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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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Allen's Flowers Allen's Flowers has had the honor of being voted "Best San Diego Florist". Considering the extensive competition in a market that large, this is quite an accomplishment. Our team of multi-talented Floral Designers, consistently design exquisite flowering plant arrangements and flower bouquets for all occasions including Sympathy Flowers. We invite you to browse Online or in store to see our stunning collection of beautiful farm-fresh flowers, green & flowering plants & occasion themed gifts. Local Same Day & Express Flower Delivery | Nationwide Same Day Flower Delivery Sympathy Flowers Sympathy flowers are a special kind of flower arrangement that symbolize the love and respect we have for those who have passed on. We are proud to offer an array of beautiful arrangements, plants and gifts to help you express your condolences during this [...]
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Allen's Flowers The wonderful holidays are now over, and the stress of shopping, cooking and traveling is behind us. Occasionally for some, it is challenging to make an adjustment after the holidays because the excitement that made us so ramped up has subsided. All of the hours of holiday preparation are behind us now so what do we do next? One great idea is to send a special thank you to all of those that made your holiday special. Allen's Flowers has the perfect Thank You Flowers to help you with this! This is the perfect way to tell someone thank you for making your holiday special. Maybe they hosted dinner or simply made your holiday so bright by their actions and good holiday spirit. Our professional floral designers are extremely talented and will prepare [...]
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Allen's Flowers It's December, and the holidays are in full swing! The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is officially upon us. The holiday parties to Celebrate Christmas, Hanukah and soon New Years are just beginning, and you're looking for floral arrangements that make an impact. Allen's Flowers is proud to offer delivery to almost any address in the US. For deliveries outside our local area, we may need to substitute items in your order for something similar of equal or greater value. The Holidays mean it's time to focus on finding gifts for everyone on your list. For those who prefer a more personalized touch, flowers are always a great option. From gift baskets to bouquets and vases with roses or other flowers and plants, we have everything you need to make this [...]
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Allen's Flowers ABOUT CHRISTMAS FLOWERS We Offer Same Day Delivery for Christmas Flowers, Table Centerpieces and Christmas Plants Anywhere In The San Diego Metropolitan Area! Allen's Flowers and Plants is a second generation, family owned & operated floral design firm. We offer one of the best selections of Christmas Flowers, Centerpieces & Holiday Plants found anywhere in San Diego. We are recognized as a leader in the floral design industry. Nationally, Allen's Flowers has been included as one of the top 100 florists in the United States the past 10 years. Allen's Flowers and Plants provides same day flower and plant delivery to San Diego, California and numerous surrounding areas. ABOUT HANUKKAH FLOWERS & GIFTS We Offer Same Day Hanukkah Flower, Gift Basket and Plant Delivery Anywhere in The San Diego Area and across the USA! [...]
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Allen's Flowers Allen’s Flowers & Plants offers same day flower delivery for residents and businesses in Pacific Beach, California. We deliver flower arrangements, green & flowering plants, gift & fruit baskets and more. Allen's was originally started by Max Levy in 1980. The floral design firm is now owned and managed by son, Brad. Allen's Flowers & Plants has been voted "Best Florist" in San Diego area several times. We have three floral shops in the San Diego area, easily accessible to Pacific Beach customers. We have a fantastic group of floral design professionals who create some of the most unique and beautiful flower arrangements you can imagine. Allen's Flowers offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee with every arrangement we sell. If you receive your arrangement and are not completely satisfied, we will replace it at [...]
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Allen’s Flowers Serves Poway, CA with Same Day Delivery of Holiday and all Occasion Flowers
Allen's Flowers Allen’s Flowers and Plants is a second generation, family owned and operated florist. We have three flower design centers conveniently located to Poway, San Diego, El Cajon and La Mesa. Our firm employs an expert team of professional flower designers who create some of the most unique floral arrangements found anywhere in the state. We specialize in modern, contemporary, metropolitan designs that utilize many of the Southern California's native flowers, plants and greenery. Along with flowers, we also carry an excellent selection of gift and fruit baskets, gourmet chocolates, teddy bears, mylar balloons, green plants, flowering plants, tropical plants and gifts of all kinds. Poway, California is located north of San Diego and south of Escondido, almost in the center of San Diego County. For Poway deliveries, we utilize our own team of [...]
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Celebrating the Jewish New Year
Rosh Hashanah, also known as the Jewish New Year, is October 2-4th. This is a special time where we reflect on the year and make goals for the new year to do better on those things we need to improve on and reprioritize for what’s really important. It’s a spiritual time and opportune point to get together with loved ones to share in this reflection and goal setting. We have numerous flowers that are a wonderful way to decorate the home for these Jewish New Year gatherings. Check out these ideas: La Jolla Elegance comes in two sizes and offers a tall glass vase full of white hydrangea and calla lilies as well as green cymbidium orchids. Luxury Roses White offers stunning and lush 24-inch premium long-stemmed white roses in a 10-inch clear glass cylinder. It comes with 48 stems as well as greenery. The Phaleonopsis Orchid in Glass Block is an elegant display with its white blooms and yellow center. The blooms can last up to two months, carrying that feeling of the Jewish New Year through the year. Calla ME Crazy offers 20 full-size calla lilies along with foliage in a glass rectangular vase. Crystal White Lilies has [...]
Celebrating the Arrival of Autumn with Our Fall Flower Collection
Autumn officially arrives on September 22nd and that brings with it a change in seasons, temperatures, light and mood. There are holidays to look forward to like Halloween and Thanksgiving plus new colors and textures to decorate your home. We’re excited to offer our new fall flower collection as well that includes new floral designs and ways to share autumn with others as a gift or even for yourself. Check out these cool fall flower arrangements: Bowl Full of Fall offers a burst of color in an array of flower varieties. You can choose three sizes to create different looks throughout your home or to gift someone with. San Diego Fall also comes in three sizes and offers a selection of the best and brightest colors for fall. Mood For Autumn includes orange roses, cymbidium orchids, yellow mini roses and succulent cuts in a leaf-lined glass cylinder. Fall Grandeur includes hydrangea, roses, orchids and more in a glass pedestal vase, offering one of our most elegant flower arrangements. Fall for San Diego offers lilies, sunflowers, roses, daisy poms, dried oak leaves and more. The flowers are hand arranged and placed in a glass vase that has been tied with raffia. [...]
National Grandparents’ Day is September 11th
This Sunday is National Grandparents’ Day so it’s time to honor those special family members who have always spoiled us and provided good advice to follow based on all their years of living and experience. They love us unconditionally and we do them. However, this is the day to show them with a special gift or, if possible, day together if they are local. Sometimes, there is great geographic distance or just simple a challenge to get them out and about, so one way to make up for this is to send a special gift like a bouquet, a dish garden, or other token that shows them just how much you love them. We have some great gift ideas to share with your for National Grandparents’ Day, including these beautiful new fall flowers: Fall Elegance offers shades of orange, yellow, and bronze in such floral varieties as roses, hydrangea, lilies, gerbera daisies, and more displayed in a clear glass cylinder vase that has been wrapped with a ti leaf. Suns and Roses has sunflowers, roses, and macara orchids for a stunning flower arrangement that is sure to please. Pacific Beach Perfection offers cayenne roses along with hydrangea, orchids, and other [...]
Add to Your Labor Day Celebration with Flowers
Labor Day weekend is sort of the official end to summer even though the fall season doesn’t kick off until September 22nd. Yet, it’s that last three-day weekend to enjoy a short break away from work and school. San Diego Events Over the Labor Day Weekend In San Diego, we have lots of exciting events going on to enjoy this weekend: The US San Sculpting Challenge and Dimension Art Exposition takes place September 2-5 on the beaches near downtown. Festival of Sail is September 3-5 and offers the largest tall ship festival on the west coast. It’s hosted by the Maritime Museum of San Diego, providing all types of activities for adults and kids, arts and crafts vendors, a beer garden and tons of food options. The Annual Barona Powwow takes place September 2-4 and includes a weekend of contest dancing along with cultural immersion. Saying Goodbye to Summer Flowers Unfortunately, it’s time to say goodbye to summer flowers, but the good news is that they are on sale while supplies last and fall flowers will be arriving in the next few days. Here are some highlights from our summer flower collection that you can enjoy over the Labor Day [...]
Two Great Reasons to Send Flowers: Kiss and Make-up Day and Just Because Day
There always is a good reason to send flowers, especially during the month of August with so many special days. Remember that is National Romance Month plus August 25-31st is Be Kind to Humankind Week. Additionally, Kiss and Make Up Day is August 25th and Just Because Day is August 27th. All of these special days are intended to provide a positive message to others about how we should all treat each other every day. Whether it is to someone who has had a tough day or is struggling in their lives or you just want to make others smile, flowers definitely do the trick. Check out these stunning gift ideas for these special August days: Cabernet Coast offers premium roses and phalaenopsis orchids along with greenery and seashells. La Costa Purple includes purple tulips, mokara orchids and hydrangea along with roses, spray roses and Asiatic lilies in different hues of pink along with aralia leaves and eucalyptus in a pink jewel vase. Pacific Beach Perfection has orchids, hydrangea, greenery and flowers along with bright cayenne roses. Garden Celebration offers lilies, lisianthus, hydrangea and roses along with stock, larkspur, and spray roses. Extravagance has hydrangea, phalaenopsis orchids, succulents, roses and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Summer Flowers Have Arrived Just in Time!
Summer starts today – Monday, June 20th. We’ve got a large supply of summer flowers from our trusted flower partners locally and internationally. It’s time to start thinking about how to decorate for all those upcoming summer celebrations, including patriotic flowers for the 4th of July. Here are some of our summer favorites now in stock along with some examples of the types of summer flower arrangements available: Roses With June as National Rose Month, this summer favorite offers a beautiful way to celebrate the summer. You could get a patriotic set of color-dipped roses or create some stunning arrangements for your home or a special occasion like these: Feel the Love is bursting with color. There are bright rose colors like yellow, orange, pink and red along with greenery in a clear glass vase. You can choose from flower arrangement sizes that contain 12, 18, or 24 roses. Yellow Roses provides 12 or 24 bright yellow premium roses mixed with solidago and greenery in a clear glass gathering vase. It is like a container of sunshine that is sure to cheer the recipient or brighten a room in your home. Orchids Another beautiful flower to enjoy in the summer [...]
Celebrating Those Special Dads on Father’s Day
On Sunday, June 19th we celebrate our Dads, those special parents who have protected and mentored us and who work so hard to teach us what they know. It’s a great day to take Dad out for something fun in San Diego or have a great backyard BBQ. Dad also deserves some special gifts and we have some great ideas to get you started with his treasure trove: We have a wide array of gift baskets and fruit baskets for Father’s Day. For example, the Fruit and Gourmet Treasure Basket is brimming over with apples, pears, oranges and other seasonal fruit as well as sparkling cider, artisanal cheese, crackers and other gourmet goodies. If Dad has a green thumb or appreciates plants, you can opt for green indoor plant, succulent plants, blooming plant or garden basket. Some of our favorites include the San Diego Succulent Cylinder that offers a terrarium to enjoy at home or the office; the Emerald Garden basket with a bright green spathiphyllum plant in a natural wicker basket; or the Elegant Spathiphylum that also offers a beautiful display. Another gift idea is to go with tropical flowers, which offer a dramatic display that Dad is sure [...]
Celebrating the Rose During National Rose Month
June is National Rose Month, paying homage to the most beautiful flower in the world during the month of its peak growing season. It’s a great time to do so also considering there are so many celebrations like weddings, graduations, birthdays and more where roses make the perfect gift. There’s also Red Rose Day on June 6th, which means buying some gorgeous red roses. Here at all of our San Diego flower shop locations, we are overflowing with roses of all colors and, of course, red. Whether your come into one of our San Diego flower shops or you shop our website, you will be amazed at all the ways roses can be showcased. Check out these beautiful examples: Allen’s 12 Premium Roses with Stargazers also comes in quantities of 24 or 36 long-stem red roses. There is also greenery within a clear glass vase. 36 Premium Long Stem Roses offers three-dozen red beauties in a clear vase. These are the very same red roses that were given to Miss America. 100 Roses Arranged gives you a dazzling effect of 100 red roses in a flared glass vase. It’s truly breathtaking! Romance and Roses features red, pink, and fuchsia roses [...]
National Gardening Exercise Day and Best Friends Day
June is a great month already full of birthdays, wedding, graduations and Father’s Day. On top of that, there are other special days designated in June that call for a gift or display of flowers, blooming plants, and/or green plants. These special days include National Gardening Exercise Day on June 6th and Best Friends Day on June 8th. Both days offer a way to celebrate Nature and the idea of working together to create something beautiful whether it is a garden or a friendship. Both need nurturing and watering to develop into something sustainable. To help you celebrate these special days in June, consider these ideas from our collection that can be found in our San Diego flower shops as well as online through our website: The Treasure Garden Basket contains pink kalanchoe, hypoestes, green nephthytis, and Boston and Maidenhair ferns arranged in a round wicker basket. The Blooming Garden Basket has a combination of blooming plants and orchids that can last for years to come with minimal maintenance. The Orchid Garden Deluxe has lush green and seasonal blooming plants with a premium phalaeonopsis orchid in a stone bowl. Succulents in Stone also comes in a stone bowl but contains [...]
Summer Wedding Season is Here
With summer just around the corner, we’ve been super busy preparing for numerous weddings throughout the San Diego area. As we work with brides, we are seeing a number of seasonal trends this year that we would like to share with you: Seasonal and rustic woodland bouquets and flower arrangements that include foraged branches, lush ferns, and locally sourced flowers Loosely bundled bouquets that look as they have just been picked from the garden with vines and branches cascading down the sides Glamorous styles with textiles and accessories that add bling to a chic wedding theme Heirloom varieties of old-fashioned flowers like mums and carnations as well as chrysanthemums, zinnias, and English sweet peas Large, long centerpieces in raised compotes or terra cotta vases along King’s tables Color trends like blush, peach-pink, sunset orange, rust and coral as well as darker foliage Heavy use of foliage like leaves, vines, and branches Metallic colors like rose gold Ombre color designs with colors arranged from darkest to lightest in floral bouquet or floral centerpieces Flower walls as photo backdrops Hanging decorations and roof garlands for marquee tents Of course, you don’t have to follow the summer trends and just go with your [...]
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 [...]
Peonies are Back for a Limited Time!
It’s that time of year again where we have peonies in stock. Since it’s a very short season, it’s a good excuse to order these gorgeous flowers to decorate your home, add to your upcoming nuptials, or include in a flower arrangement that you are gifting to a special someone.= All About Peonies Peonies are long-life perennials that start to produce a magnificent display of single and double blooms in an array of colors – from white to deep red – in late spring and early summer, depending where you live in the U.S. Peonies also have glossy, dark green leaves that shine all season long. Peonies are a favorite in flower arrangements because their cut flowers can last more than a week if they are cut in full bud. There are six main types of herbaceous peonies: Single: This peony has a single or double row of broad petals that encircle fertile stamens with carpels visible. Japanese: This peony has a single or double row of broad petals that encircle broadened staminodes that may carry pollen along the edges with carpels visible. Anemone: This peony also has a single or double row of broad petals that encircle narrow incurved [...]
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8th
With less than a week to go before Mother’s Day, we’ve been incredibly busy at our San Diego flower shops. Plus, with this being Teacher Appreciation Week, it’s been even more hectic in the run up to Mother’s Day. However, we are ready and are offering incredible promotions from items in our Mother’s Day collection. While supplies last, we have put our roses, flowers, blooming plants and even luxury flower arrangements on sale to provide that extra value you are seeking while shopping for that special mom, stepmom, or mother-in-law. If you are looking for something decidedly different, then try our custom flower arrangements. We offer three price ranges with various prices within those ranges of $100-$150, $175-$250, and $300-$500. Pick your price point and tell our designers your Mom’s favorite flowers, colors, and style and then let them make something exclusive for your Mom to treasure. Our Luxury Collection for Mother’s Day includes premium flowers, large quantities in each arrangement, and special containers that elevate your gift giving to a new level. Mom really does deserve to be spoiled, don’t you think?! You can also select from our blooming and green plants, which also include some gorgeous flower baskets [...]
Celebrating Our San Diego Teachers During Teacher Appreciation Week
It’s that time of year again to say a huge “thanks!” to all those teachers that are working so tirelessly to make sure our kids learn and enjoy learning. They are with our kids between six and eight hours a day, helping to shape them as people and citizens. We can officially thank them during Teacher Appreciation Week from May 2nd to May 6th and National Teachers Day on Tuesday, May 3rd. To help you get your homework done, we’ve put together a cheat sheet of gift ideas that offers a range of styles and prices to make sure you get an A+ on your teacher gifts this year. Check out these gift ideas for teachers: Mood Changer offers hot pink roses arranged with green cymbidium orchids, orange mini roses, and succulents within a leaf-lined glass cylinder. The Dendrobium Orchid Vase is a real stunner. It contains an orchid plant within a clear triangular vase. Great Gerberas is a bright and festive arrangement of color gerbera daisies in a vase. Bowl Full of Sun Diego is a glass bowl stuffed with sunflowers, offering a nod to summer, which is just around the corner. Phaleonopsis Orchid in Glass Block has up [...]
It’s Time for Prom in San Diego! We Have Corsages and Boutonnieres for You!
As the school year gets closer to the end, some of the year-end festivities are set for the coming weeks, especially for high school juniors and seniors who will be getting ready for the biggest dance of the year: Prom. While you have a lot to think about for prom like dress, tux, limo, hair and makeup, we can definitely help you with one part: Prom flowers. We’ve been helping out local San Diego students for decades look their sharpest for prom, including prom corsages and prom boutonnieres. Our selection of prom flowers is priced for all budgets and offers fresh, unique floral designs that are sure to match all styles and dress designs for prom, including incorporating all the latest trends in prom corsages. Here are some of the highlights from our prom flowers collection: Corsage with roses. We have rose corsages in a number of colors, including white and red. Each prom corsage rose wristlet comes with a number of roses along with your choice of gold, silver, black or iridescent ribbon. Corsage with orchids. Orchids are another favorite prom flower. We have dendrobium orchids in purple or white that adds a sophisticated look to your corsage for [...]
Plan Ahead and Order Early for Administrative Professionals Week
We are excited to announce that we have a new collection of flowers, plants and flowering plants, and gifts for Administrative Professionals Week, which runs from April 25 to April 29th and features Administrative Professionals Day on Wednesday, April 27th. Our selection of Administrative Professionals Day flowers includes a diverse range of flower arrangements and bouquets, many featuring spring flowers like tulips. The flower arrangements for that special office or virtual admin come in a number of sizes, including cube flower displays that are perfect for an admin’s desk or office space. In addition to these flower arrangement choices, the San Diego florist offers blooming plants like elegant orchids in a number of colors as well as green plants and succulent plants. Here are some highlights from our Administrative Professionals Week collection: Mood Changer offers hot pink roses combined with orange mini roses, green cymbidium orchids, and succulent cuts in a leaf-lined glass cylinder. Beautiful San Diego is a vibrant array of spring flowers hand arranged in a leaf-lined vase. Go Green features an array of green hues, including cymbidium orchids, echeveria succulents, chrysanthemums, roses, eucalyptus, bupleurum and viburnum in a leaf-lined cube vase. Purple Pride has lisianthus and Monte [...]
Celebrate April Birthdays with Us!
All of our Allen’s Flowers and Plants locations in San Diego love celebrations. Even better, we love making flower arrangements for these celebrations, especially birthdays. Maybe the month of April is full of birthdays for you. There are friends, family, and maybe even a colleague or client that might enjoy a birthday flower arrangement. Flowers are not often something we buy ourselves, so that’s why they make such great gifts! If you are not sure what to get, then look to our San Diego flower shop and our birthday flower collection. It features many floral designs, colors, sizes, styles and prices all designed to fit your preferences and budget. Here are some of the highlights from our birthday flower collection: The Birthday Blast Bouquet with Birthday Mylar Balloon has stargazer lilies, spray roses, alstromeria, hydrangea and gerbera daisies in a glass vase with a Birthday Mylar balloon. Allen’s Special Birthday offers roses, matsumoto asters, miniature carnations, carnations, daisy spray chrysanthemums and gerberas in a vase with a celebratory happy birthday Mylar balloon. Happy Birthday Tulips offer an array of bold colors in a vase that is overflowing with tulips along with a Mylar balloon. The San Diego Birthday Bouquet has [...]
Celebrating Easter with Spring Flowers and Plants
This year, Easter is Sunday, March 27th so it’s less than a week away. It often includes both faith-inspiring activities and time for family and friends to enjoy a brunch or dinner and definitely an Easter egg hunt for the kids. Whatever you plan to do, we have you covered with everything from Easter lilies and spring blooming plants to Easter flower arrangements and Easter centerpieces. Check out some of the highlights from our Easter collection: Easter Egg-citing is a sweet floral display of trick greens, carnations, poms, dianthus and lilies in a vase that has been filled with plastic Easter eggs. Spring Garden Centerpiece adds refreshing color to your Easter buffet table or dining table. It contains hydrangea along with numerous spring flowers. The European Spring Centerpiece offers another floral design style for your Easter table. It contains roses, poms, waxflower, alstromeria and lilies. The Easter Lily Plant is the traditional symbol of Easter. Ours offers one white Easter lily in a decorative basket. White Garden is a sophisticated floral arrangement with white calla lilies, roses, and hydrangea combined with greenery and green hypericum in a gem lined crystal vase. Lilac and Tulips offers lilac from the local San [...]