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Secretary’s Day is Wednesday, April 24th! It’s Not Too Late to Order!

Administrative Professional’s Week kicks off today and the main event, Secretary’s Day – also now known as Administrative Professional’s Day – is Wednesday, April 24th. If you have let it slip your mind because it is your admin, virtual assistant, or secretary that keeps it all organized for you, it’s not too late to order a gift or plan some events for the week to let them know just how much you appreciate their help. We’re Ready to Help! All of our locations throughout San Diego are stocking up on special flower arrangements, plants, and gift baskets for administrative professionals, secretaries, and virtual assistants so we can have what you want and hand deliver it the same day within San Diego or around the country. Whether you are located in San Diego, La Jolla, Encinitas or Coronado, Downtown San Diego, or Solana Beach, Allen’s Flowers and Plants has put together some gorgeous flower bouquets, flower arrangements, flowering plants and plants to let your right hand know just how much they mean: The Sunny San Diego arrangement offers a wide range of flowers and greenery displayed in a cube vase, making it perfect for a desk or to take home and enjoy. Keeping the staff healthy while gifting them with delicious, organic fruit is a great idea. Our bountiful gift basket of fruit features locally sourced apples, pears, oranges and grapes as well as other juicy delights. We offer a range of exotic flowers and plants, including Orchids in a Vase, which combines stunning white orchids with pink blossoms and greenery. If flowers are not what your secretary or admin likes, we have other ideas from our shops: Spa gift baskets Fresh fruit gift baskets Gourmet goody baskets Balloons and stuffed animals [...]

Easy Flower Arrangement and Gift Ordering: In-Store or Online!

Allen’s Flowers and Plants is San Diego’s premiere florist. All of our locations make ordering easy, but for those on the go, we also have enhanced our online ordering process. Our blog post today offers you reasons why you should stop by or even place your order online. In-Store Ordering of Flowers, Plants, and Gifts One of the best ways to order from us is to come into one of our locations listed below. Each store is staffed with trained and seasoned professionals who understand how to match you with the flowers, plants, and gifts you are looking for and that are within your budget. Whether you are ordering a flower bouquet or you are planning a wedding, our locations can handle all your requests with friendly, personable service. So, come see us at: La Mesa 5609 Lake Murray Blvd. La Mesa, CA 91942 (619) 460-3192 El Cajon 107 Jamacha Rd. El Cajon, CA 92019 (619) 579-6720 Downtown San Diego 620 Market St. San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 233-7673 The beauty of coming into our shop is that you will see a wide selection of the fresh flowers we use as well as enjoy the many events and incentives we offer for stopping in to place your order with us. Of course, we still take phone orders as well. But, we would love to see you! Online Ordering of Flowers, Plants, and Gifts Maybe you can’t come in to one of our shops. We know you have busy schedules. But, that’s okay because you can order through our website whether it is from your desktop computer or it is your tablet or smartphone. Our online ordering system has a member log-in that helps keep it simple when ordering. We store your information so you simply pick [...]

adminMWL2013-04-14T17:44:49+00:00April 14th, 2013|Categories: Allens Flowers|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego flower delivery, flower delivery San Diego|Comments Off

Flowers and Plants on a Budget

High-quality, fresh flowers and plants do not have to be expensive nor do you have to settle for cheap flowers that come boxed and nearly dead by the time your recipient unpacks and arranges them in a vase. While it may seem that supermarket flowers or fly-by-night Internet florist websites are your only choice if you are on a budget and want to send loved ones a flower arrangement, bouquet of roses, or green plant, you do have a choice! Freshness and Local Sourcing Make the Cost Difference Allen’s Flowers and Plants makes it more affordable than ever to send flowers and plants whenever you want for birthdays, get well pick-me-ups, anniversaries, thank you flowers, new baby flowers and those just because flower arrangements. And, for those great prices, we also offer the only the freshest plants and flowers that are hand-arranged and then hand-delivered just how they were arranged. The reason we can offer such great value at all of our San Diego locations as well as across the United States is because we have developed great relationships with local growers and farmers, negotiating the best prices possible so we can pass the savings onto you. Ways to Save There are many ways to save your hard-earned money and still walk away with stunning flower gifts, plant gifts, and gift baskets for your loved ones: Our online store has a page devoted to searching by price so you can see what is available within your budget range. For example, on our Under $50 page, we currently have 48 products available to choose from, including flower arrangements, bouquets, plants and gift. We feature regular sales on our flowers and plants, including sales that feature 50% of our roses or special value [...]

adminMWL2013-04-08T18:45:20+00:00April 8th, 2013|Categories: Sale|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego florist, best San Diego flower delivery, Best San Diego roses, San Diego best florist, San Diego best flower arrangement, San Diego flower delivery|Comments Off

Gifts for New Parents and their Bundle of Joy

The birth of a baby (or babies if it so happens to be twins or more!) is a joy for the parents and their circle of family and friends. Every new life that enters the world is a cause for celebration whether it is the very first bundle of joy in the family or you are several bundles into creating your family. For those of you who know someone in the San Diego who has recently had a baby or even if you live here and want to use your local, favorite, and top-rated San Diego florist to send flowers to new parents somewhere around the country, you might want to consider these highlights from our website that offer some of our favorite new baby flower arrangements and new baby gift baskets. Baby-Themed Flower Arrangements First, there are our flower arrangements to celebrate the new arrival: For new baby flower arrangements, we have arrangements that highlight a boy or a girl by matching hues of blue or pink flowers along with coordinating ribbons. During this spring season that includes some beautiful flower choices, including roses, tulips, gerbera daisies, calla lilies and orchids to name just a few. If you are not sure if it is a boy or a girl or there are both, you might consider sending a bright flower arrangement with sunny yellow flower choices, including sunflowers or yellow tulips or yellow roses. Flowers can be arranged in adorable, baby-themed holders, including those designed to look like baby’s first block. Many of our flower arrangements can be enhanced with Mylar balloons as well as cuddly stuffed animals. If flowers are not the thing for mom and dad, maybe you can stand out in the crowd of gifts with a [...]

adminMWL2013-03-21T17:41:33+00:00March 21st, 2013|Categories: Baby|Tags: Baby flowers San Diego, Baby gifts San Diego, best florist San Diego, best San Diego flower delivery, Hospital flowers San Diego|Comments Off

Celebrate Employee Appreciation Day!

Today is a special day that recognizes those hard workers and talented individuals that may work for you! That’s right -- March 1st is Employee Appreciation Day. Our blog post offers a bit of background on this day as well as some ideas for showing your staff just how much you appreciate what they do for you! All about Employee Appreciation Day When researching where Employee Appreciation Day got started, there does not seem to be much about it. The only potential link is that of Boss’s Day in which it was decided there needed to be day to celebrate Employees if there was going to be a day devoted to Bosses. Since so many organizations and companies are beginning to realize that employees are everything to their success, more are taking up this day as a way to recognize and reward them in hopes of keeping them! Ways to Celebrate Employee Appreciation Day When it comes to celebrating your staff, there are many things you can do with this day, including making it into an entire week of recognition. Here are some great ideas that you can throw together for today or think about for next year: Have a company party or picnic with a free lunch. Bring in a team of wellness experts to pamper the staff with massages. Offer incentives, prizes, or gifts for all the staff. Give out certificates and plaques for various achievements. Ask staff what they would like to do on their special day (or week!). Ideas for Employee Appreciation Day Gifts Gifts are also a great way to celebrate Employee Appreciation Day. Just remember to include a nice note that expresses how much they mean to you! We have a number of ideas that [...]

adminMWL2013-03-01T22:28:02+00:00March 1st, 2013|Categories: Employee Appreciation|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego flower delivery, Best San Diego roses, San Diego employee appreciation day, San Diego florist|Comments Off

Spring Flowers at Allen’s Flowers: Time for Tulips!

Winter is coming to an end and spring is rapidly approaching. At Allen’s Flowers and Plants of San Diego, we are busy preparing for the changing seasons. This means stocking our shelves with vibrant spring flowers like one of our personal favorites -- tulips. To herald the warmer weather and brighter days (not that we have many harsh days in San Diego as it is!), our blog post will introduce you to our tulip collection for 2013 and highlight some of the many tulip arrangements and tulip floral designs we have specially marked down. Beautiful Tulips Many of our tulip arrangements are already on sale and some are marked down as much as 30% off, which is a great incentive to decorate your home with the colors of spring as well as share them with your office, friends, and family. There has never been a better time for tulips than during the spring sale at Allen’s Flowers and Plants. Do you know someone with a birthday coming up? Do you need to plan an event like a wedding or a baby shower? If so, then we absolutely must encourage you to take advantage of our great selection and prices on tulips. Our Tulip Offering Check out these tulip arrangements that we have put together for Spring 2013: One beautiful arrangement that we offer is the Tulips Together arrangement. It offers a delightful trio of beautifully bundled tulips. Each bundle of ten tulips has their own bright and vibrant color of red, yellow, and purple. They are arranged in a modern-style, rectangle glass vase and are truly quite a site to see. Looking for something a little less elegant and a little more eye popping? Our Deluxe Fresh Holland Tulips bouquet is [...]

adminMWL2013-02-25T17:34:28+00:00February 25th, 2013|Categories: Spring Flowers, Tulips|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego flower delivery, flower delivery San Diego, San Diego best florist, san diego tulips, Tulips San Diego|Comments Off

Shop at Allen’s Flowers and Plants and Experience the Difference

We realize that there are many different flower shops out there and that in San Diego alone there are easily tens, if not hundreds, of places to take your business. However, if you have not already seen the difference at Allen’s Flowers and Plants, San Diego’s voted best florist, we encourage you to drop on by and give us a try. Trust us -- there is a difference between a floral department in a store and a genuine flower shop like us, including a significant different in terms of freshness, variety, quality, experience and expertise. Offering the Very Best in Flowers Online and at any of our many locations across the San Diego area, you can see our great selection of fresh, vibrant, and wonderful flower bouquets and flower arrangements. One of our high quality and always fresh arrangements that could make the perfect gift as well as a great table top accent is “A Pink Polka Dot.” This delightful spring-themed arrangement is a prime example of an affordable, yet truly stunning, gift. Fresh and heavenly scented pink spray roses are hand arranged with white daisy spray chrysanthemums. The flowers are then placed in an exclusive transparent pink vase that has been wrapped with a pink and white satin ribbon. The arrangement makes a spectacular gift for any occasion whether that be an upcoming birthday, spring holiday, or even a “get well soon” flower arrangement. A Plethora of Gourmet Goodies and Gift Baskets Gift baskets are another one of those commodities you can often find at any grocery or department store in town. So, what’s the difference between ours and theirs? Well, for starters, a regular store bought basket has often been sitting around for a long while. At Allen’s Flowers [...]

adminMWL2013-02-21T01:43:28+00:00February 21st, 2013|Categories: Allens Flowers|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego florist, best San Diego flower delivery|Comments Off

Treat Your Valentine to Unparalleled Quality Bouquets, Floral Arrangements, and Gifts

We have been voted San Diego’s best florist for the third year in a row now, and this speaks to the quality of all the flowers, flowering plants, bouquets and gifts we offer at each of our locations throughout San Diego. Every year since our inception in 1980, we have strived our very hardest to bring you nothing but the very best in floral arrangements, flowering plants and plants, and gifts. It is great to see that for three years now, our fine city of San Diego has considered us to be their very best florist and so we ask you. Do you not want anything but the best for your loved one this Valentine’s Day? Well, look no further than Allen’s Flowers and Plants. Whether online or in store one thing is for sure: We have the very best in selection, quality, and price for Valentine’s Day or any other occasion. This Valentine’s Day give your valentine something that truly stands out, such as a beautiful bouquet or arrangement from your local flower shop. When you shop locally, you do a lot more good than just the good of giving a gift. You stimulate the local economy and in the case of flower shops you help support the local growers that we enjoy working with and who provide us with variety and quality that builds our reputation. More importantly, the quality of both product and service is always a step above the competition. This is because local small businesses put their heart and soul into their business because it’s their livelihood and they care about forming personal relationships with their local clientele. Being the Perfect Valentine With the most romantic day of the year quickly approaching, it is important [...]

adminMWL2013-01-07T18:15:35+00:00January 7th, 2013|Categories: Valentine's Day|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego flower delivery, Valentine's Day flower delivery San Diego, Valentine's Day flowers San Diego, Valentine's Day gifts San Diego|Comments Off

The Proper Gift for a Holiday Host or Holiday Hostess

Chances are this holiday season you will find yourself at a holiday party or two -- maybe more. These parties, whether mature and classy or with endings that mirror a crazy night, had a host or hostess that put a lot of thought and effort into the event. Whether it is a group or individual who slaved away for hours in an attempt to make everything perfect and right at their holiday party, if you have already gone or have yet to go, then be sure to find a way to thank them properly. There are many ways to do this though most typically one brings a gift of sorts to the party for the host or hostess. At Allen’s Flowers and Plants, we have a few of the perfect gifts in mind. Selecting the Right Gift You don’t want to come off wrong when giving a gift to a host or hostess. For the hostess, the gift should not be intimate but more of something along the lines of casual. We’ve put together a few good host or hostess gift ideas below to make it a bit easier for you: Wine is a fine gift and can be quite affordable. This drink is obviously for an adult hostess and if you plan ahead you can pick up a bottle that helps complement the meal that will be served at the party. Wine is fine but liquor is quicker. Seriously though at some party bringing a bottle of the hostess’s favorite poison is sure to make her smile. Of course, not all gifts have to be so adult. Chocolate makes a great gift too. Just about everyone loves chocolate and so for the most part you really can’t go wrong with [...]

adminMWL2012-12-24T18:40:51+00:00December 24th, 2012|Categories: Gifts|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego flower delivery, San Diego florist, San Diego flower delivery|Comments Off

The Allen’s Flowers and Plants Holiday Sale

Christmas is just around the corner and soon after will be the New Year. If you have yet to begin your holiday shopping or still have a few last minute gift shopping trips to make, why not pay a visit to San Diego’s finest florist, Allen’s Flowers and Plants? You will see that we have stocked up for the holidays with always local and always fresh flowers. And, the best part is that most everything in the store and on our website is part of our annual holiday sale. It’s a jolly time of year for our holiday sale. With the Allen’s Flowers and Plants Holiday sale, you can take up to 20% off not some, but most all of our bouquets, arrangements, and gift baskets. Christmas shopping has never been so easy before this year. Let Allen’s Flowers and Plants take care of all your gift shopping needs with ease. Gifts for Everyone You Know Men and women, young and old, at Allen’s Flowers and Plants, you will find that we literally have something for everyone -- flowers for mom, a living green plant for dad, and a basket for everyone in the workplace. It’s true that the gift giving possibilities are endless. Plus, with our holiday sale going on right now, it has never been easier to save while getting gifts for anyone and everyone close to you. Whether you want to get a little something for the trash man or your kid’s hard working teacher, you’re sure to find something that says, “You are appreciated.” Moreover, with most of our entire product line on sale, there has never been a better time to save some money while showing those in your lives that you care. The only thing [...]