Recently expanding our locations with a new spot at Liberty Station and opening our distribution and retail locations provide us with even more options to help you plan that perfect wedding. Plus, we have an extensive floral design team that has worked on all types of weddings and events. Our staff also includes numerous coordinators, which means that you can have a dedicated member of our staff who takes care of you throughout the planning process and coordinates all the wedding flowers, delivery, and set-up so you don’t have to worry about any of it. Instead, you can enjoy your special day. Having served the San Diego area for so long, we’ve been able to partner and get to know all the wedding venues throughout San Diego County for both indoor and outdoor ceremonies and receptions. That means we have a good understanding of how many flowers you need, what works well, and how it can all work within your budget. Having these long-standing relationships with all the wedding venues means that coordination can [...]
Making Good Use of Our New Central Design Center on Valentine’s Day
This Valentine’s Day was one of our busiest yet in our nearly 40 years of doing business in San Diego. We’ve come a long way from the point where our family was selling roses on the streets of San Diego some 38 years ago. Our family is so proud to see how much we’ve grown and flourished thanks to the loyalty of our customers and their ongoing referrals to their friends, family, and colleagues. We couldn’t do this without you! It’s been a special year already with our opening at Liberty Station. Plus, we opened a central design center that serves as a production and distribution facility. Dubbed “AC/DC” (Allen’s Central Design Center), we were really glad we opened it just before Valentine’s Day because it really helped us satisfy this year’s customer demand. Being the largest provider of flowers in San Diego means we need a lot of space to house and create our one-of-a-kind flower arrangements. We create hundreds of flower arrangements every day. Plus, during the time leading up to and including Valentine’s Day, we did literally thousands of flower arrangements each day. Now, as we recover from Valentine’s Day, we are excited to put our new [...]
Visit Our New Location at Liberty Public Market!
We are excited to share the news that we have opened a new location at Liberty Public Market here in San Diego. On February 1st, we opened the doors to a new flower shop location at this seven-day a week public market and event venue. Located at Liberty Station, 2820 Historic Decatur Road, this is a great marketplace to experience various types of food, beer and wine, produce, desserts, arts and crafts and more. There are spaces for pop-up dining establishments, educational events, and a test kitchen. We chose the location for the unique concept and the fact that it matches our own mission to create special experiences for our customers. We are joined by so many other extraordinary vendors within the market and can’t wait to have you visit to experience this concept for yourself. Like our other San Diego flower shops, we have readied our Liberty Public Market space for Valentine’s Day with fresh flowers and unique designs that are the hallmarks of our florist and what has given us the title of Best Flower Shop in San Diego for the last few years. To get you in the mood for your Valentine’s Day shopping and to tempt [...]
San Diego’s Best Florist Offers Valentine’s Day Flowers as Favorite Holiday Gift
Valentine’s Day is just a few weeks away, so it’s time to start thinking about what type of flowers you will gift that special someone with – after all, flowers continue to be voted as best Valentine’s Day gift even over jewelry! We love Valentine’s Day because it means we get to put together and design some stunning flower arrangements that we know will put a smile on someone’s face because the flowers were given to represent their love. While all flowers tend to be given in love, it’s never more symbolic than on Valentine’s Day. To celebrate another year of love, we have put together a wonderful Valentine’s Day collection that showcases many types of floral designs and price points so that there’s something for everyone! Here are some highlights of the Valentine’s Day flower arrangements and bouquets now available for order by phone, in-store, or online: Tulips in Love offers red roses and tulips in a vase with a pink bow accent, which is a great way to show your love. Lavender Luxury includes purple tulips, a succulent, and purple and green hydrangea, creating a stunning floral display. Two Hearts is a truly unique Valentine’s Day gift. It [...]
Shop Our Valentine’s Day Collection!
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner so now is the time to place your order with your favorite San Diego florist either visiting one of our shops, by calling us, or going online to our website. To make gift giving for Valentine’s Day even easier, we’ve released our Valentine’s Day collection of flowers, roses, bouquets and gifts that offer something for everyone in terms of style and price. We are also putting many items on sale for Valentine’s Day to provide extra value, allowing you to go big with this year’s gift. Here are some highlights from our Valentine’s Day collection to get you started: Pink Power offers green hydrangea as well as pink and fuchsia roses in a heart container. It comes in three sizes. Rustic Roses includes purple cymbidium orchids and red roses in a metal container. Rustic Garden Romance is another tin container arrangement but this one has gerbera daisies, garden roses, and tulips in various shades of pink. Selfie Love has green hydrangea, purple stock, and pink roses, tulips and gerbera daisies in a unique vase. Tulip Romance has red tulips and purple phalaenopsis orchids in a white container. Field of Love comes in a [...]
Houseplant Appreciation Day is January 10th
While flowers often get the most attention, plants deserve their own day of celebration because they also offer beauty plus provide a healthy environment for us whether they are displayed in a home or office. Green plants are also quite diverse just like flowers, with various textures and colors that provide a range of designs and looks to enjoy, enhancing your décor. Celebrate their beauty today on Houseplant Appreciation Day! January 10th has been designated as Houseplant Appreciation Day so give these plants some extra love today or even think about getting some to spruce up your interior. If you are worried that you don’t have the green thumb to keep them alive and thriving, that’s okay! We offer a great plant care guide that breaks down how to cover the basics so plants are happy, including light, water, temperature and food. Here are some highlights from our plant care guide: African violets are a blooming houseplant that likes moderately bright light but not direct exposure to it. Good drainage is important. Keep soil moist and water at a moderate temperature because cold water could lead to leaf spotting. There is fertilizer available specifically for violets so try and use [...]
Say Thank You for Those Special Holiday Moments
It’s a New Year and a new opportunity to start practicing the art of gratitude where you take the time to think about other’s thoughtfulness and act on it in your own thoughtful way. Maybe you received some surprise gifts over the holiday or experienced a kind gesture of extra help during the stress of the holiday season. Or, perhaps you were invited to a memorable Christmas or New Year’s Eve party and want to thank the host or hostess for their hospitality. That’s where we come in with some special floral thank you designs that show your appreciation like these great gift ideas: Cabernet Coast is a unique flower arrangement from our luxury flower arrangement collection that includes premium roses along with phalaenopsis orchids highlighted by premium greenery and seashells. The Garden Elegance Basket is a breathtaking floral display in a multicolor basket that is filled with garden flowers like orchids, calla lilies, hydrangea, roses, and other varieties in shades of green, pink, and purple. It comes in multiple sizes. Garden Beauty features roses and spray roses, orchids, hydrangea, lavender and more. Flower varieties and color choices vary by season. Harvest Sunset is a bright flower arrangement with green [...]
Floral Designs for Holiday Parties in San Diego
Our San Diego flower shops have been busy helping out with all types of holiday parties for those held in homes, offices, and event spaces. And, the holiday parties continue on through the New Year’s Eve and New Year’s festivities, offering many opportunities for us to decorate tables with holiday flower centerpieces as well as other floral décor for buffet tables and more. Here are some ideas that illustrate the various styles, sizes, and prices that you can find when you select us for floral designs for your holiday party: Hanukkah continues until the evening of January 1st. We have many types of Hanukkah flower arrangements to choose from that offer the traditional colors of blue and white. Festival of Lights features blue hydrangea, white spray roses, seeded eucalyptus and greenery in a silver container. Pacific Winter offers blue hydrangea, ivory roses, white tulips, amaryllis and peonies. New Year’s parties can be quite elegant with white flowers. La Jolla Elegance includes white calla lilies and hydrangea with green cymbidium orchids in a tall glass vase. Crystal While Lilies contains 15 Oriental Lilies in a vase. Winter Whites has white hydrangea, calla lilies, and ivory roses in a gold vase. Holiday [...]
A Holiday Gift of Thanks!
While you have many friends and family on your gift list this holiday, there are many other people that you can gift with something special during Christmas that shows your appreciation. That might include everyone from teachers and the mail delivery person to the gardener, pool guy, and housecleaning service. At our San Diego flower shops and through our website, we have numerous great gift ideas that can say thanks without breaking your budget while still offering something truly extraordinary. Here are some great holiday thank you gift ideas from our holiday flower and gift collection: Scarlet Garden offers roses, tulips, succulents, winter greenery and pepper berry arranged in a stone pot. It’s a truly California take on a Christmas flower arrangement. Holiday Spice combines hydrangea, red roses, and cymbidium orchids with seasonal accents. Amaryllis Elegance is a truly sophisticated holiday floral display in a tall gold container. A Christmas Dozen offers 12 red roses mixed with salal, golden fir branches, and eucalyptus in a red glass vase. Winter Charm features white amaryllis, ivory roses, and dusty miller in a silver container. Holiday Tulips has red and white tulips, pinecones, and holiday greenery accented with real candy canes all in [...]
Decorating and Gifting with Poinsettias This Holiday
Today is Poinsettia Day, which is the perfect day to order your poinsettia plants for the interior or exterior décor for your home or office or as festive gifts for special people in your life, including friends, family, clients, and service people. The poinsettia plant – with red, white, marbled or pink blooms – is the symbol of Christmas and signifies a special season of giving thanks and celebrating. These are long-lasting plants that can even continue spreading joy long after Christmas has passed. You just need to water them regularly, give them sunshine, and keep them away from cold or warm drafts. We have a selection of poinsettia plants in different sizes and styles to match your budget and decorating or gifting plans. Our poinsettia plants include a Christmas Red Poinsettia that comes in a premium keepsake container like this one decorated with reindeer or you can opt for a basket. Christmas Fascinator offers a red poinsettia in a fun ceramic container. Our Christmas Double Red Poinsettia comes in a natural basket that has been wrapped with a red ribbon. Of course, we also have other poinsettia colors to choose from as well. Besides getting your poinsettia plants, we [...]
Holiday Decorating for Home and Corporate Events
With the holiday season in full swing, it’s time to plan for all your holiday events at home and with your company. This includes parties for Hanukkah and Christmas where there will be plenty of need for holiday cheer in the form of flowers and other natural décor. This is where our San Diego flower shops come into the picture. We have a special team of floral designers and event planners that can make your holiday event that much more beautiful. For corporate events, Michelle Frost is available to help you create a magical and memorable holiday party. You can reach her at 619-233-7673 or by email at msfronst@allensflowers.com. Now, for your own home or office, we also offer plenty of holiday cheer in the form of flower arrangements, floral centerpieces, wreaths, garlands, and more. Here are some of the beautiful options we have for Hanukkah and Christmas: Winter Blues offers blue hydrangea that surrounds white spray roses that are accented with greenery and seeded eucalyptus all arranged in a silver container. Pacific Winter includes blue hydrangea, ivory roses, white tulips, amaryllis and peonies for a truly stunning floral display for Hanukkah. Holiday Spice has hydrangea, cymbidium orchids, and red [...]
Support Your Local San Diego Florist for Holiday Shopping
Your local San Diego businesses provide some of the best gifts, the most personalized service, and memorable shopping experience to make holiday shopping what it should be – enjoyable! Our San Diego flower shops are open on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday with special deals and treats to tempt you to come visit and cross off many things from your holiday to-do and shopping list. We also have promotions planned for Cyber Monday as well as other days throughout the holiday shopping season. We are also excited to release our new holiday collection of flower arrangements, holiday centerpieces, wreaths, Christmas décor and decorations, holiday gifts and other special seasonal items. Here are some highlights to get you in the mood to shop at our San Diego flower shops: Winter White Lilies offer a tall vase filled with 15 Oriental lilies. It’s an elegant display for your Christmas, Hanukkah, or holiday table. It also makes a special gift for a client or loved one. A Grace and Love is a special holiday floral display with red gladioli and carnations along with white Asiatic lilies, myrtle, sword fern, and salal. We have a wide range of Christmas flowers like poinsettia plants [...]
Fun Events in San Diego for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving in San Diego is more than just a turkey dinner. With year-round beautiful weather, there are many fun things to get out and enjoy on Thanksgiving that include the community, family and friends, and charitable organizations. Check out these Thanksgiving activities in San Diego: Father Joe’s Thanksgiving 5K run and walk is from 7am to 10am at Balboa Park. It finishes at St. Vincent de Paul Village, the largest homeless charity in San Diego. Pets, strollers, and wheelchairs are welcome along with corporate groups and teams. The Oceanside Turkey Trot takes place, starting at 7am at Oceanside Pier. Thanksgiving costumes are encouraged. The event includes a 5k run or walk as well as a kids’ one-mile fun run. Coronado is having a 5K turkey trot as well as Fallbrook. The Running of the Turkey 10K Trail Run takes places on the North County coast while inland in the North County there is the Annual 5K and 10K as well as Kids’ Run. In Downtown San Diego, there is the San Diego Run for the Hungry 5K and 10K while the South Bay area features the 15K, 10K, and 5K Turkey Trot and Food Drive. In East County, there is [...]
Celebrating Thanksgiving in San Diego
We are ready to help you have a fantastic celebration this Thanksgiving with friends and family by offering decorations for your feast table, buffet table, and home. Our Thanksgiving collection is designed to appeal to all types of styles and budgets so that you can add some special flare to your table with a Thanksgiving centerpiece or bring a special Thanksgiving flower arrangement to someone hosting a special dinner. Here are some special ideas that you can incorporate in your Thanksgiving celebration: Higher Grounds features Mokara orchids, roses, hydrangea and kale in a unique designed flower arrangement. The Fall Centerpiece has roses, orchids, decorative berries and lilies. Allen’s Cornucopia includes roses, lilies, carnations, eucalyptus and lush greenery in a cornucopia basket. Country Harvest is a Thanksgiving centerpiece with oak leaves, wheat, chrysanthemums, lilies, ribbon and candles. Autumn Glow includes green hydrangea with eucalyptus, roses, and calla lilies in a white glass container. The Thanksgiving Gathering Centerpieces has fall décor mixed with roses, lilies, and daisies. Order now in our San Diego flower shops, call us, or go online and order through our website. We do deliver locally and nationally through the evening of Wednesday, November 23rd. However, we will be [...]
Veteran’s Day is November 11th and it is a special day that provides a way to recognize all the veterans who have fought across all battles, wars, and conflicts to save our freedom and protect the rights of others. While they deserve praise every day of the year, this is at least a way to draw attention and awareness to the plight of our veterans who still need help and assistance after they return home from the fight. In San Diego, we have many events that honor veterans on Veteran’s Day. Many events are produced by San Diego Veteran’s Week, including the annual Veteran’s Day Parade. This year ‘s parade has the theme of a “Tribute to the Guardians of Freedom.” It’s the 30th year that the parade has been held and draws attention to the fact that these courageous people have chosen to fight on behalf of all of us to preserve our freedom and rights. The parade will begin at North Harbor Drive, one block south of Grape Street. It will proceed south past numerous grandstands and the USS Midway. It will continue on Harbor Drive to Pacific Highway and conclude there, making the parade route about one [...]
Make a Difference in Your San Diego Community
There are always opportunities to contribute to your local community and get involved in community events and fundraisers. However, Make a Difference Day on October 21st is a good way to get motivated to stop what you are doing and go help someone else through volunteering or contributing in a financial way. Throughout San Diego, there are events on Make a Difference Day as well as over the coming days after the day like planting trees in Chula Vista or participating in a 5K run where you can give your time or money to better someone else’s lives plus just enhance the community where you live or work. Throughout the course of our existence as a family-owned flower shop in San Diego, we have contributed to charities and participated in numerous events as well as encouraged our customers to do the same. For many years, we have also offered the Helping Hands program, which is an easy way for our customer to get involved and help a local charity with every purchase they make through our online flower shop. The program helps numerous schools, churches, and non-profit organizations in La Mesa County, such as Emerald Middle School PTSA, Solana Highlands [...]
Gift Ideas for Special Day in October
Besides Halloween, the month of October has a few special days that you will want to plan for. There’s the Sweetest Day on October 15th, Bosses Day on October 16th, and Mother-in-Law Day on October 23rd. Here are some gift ideas we have put together to help you pick out something special whether they are here in San Diego or across the country. Sweetest Day We have a range of sweet floral arrangements that are sure to celebrate this special day. Great Gerberas is a colorful display of gerbera daisies in a range of colors arranged in an inspiration vase. Rainbow Sorbet offers vibrant colors like orange and pink roses, blue and green hydrangea, and hot pink gerbera daisies. Peachy Keen is a stunning flower arrangement with dahlias, gerbera daisies, and other blooms along with greenery accents. Bosses Day Allen’s Snack Attack Crate features both sweet and savory snacks along with a colorful pave arrangement with half a dozen of premium roses within a wooden crate. Mood for Autumn contains orange roses, exotic cymbidium blooms, yellow mini ross, and succulent cuts. Mother-in-Law Day Show your mother-in-law that you care with any one of these incredible flower arrangements. Symphony has an [...]
It’s Homecoming Time in San Diego!
Our San Diego area high schools are ready to welcome back alumni from all previous years as well as celebrate a new school year topped off with a special homecoming dance and football game. This is a memorable occasion for all high school students who get to don their best dresses and finest tuxes as well as crown a homecoming king and queen, win the football game, and enjoy a fun time filled with a parade and other festivities. To help you get ready, consider us your source for homecoming flowers in San Diego. Our San Diego flower shop locations offer all types of corsages, boutonnieres, homecoming court flowers, homecoming dance floral decorations or homecoming flowers for floats. These homecoming flowers are made to match your school colors or coordinate with your homecoming outfits. We have numerous examples of stunning homecoming corsages, including those made with some of the most beautiful flowers. Traditional looks include roses in all colors as well as orchids in a range of hues. More unique corsages might include gerbera daisies, berries, and other accents. We also have pinned and wrist corsages in various styles, including those that offer a jeweled wristband. Ribbons and other accents [...]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month in San Diego
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month in San Diego and around the country. It’s a time to reflect on those we have lost and support those that are fighting breast cancer. It’s also an opportune time to spread awareness to encourage more proactive behaviors like more mammograms and to help raise money for ongoing research. There are a number of events during the month of October here in San Diego that are focused on raising awareness of breast cancer. We are proud to supply fresh flowers for many of these events and are available to decorate your event as well. We also have a wide array of pink flower arrangements and pink bouquets that make great gift ideas for someone who has fought and won their battle against breast cancer or even someone who may be fighting it right now. It may also be a way to show loved ones you are remembering someone who has lost their fight. Pink has long been the color associated with Breast Cancer Awareness Month due to its symbolizing femininity and grace. Here are some great examples of what we can do to help you put breast cancer at the forefront of everyone’s minds [...]