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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 Offers Same Day Holiday Flowers to Pacific Beach, California
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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Allen's Flowers Allen's Flowers provides same day flowers and plants delivery to Point Loma, California. Our floral products are made up of beautiful farm fresh flowers, gourmet baskets, fresh plants and gifts. Allen's Flowers and Plants has been proudly serving the Point Loma area for more than 30 years. We are a family owned and operated floral design firm. Our firm has been voted "Best Florist in San Diego". Our floral design team is one of the very best in the state of California. We offer the widest selection of farm fresh flowers in Point Loma. We feel we have "Green Thumbs" when it comes to plants. While many flower shops dabble in plants, we love them so much it is a part of our name! At Allen's Flowers and Plants, customers will find a [...]
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Allen's Flowers Allen's Flowers & Plants has three floral design centers in San Diego, El Cajon and La Mesa and we serve as a very diverse client base via our website. If you have-not shopped on the Allen's Flowers site, we highly encourage you to take a look. We have one of the very best selections of floral arrangements, gift baskets, fruit baskets and plant selections available in Southern California. We do provide same day flower delivery anywhere in Carmel Valley or the San Diego region. Many of the flowers we sell are purchased direct from the actual flower farms. We buy direct from both domestic and international growers. Our design team allows works lots of gorgeous locally grown flower favorites into our floral arrangements. By purchasing both in the states and abroad, we guarantee [...]
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Allen's Flowers Allen's Flowers & Plants is a second-generation family owned and operated flower business. For the past three years, we have been voted "Best Florist" in San Diego, California. Our company was originally started by Max Levy in 1980. Max, along with son Brad, now run Allen's Flowers & Plants. We operate a number of flower shops in and around the San Diego area. Several are in very close proximity to Lemon Grove clients. Our website provides a great shopping experience, and many Lemon Grove customers utilize it on a regular basis to order flowers, plants and gift baskets. We do provide same day flower delivery anywhere in Lemon Grove or the San Diego metropolitan area. Allen's Flowers employs a number of award winning floral designers. Our folks are truly some of the very [...]
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Allen's Flowers Allen’s Flowers has been Voted “Best Florist” In San Diego For 3 Consecutive Years! We have been proudly serving La Mesa clients with Same Day Delivery for more than 33 years. We are a second generation, family owned and operated floral design company. We have a number of flower shops located in and around the San Diego area, including our flagship store in La Mesa. Our team of floral design professionals is truly one of the most talented anywhere in California. They are known for the highly creative and always unique floral arrangements. At Allen's, we pride ourselves in offering the best selection of flowers, gifts, green plants, tropical plants, flowering plants, gourmet chocolates, mylar balloons, gourmet gift baskets and gourmet fruit baskets available in La Mesa, California. La Mesa, California is known [...]
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Thanksgiving Centerpieces
Our San Diego flower shops and our online store have a bountiful collection of fall flower arrangements and Thanksgiving centerpieces for that special family tradition that arrives on Thursday, November 26th. By ordering now to decorate your home and holiday table or to bring something special to a holiday party, you will be able to check off one of the many things you find you have to do during this season. We’re here to help you make the season the most enjoyable one yet. To get you started, check out these beautiful fall flower centerpieces and floral décor for Thanksgiving: Warm Lights is a Thanksgiving flower centerpiece that offers two pillar candles that are set in a sea of roses and orchids in red, orange, and bronze hues. Thanksgiving Lights also offers two elegant taper candles that are surrounded by red roses, orange and bronze chrysanthemums, orange Asiatic lilies and natural wheat. The Family Centerpiece is truly heartwarming and features orange roses, dark orange alstromeria, yellow and rush cushion spray chrysanthemums, bronze button spray chrystanthemums, Asiatic lilies and fall foliage. The Thanksgiving Gathering Centerpiece has roses, daisies, lilies and fall foliage. The Fall Centerpiece showcases a harvest themed array of [...]
Celebrate Veteran’s Day in San Diego at the Parade
Wednesday, November 11th is Veteran’s Day and while there have been many celebrations over this past weekend, San Diego’s biggest event is on the actual holiday. This year’s 2015 Veteran’s Day Parade is scheduled for November 11th on Harbor Drive. Although all veterans will be honored during this event, there will be special recognition for the veterans of World War II. The event is produced by Veterans Week San Diego, which consists of all volunteers, including veterans and citizens, who put together a program each year to thank all veterans for their courage. The parade starts at North Harbor Drive on November 11th at 11:00am and ends at 1:00pm. From Fountain Plaza, located in front of the County Administration Building, the parade then will proceed south past grandstands and Broadway, including the USS Midway. Then it will go one block east to Pacific Highway and end there. The route is about a mile long and will include floats, bands, and, of course, veterans. Viewers should consider traveling to the parade viewing areas by taking the trolley to the Santa Fe Depot or another nearby trolley stop since parking nearby to the parade is extremely limited and accessibility is difficult. This [...]
Halloween Party Décor
With Halloween on Saturday, October 31st, there are lots of parties in the works to celebrate this spooktacular holiday for both adults and kids alike. It's the perfect time to create a fun environment to enjoy costumes and Halloween goodies. If you are in the midst of planning your decorations, consider our San Diego flower shop as a great resource for adding beautiful and fun Halloween and fall flowers around your home. Here are some great ideas from our fall collection to get you started on your Halloween party decorations: Allen’s Cornucopia features oranges roses, burgundy mini carnations, peach lilies, greenery and eucalyptus in a natural cornucopia basket. Another great cornucopia display is the Autumn Cornucopia, which has fall leaves, roses, sunflowers and chrysanthemums also in a natural cornucopia basket. Autumn Luxury is an incredible display of rich red hues across many types of flower varieties. Country Harvest is a gorgeous fall centerpiece with golden colors, oak leaves, wheat, lilies, chrysanthemums, candles and a country plaid ribbon. Majestic Fall is truly majestic fall flower arrangements highlighted by roses, hydrangea, lilies and orange pincushion protea within a rectangular vase. The Bronze Calla Lily Design is a modern look for a sophisticated [...]
Join the Helping Hands Program for Make a Difference Day
With Make a Difference Day just around the corner on Saturday, October 24th, it makes sense to participate in our Helping Hands Program, which gives back to the local community and San Diego schools, nonprofits, and churches throughout San Diego County. We added this program to our San Diego flower shops and online flower shop because, as a long-standing business in San Diego, we believe it is important to give back to the community. This unique fundraising program can helps many throughout San Diego plus it is easy to donate or to join. It was designed to be as convenient as possible to encourage as many people to donate and as many organizations to join as possible. For those of you that would like to contribute, all you need to do is select from a pull-down menu on your order form. There is an option for the Helping Hands Program, which provides a way for you to donate money as you order flower arrangements, plants, or gifts. Here, you can also select where you would like your donations to go to. Currently, the organizations enrolled in the program include: Solana Highlands Elementary School Valhalla Foundation Cheer Del Mar Sharks Soccer [...]
Celebrate Bosses Day on Friday, October 16th
Your boss works hard and deserves some recognition so the best way to thank them for taking a chance on you is to celebrate them on Friday, October 16th also known as Bosses Day. It's a great way to recognize what they do for you and the company whether you work directly in an office together or you are a virtual employee. Here in San Diego, we have three flower shops to serve you as well as an online flower shop where you can find the perfect gift of flowers, plants, or gift baskets that suits your boss and your budget. To give you an idea of what is possible, check out these gift ideas for Bosses Day that range from flower arrangements to plants to gift baskets: Majestic Fall contains roses, hydrangea, orange pincushion protea and lilies in a rectangular vase. This is a visual delight that showcases the current range of fall flowers now available. Fall Elegance also uses seasonal flowers to create a stunning display of roses, gerberas, hydrangea, lilies and more within a clear glass cylinder that has been wrapped with a ti leaf. San Diego Succulent Cylinder is a plant display of local succulents, offering [...]
Homecoming in San Diego
With school underway and the fall season here, it’s time to celebrate homecoming with a football game, dance, and the return of alumni to many San Diego high schools. Along with the dress, tux, and limousine, it’s time to start thinking about homecoming flowers, including a corsage and boutonniere that will go well with the outfits plus fit the budget. At all of our San Diego flower shops, we are here to help with many styles, colors, and prices for these types of homecoming flowers that you can order in our stores, by phone, or online. To give you some ideas as you begin to plan, here are some of the many homecoming corsages and boutonnieres that we offer: Corsage White Rose is a triple white rose corsage wristlet that comes in a choice of a black, gold, silver or iridescent ribbon. This same style is also available as a triple red rose corsage. You can also choose the same ribbon designs to go with a Purple Dendrobium Orchid Corsage or a White Dendrobium Orchid Corsage. Each of these homecoming corsage styles has a matching boutonniere, including a white rose, red rose, purple orchid or white orchid. You can also [...]
Our Design Team Can Help Your Business Bloom!
We offer a wide range of options for supplying regular flowers at your place of business to add that extra special touch to your décor and create a welcoming atmosphere. Your customers or clients will appreciate that you go that extra step to add something beautiful to your store or office. Whether you are a retailer or restaurant, a hotel or inn, or a corporate business, we can bring a touch of flowers throughout your office or store with regularly refreshed flower arrangements. These can be delivered to you on a timeframe that fits your needs and budget, including daily, weekly, or monthly. Here are some examples of the various styles of flower arrangements that are available: Vivacious is a spectacular display of hot pink roses, pastel gerbera daisies, and stargazer lilies in a designer vase. Pacific Breeze is a large flower arrangement that contains roses, lilies, orchids, hydrangea and calla lilies in a massive vase. Rancho Santa Fe Modern is a tropical display of numerous vibrant flowers hand arranged within a tall, tropical leaf-lined vase. Dior Blue is a smaller flower arrangement with crème roses, thistle, blue and white hydrangea and hypericum in a square glass vase. La Jolla [...]
Today is National Good Neighbor Day
Monday, September 28th has been designated as National Good Neighbor Day. This means it is a good opportunity to thank your neighbors and create stronger bonds or perhaps mend fences. You can also use it as an opportune time to introduce yourself to a new neighbor and begin building that community spirit. To help you celebrate this special day, come by any of our Atlanta flower shops and pick up a special gift to give to your neighbor like these ideas: Countryside Harvest is a fall floral delight with lilies, garden roses, and sunflowers in a glass vase. The Carithers Fond Arrival Bouquet comes in three sizes of 15, 19, or 24 stems and contains lavender roses, burgundy mini carnations, and peach Asiatic lilies in a cube vase that has been wrapped with a fall-themed plaid ribbon. Monet’s Garden is an artfully crafted flower arrangement of yellows and blues, including field asters, garden roses, and southern full-bloom hydrangea. The Vibrant Presentation Bouquet is a large display of stunning flowers in vibrant colors. The Autumn Flowers, Fruit, and Chocolate Gift Basket has a little bit of everything, which makes it a nice delivery for your neighbor. The Chocolate Gourmet Gift Basket [...]
Fall is in the Air and Our San Diego Flower Shops
It’s that time of year to say goodbye to summer and hello to fall, or autumn as some people call it. This is when the weather here in San Diego stays mostly sunny but offers slightly lower morning temps. With it comes stunning new colors and reminders of a new harvest season. That means the fall holidays of Halloween and Thanksgiving are also on their way. Along with it, there are special celebrations to commemorate as well as events like fall weddings that could all use fall flowers to add that special look. Our fall flower collection has arrived in each of our San Diego flower shop locations. To give you a taste of what we have on offer, here are some of the highlights: Bright as Day is a fall collection of lilies, sunflowers, and fall roses in shades of orange, yellow, lavender and pink in a handcrafted vase. Del Mar Sunset is a bold array of roses, lilies, and hydrangea in a leaf-lined glass vase. Picnic at the Beach contains peach spray roses, sunflowers, miniature green hydrangea, purple stock and hot pink matsumoto asters in a wicker basket. The Sunflower Lovers Bouquet has hot pink roses, sunflowers, gypsy [...]
Rosh Hashanah is September 13-15th
The Jewish New Year begins tomorrow, Sunday, September 13th and is celebrated through September 15th. It’s a special time of year that offers reflection on the past year and provides an opportunity to set new goals for the new year. To help you dress your home and table for the Jewish New Year, here are some beautiful ideas in the form of flower arrangements and flower centerpieces: La Jolla Elegance is a sophisticated display of green cymbidium orchids, white hydrangea, and white calla lilies in a tall glass. Symphony is a stunning arrangement of roses, hydrangea, and orchids arranged in a curly willow lined glass vase. Frais Du Jardin is an elegant flower arrangement with hydrangea, peonies, and roses along with ivy in a leaf-lined cylindrical vase that has been filled with river rocks. Prestige offers roses, hydrangea, and oncidium orchids in this luxury flower arrangement. Good things come in smaller packages too like this Summer Sunflower Cube with sunflowers, alstromeria, and delphinium. Yellow Sunshine is a flower arrangement that makes a bold statement with roses, snapdragons, and lilies. You can also pick up special gift baskets if you are invited to a special dinner for Rosh Hashanah, including those [...]
National Grandparents’ Day is September 13th
Grandparents are to be treasured for many reasons. For many years, they parented and loved you but are now focused on giving your kids as much love and attention as they can. Nowadays, many grandparents are caregivers, watching their grandkids as parents have to work. They provide advice, experience, and love that your kids need to shape them as they grow. For that, they deserve their own special day. On National Grandparents’ Day, which is Sunday, September 13th, it’s a good time to let them know just how much they are also loved and appreciated. We’ve got some great gift ideas that you can pick up in our San Diego flower shops or order from our website: Vivacious features hot pink roses, gerbera daisies in pastel colors, and stargazer lilies in a designer vase. Sunny San Diego is a colorful display of many types of flower varieties in a cube vase. Garden Beauty has hydrangea, spray roses and roses, lavender and orchids, creating a stunning floral display. Del Mar Sunset is a fall flower arrangement with roses, lilies, and hydrangea in a leaf-lined glass vase. Garden Sunset offers sunflowers, Peruvian lilies, roses and many summer flowers in a glass vase. [...]
Kiss and Make-Up Day and Just Because Day – Two Great Reasons to Send Flowers
Two special days are here – Kiss and Make-up Day on August 25th and Just Because Day on August 27th. These days are a great opportunity to make up with a loved one and let them know you are sorry the two of you disagreed while the other is to say you just don’t need a reason to tell someone how special they are to you. While you can send a card or some other gift, one of the best gift ideas is flowers. And, we have the freshest flowers from high-quality domestic and international flower farmers in the San Diego area. To get you started on what you can send, here are some examples of our flower arrangements: Crazy for You combines red roses with stargazer lilies, white snapdragons, and white hydrangea. Lavish Love has red roses and spray roses set amongst pink Asiatic lilies in a glass vase. Feel the Love is bursting with a rainbow of roses, including pink, red, orange, and yellow hues in a clear glass vase. It comes with 12, 18, or 24 roses. Love, Love, Love has one dozen red roses and six miniature white calla lilies and assorted greenery. Special Someone has [...]
Celebrating Friendships During Friendship Week
Every August, the third week in the month is dedicated to friendships for Friendship Week. All week, we can celebrate those amazing people in our life that are there for the good and the bad times, making us laugh, cheering us up, and adding that extra dimension to our life. While we may not always let them know, this is a good time to show them just how much you value that special bond you have. We have some great floral ways that you can tell those friends – near or far – just how much they mean to you: Mood Changer includes hot pink roses, green cymbidium orchids, orange ranuculus, and succulents in a leaf-lined glass cylinder vase. Sunny San Diego is a bold mix of primary colored flowers displayed in a cube vase. La Jolla Sunset features Asiatic lilies, Viking spray chrysanthemums, roses, and miniature gerbera in orange and yellow hues within a clear glass vase. Roses and Gerbera Daisies Bouquet has many bright and colorful roses and gerberas in three sizes, including the standard with nine stems, the deluxe with 14 stems, and the premium with 19 stems. Flower Fields of San Diego has roses, lilies, poms, [...]
Celebrating National Smile Week
The second week of August has been designated as National Smile Week. When you see a smile, it often makes you smile so this celebration is designed to focus on the positive. You can celebrate with your family, friends, colleagues and neighbors. After all, everyone can use a smile. Check out these cheerful flower arrangements that are sure to garner a smile: Sunflower Garden bring together a cheery floral selection of roses, lilies, sunflowers, stock, alstroemeria and more in a cylinder vase. Peony Pleasure includes pink and white peonies that are combined with dusty miller in a cylinder vase. Symphony includes roses, orchids, tulips and pastel-colored hydrangeas along with curly willow. A Sweetest Blooms Bouquet has fuchsia roses and yellow Asiatic Lilies pop along with yellow and white traditional daisies, green button poms, and fresh greenery that are all arranged in a clear glass vase and accented with a satin hot pink ribbon. Roses and Gerbera Daisies Bouquet has numerous colors of roses and gerbera daisies accented with yellow solidago and assorted greenery. It comes in three sizes: Standard (9 stems), Deluxe (14 stems), and Premium (19 stems). Summer Sunflower Cube includes Top of Formsunflowers, delphinium, alstroemeria and more bright [...]
Say Thank You with Flowers, Plants, or Special Expressions of Gratitude
One of the best ways we can show our gratitude and appreciation of others is with two small words: thank you. These small words hold a lot of meaning, especially since it seems like they are becoming rare. Keep the tradition of gratitude alive by always taking the time to thank someone whether it is a loved one, a colleague, a client or even someone who you just meant but helped you with something. All of our San Diego flower shops hold great ways to express this gratitude. Here are some ideas to get you started: Del Mar Sunflowers is a combination of bright ways to say thanks, including sunflowers, ocean blue delphinium, alstromeria and more. Garden Beauty has many flower varieties that all send your gratitude, such as hydrangea, roses and spray roses, lavender and orchids. Sweet San Diego has stunning blooms like pink Oriental lilies, tulips, larkspur and gerberas as well as lavender, red roses, white hydrangea, hot pink ranuculus, purple Monte Casino asters and stock all in a clear glass hurricane vase. Purple Pride has cream roses combined with purple lisianthus and monte casino asters in a glass vase. Great Gerberas celebrates this special flower by offering [...]
Determining Which Flowers are Appropriate for Certain Occasions
While flowers are always a matter of personal preference in terms of variety and color, there are some good guides that can help you if you are not sure if a particular flower might be better for certain occasions. Here is a guide plus some examples from our floral design collection available through our online flower shop and all of our San Diego florist locations. Anniversary Focus on colors like pink and red, which represent love and passion. It’s best to stay away from yellow as it represents friendship. Of course, if your love happens to like yellow, then it is okay. Flower choices can include roses, iris, and lilies. Lavish Love featureTop of Forms red roses and spray roses along with pink Asiatic lilies in a stylish glass vase. Birthday This is the time for fun, festive colors that are bright. You can pick the birth flower for the recipient’s birthday month, such as larkspur for July and gladiolus for August or just simply get what you know your loved one enjoys. Happy Birthday Tulips and Balloons features a bright display of tulips in many hues along with a 'Happy Birthday' Mylar balloon. Funeral and Sympathy For funerals, blue, [...]
Fresh-Cut Summer Flower Arrangements Add Color and Cheer to Any Room
While a San Diego day is pretty bright anyways, it could still use with more color and cheer by adding some fresh-cut summer flower arrangements to any room. Here are some ideas to decorate your home this summer: Sunflowers This bright and cheerful flower looks great in the foyer to welcome guests as well as in the kitchen with its rustic country look. You can also add sunflowers to a patio, porch, or balcony to welcome the morning sunrise. Bowl Full of Sun Diego is full of sunflower in a bubble bowl. Sunflower Fun offers a dozen sunflowers that have been accented with folded aspidistra leaves in a clear glass vase. Del Mar Sunflowers includes sunflowers, ocean blue delphinium, and alstromeria into a stunning display. Roses Roses make an elegant statement and work in more formal rooms like the dining room as a centerpiece or a library. They are also romantic and go nicely in a master bedroom or guest room. Exquisite Roses includes 36 long-stem roses and white hydrangea blooms with clusters of green hypericum berries in a clear glass vase. Blushing Rewards brings together fuchsia roses with pale pink spray roses, pastel pink hydrangea, and greenery in a [...]
Southern California’s Favorite Tulip Arrangements
Tulips are a real favorite in Southern California, and Allen’s Flowers & Plants has numerous tulip arrangements that make great gifts for any special occasion or as a “just because.” These tulip arrangements also can be used for a wedding or event as well as special décor during the spring and summer seasons. Here is a roundup of our tulip arrangements: Tulips Together is a trio of tulips each bunched by colors that include red, yellow, and purple. Each bunch of tulips has been tied with bear grass and then displayed in a rectangular glass vase. Vivid Tulips Bubble Bowl contains 20 tulips from Holland. You pick the available colors and enjoy this fresh, vivid floral display. Amazing Tulips has four fresh groups of 15 multi-colored tulips, offering up a total of 60 blooms in one special flower arrangement. It’s a truly spectacular way to display tulips. Deluxe Fresh Holland Tulips offers up bright spring colors in a glass vase in available colors. On top of these favorite tulip arrangements, you can also opt to create your own tulip flower arrangement for a gift, décor, floral centerpiece and more by working directly with our floral design team at any of [...]
Flowers & Gifts for July Special Days
You may not realize it but July is full of special family celebration days. These include Cousin’s Day on July 24th, Aunt & Uncle Day on July 26th, and Father-in-Law Day on July 30th. Each is an opportunity to stop, reflect, and share what it is that makes these family members so special to you. Whether you are close by or far away, you can take the time on these days to send a gift of love and appreciation for your family members. To provide you with some beautiful ways to show how you feel on these three special days in July, here are some gift ideas: Vivacious is a bright celebration of hot pink roses, stargazer lilies, and pastel gerbera daisies in a designer vase. The Roses and Gerbera Daisies Bouquet is a stunning design composed of yellows solidago and greenery that accents the combination of roses and gerbera daisies. You can choose three different sizes with nine, 14, or 19 stems hand arranged in a glass vase. Flower Fields of San Diego highlights some of the many beautiful flowers found in the fields and flower farms near Carlsbad in Northern San Diego County. This flower arrangement has roses, [...]
Summer Flowers to Celebrate 4th of July
With summer already in full-swing, it’s time to turn our attention to the biggest party of the summer, which is the 4th of July now only a couple of weeks away. To add a festive touch to your barbecue, block party, or get together, we have an array of summer flowers available in each of our San Diego flower shops. RED TULIPS LOVE Ten, twenty, or thirty romantic red tulips come hand arranged in a clear glass vase. These are a beautiful way to celebrate this holiday. PREMIUM LONG STEM ROSES Deliver two dozen of the finest Premium 60 cm long stem red roses available. Arranged in a clear vase, these roses are 100% guaranteed fresh and long lasting with 100% guaranteed satisfaction. These were the very same roses that came from the Ecuador farm that serves the Miss America pageant. Besides two dozen, you can also opt for smaller or larger quantities. CRYSTAL WHITE LILIES This stunning display includes a tall vase of 15 Oriental lilies that is great for décor or as party décor for the big Independence Day celebration. LA JOLLA ELEGANCE White callas, white hydrangea, and green cymbidium orchids are hand arranged in a tall glass [...]
Celebrating Our Special San Diego Fathers
Our online Father’s Day catalogue of gift ideas with flower arrangements, plants, and gift baskets for gifting Dad on Sunday, June 21st is up and ready for ordering with just a few days list before we toast Dad for all that he does for us. While you may plan on taking Dad out for the day or get him some high-tech gadget or addition for his man cave, don’t forget that even guys like flowers, plants, and goodie baskets. We’re here to help with some fresh ways to tell Dad just how much you love him. Father’s Day Gift Collection Not sure what type of natural gift your Dad might like? Here are some ideas to get you started, including some delicious gourmet gifts that are sure to win him over: The San Diego Succulent Cylinder is a terrarium that features some long-lasting beauty that Dad is sure to enjoy at home or in his office. Allen’s Anthuriums is a dramatic gift that contains 20 bright red tropical flowers with foliage in a leaf-lined vase direct from flower farms in Hawaii. We have a number of orchid plants that serve as a sophisticated, long-lasting reminder to Dad about how much [...]
June is the Month of Roses
June is National Rose Month while June 12th is Red Rose Day. Both special occasions are a good excuse to enjoy roses for yourself, use them for an event like a wedding or party, give them to a loved one for a birthday or a “just because, or do all of the above. Did you know that roses are not only celebrated for their incredible beauty, but they are also helpful in other ways? Over the centuries, people have used roses for medicinal purposes, beauty regimens, and even for cooking. You can even find rose petals in crazy cocktail concoctions. We are partial to roses at all of our San Diego flower shops and our customers go crazy for them as well. We partner with flower farms in Ecuador that also supply roses to events like the Miss America Pageant. These are known for their beauty, petal count, and long-lasting life. For the month of June and Red Rose Day on June 12th, we have all types of roses to help you celebrate, including an incredible arrangement of 100 red roses! This over-the-top flower arrangement is sure to take someone’s breath away. Another beauty is our La Jolla Romance arrangement [...]
News Coverage of Our Mother’s Day Event with Rady Children’s Hospital
As long-standing members of the San Diego community, we constantly look for ways to give back after receiving so much business and support throughout the years we have operated San Diego flower shops. While we do regular community activities like our program that allows you to contribute to local San Diego charities, we often look for other ways to make a positive impact. This past Mother’s Day gave us a great excuse to do something pretty big. Sure, it is our busiest day of the year and, yes, we had a record number of flower arrangements to create and deliver for Mother’s Day. However, our incredible team at all of our San Diego flower shops pulled together to pull of this extraordinary event. Partnering with Rady Children’s Hospital of San Diego, we delivered 220 brightly colored, cheerful flower arrangements to each patient at the hospital so that they could ‘gift’ their mothers with flowers. Just because they were stuck in a room trying to recover didn’t mean they couldn’t let their Moms know just how special they are. We were excited to be a part of this special opportunity by helping to bring these mothers joy. All of the extraordinary [...]
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 [...]
Bring Spring Indoors with Holland Tulips
With tulip season in full swing, our San Diego flower shops have a wide range of tulips that help you decorate your home. As a versatile flower, tulips fit in every room of the house and come in an array of colors so that you can use this flower to complement all styles and décor. Tulip Colors Add color to a room with our tulip collection, which comes in bright hues like purple, red, orange and yellow. Or, to add an air of sophistication to a monochromatic room, we have snow white tulips to add to the elegant look. Tulip Containers Because tulips are so flexible, you can leave them tall and bunch them together in tall containers, lay them flat in a bowl of water with candles, or use mid-size containers to group them together. They look pretty in glass, ceramic, basket and wire containers because their unique look blends well with all types of styles. Add other features to the containers, such as river rock, willow, glass beads and leaves or even sliced limes or lemons to add further interest to the tulip display. Vases and containers can also be tied with ribbon or raffia to match the [...]