Allen’s Flowers’ Most Popular Floral Designs

While you have flowers in mind as a special gift for your friend, family member, or colleague, you may not be sure what to get for that celebration. That's where we come in as your favorite San Diego flower shop. We have a list of our customers' favorite floral designs, including bouquets, flower arrangements, hand-tied bouquets, baskets, and containers. Here are some examples of the recent customer favorite floral designs: PETITE SENSATION As one of our customer favorites, this one shines for its unique keepsake container and stunning bold display of orange and pink roses, two different kinds of hydrangea, a cymbidium orchid, and other premium flowers. WILDFLOWER DREAMS This floral design reached the top of our order list because of its bold display and brilliant colors. There is a mix of dahlias, tulips, hypericum berries, and more in a rustic container. DAHLIA SUNSET Our customers love these locally grown dahlias that our floral design team combined with  garden roses, hydrangeas, and seasonal flowers in an elegant gold textured pot. MIDMOD TRANQUILITY This artistic floral design has become increasingly popular because of the trend toward the botanical floral display. It comes in a ceramic container with a wooden stand. The arrangement features unique greenery, including kale, along with a sublime mix of white flowers. Delivery Options Although it was recently announced that San Diego County would be opening up more and loosening restrictions, we are still focused on ensuring the health and safety of our community with "no contact" delivery. We will contact the recipient to let them know their gift will be left at the front door or other safe location. Alternatively, you can also do in-store and curbside pickup.  What's Your Favorite? Do you have a favorite flower arrangement from our [...]

2020-08-19T18:38:43+00:00August 19th, 2020|Categories: Decorating|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Allen’s Flowers’ Most Popular Floral Designs

Flowers Bring Smiles and Romance

Flowers are a great way to bring a smile to someone's face as well as show your romantic side. While any time is a good time to do this, August offers some special occasions that make floral gifts something to do right now. August is National Romance Month, so it's time to show that special someone how much you love them. Plus, the second week of August is National Smile Week, so this is when you can do whatever possible to make someone else smile and feel good. Here are some special floral gifts that are a great way to recognize both August events: TO MY LOVE If this is your anniversary month, consider this stunning floral display that comes with an anniversary Mylar balloon. The flower arrangement features purple dendrobium orchids, white lilies, hydrangea, and roses. EVERLASTING LOVE Show the strength of your love with this garden floral design with southern hydrangea, stargazer lilies, snapdragons, stock and garden flowers that are arranged in a glass vase. PASSION This extraordinary luxury rose arrangement features dozens of 24-inch premium long-stem roses in shades of pink and red along with white hydrangea in a clear glass, 14-inch bullet vase. GARDEN BEAUTY Send your love in this premium floral display that overflows with hydrangea, orchids, lavender, and spray roses and roses. FEEL THE LOVE If you can't decide on what color of roses to send, then gift your special someone with this colorful display that features pink, red, orange, and yellow roses. You can choose from 12, 24, or 36 roses. LA COSTA PURPLE This stunning bouquet showcases purple hydrangea, Mokara orchids, hot pink roses, pink spray roses, and light pink Asiatic lilies along with eucalyptus and aralia leaves in a pink jewel vase. TROPICAL BLISS [...]

2018-08-12T14:19:06+00:00August 12th, 2018|Categories: Events|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Flowers Bring Smiles and Romance

Celebrate International Day of Friendship On July 30th

Friendships are something to be treasured, so they must be celebrated. A good day to do this is July 30th, which is the International Day of Friendship. Whether your friends are here in San Diego or anywhere in the world, there is no excuse. You need to tell them how much you love them. And, what better way to do this than with flowers? Here are some of the bright and cheerful ways to toast your friends: CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE This sunny floral and greenery arrangement offers yellow roses, green hydrangeas, a locally grown succulent, and other local seasonal accent flowers. SPECIAL SOMEONE This is a rose lover's dream arrangement. There are pink roses and spray roses as well as gerbera daisies, red gerberas, and ranunculus arranged in a pave style in a leaf-lined glass vase. GARDEN BEAUTY This garden style floral bouquet offers hydrangea, roses and spray roses, lavender, orchids, and green accents. RAINBOW SORBET This vibrant summer flower arrangement contains orange and pink roses, blue and green hydrangea, hot pink gerbera daisies and more. It is available in two sizes. SUNFLOWERS OF SAN DIEGO This brilliant summer floral display has sunflowers, delphinium, alstroemeria, yarrow, monte casino asters and more arranged in a clear glass gathering vase that has been tied with raffia. VIVACIOUS This stunning bouquet showcases hot pink roses, stargazer lilies, and gerbera daisies. CELEBRATE! Celebrate friendship with this brilliant floral display that contains hot pink roses, orange lilies, purple alstroemerias and green button poms. There are also many ribbon accents. Everything is arranged in a leaf-lined glass cube. It comes in three sizes.

2018-07-27T14:06:51+00:00July 27th, 2018|Categories: Friendship Day|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Celebrate International Day of Friendship On July 30th

Gifts and Flowers For Special July Celebrations

July is full of special days with many of them focused on family members. For example, there are Parent's Day on July 22nd, Cousin's Day on July 24th, Aunt and Uncle Day on July 26th, and Father-in-Law Day on July 30th. At our San Diego flower shops and through our website we have many great gift ideas to let these special family members know just how much you love and care about them. Here are a few gift ideas: GOURMET FRUIT TRAY This is an incredible presentation of fresh seasonal fruit along with a tropically-inspired fresh flower arrangement presented in a keepsake tray. Three sizes are available. BABY GIRL CRATE This is a great gift to celebrate the arrival of a new baby girl in the family or as part of your extended family. Premium hydrangea, long-stem roses, and dendrobium orchids are arranged in a wooden crate with a teddy bear and a baby girl emoji balloon. THE COMICON COLLECTION Our Comicon collection pays tribute to one of the biggest fan conventions in the world, which has been held in San Diego and focuses on comic books, graphic novels, films, books, and everything else in the science fiction genre. Numerous bright and bold flower arrangements are available that showcase the vibrant atmosphere around this San Diego event. FIESTA This festive flower arrangement includes premium flower types in some of the brightest colors available. RAINBOW SORBET This is another example of the brilliant hues offered as part of this flower collection. There are orange and pink roses, blue and green hydrangea, and hot pink gerbera daisies. FLOWERS THAT EMPOWER Another great gift for these special July days is our new philanthropic initiative called Flowers that Empower. Each month, we offer a new floral design that comes in [...]

2018-07-16T22:54:15+00:00July 16th, 2018|Categories: Events|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Gifts and Flowers For Special July Celebrations

Fall Has Arrived in San Diego!

Fall officially begins on Friday, September 22nd. However, we have already been celebrating the new season with the arrival of our fall flowers at all our San Diego flower shop locations. Fall is one of our favorite times of the year. While we enjoy the summer season, it's nice to start feeling a change in the weather and seeing the leaves change. These colors also are reflected in our fall flower collection, including many bold colors and unique textures. Many of these fall colors are perfect to decorate for the upcoming fall holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving. These fall flowers may also be part of special occasions like birthdays and fall weddings. To get you ready for the fall season, here are some of the beautiful fall flower arrangements and fall bouquets we have for you on our website and in our San Diego flower shops: GARDEN SUNSET This fall floral display includes sunflowers, roses, Peruvian lilies, and seasonal fillers hand-arranged in a glass vase. There are two sizes to choose from for your gift or decor selection. SUNFLOWER LOVERS BOUQUET Made for those who adore sunflowers, this special fall arrangement includes a unique mix of flowers like sunflowers, hot pink roses, Gypsy dianthus, and solidaster. DEL MAR SUNSET This stunning flower arrangement includes roses, tulips, lilies, and hydrangea in a leaf-lined glass vase. PACIFIC BEACH PERFECTION Bright cayenne roses are combined with hydrangea, orchids, and other premium flowers to create this extraordinary fall flower arrangement.  AUTUMN HARVEST This rustically styled flower arrangement comes in a burlap-wrapped glass vase. It includes sunflowers, roses, hydrangea, and thistle. SUNS AND ROSES Here is another sunflower-themed fall flower display. It also features premium fall flowers like roses and macara orchids. CORONADO SUNSET This dramatic flower arrangement showcases [...]

2017-09-21T17:23:17+00:00September 21st, 2017|Categories: Fall Flowers|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Fall Has Arrived in San Diego!

Celebrating the Oscars with Luxurious Flower Arrangements

This year, the Oscars are on Sunday, February 26th, which means it’s time to plan your viewing party and think about how you can create a special look and feel that reflects the elegance and glamor of those movie stars you’ll see at the awards show. Whether you want to create custom flower arrangements with our floral design team or you select some of our luxurious flower arrangements, you are sure to add a sophisticated look to your Oscars viewing party with these beauties. Here are some great examples of luxurious flower arrangements that would look great for the big event: California Gold brings together elegance and artisanal beauty with blue and green hydrangeas, roses, and succulents in a burlap-wrapped vase. The Garden Elegance Basket features roses, calla lilies, orchids and other garden flowers in shades of green, pink, and purple. It comes in three sizes. Prestige showcases premium flowers like oncidium orchids, hydrangea, roses, and tulips. It’s a true stunner! Vivacious offers hot pink roses, pastel gerbera daisies, and stargazer lilies in a designer vase. Go with a sophisticated look of all white with Calla Me Crazy, which comes with 20 full-size calla lilies and foliage in a rectangular glass vase, or Snow White Tulips, which are bunched together with wire and arranged in a rectangular glass vase lined with river rocks. These will look great in a foyer, buffet table, coffee table and even outside on the patio if you plan to take the party outside to enjoy a beautiful San Diego sunset on commercial breaks.  Remember that you can order by phone, in our San Diego flower shops, or online through our website. For custom orders, you will need to make an appointment to come and work with [...]

2017-02-23T19:37:55+00:00February 23rd, 2017|Categories: Events|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Celebrating the Oscars with Luxurious Flower Arrangements

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 this desired flower. Third, we created a bestsellers category so you can see what other people like to give and order for their loved ones. Sometimes, what’s popular is an easy choice for you to give to someone else because you see what the trends are right now. Fourth, you can simply shop by budget and see what works for you that way. Whatever you choose, we include a picture and description so you see exactly what you are getting, which should make it easy to pick the right one for [...]

2016-07-26T16:40:22+00:00July 26th, 2016|Categories: Flowers|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Not Sure What Flowers to Get? We Can Help!

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 a true work of art. White Peony Elegance offers shades of white and cream with peonies, tulips, and hydrangea. Allen’s Peony Garden is a bright collection of peonies and roses along with hydrangea in a leaf-lined cylinder vase. Summer Sunflower Cube is a contemporary cube vase filled with sunflowers, alstromeria, and delphinium. Yellow Sunshine offers white and yellow blooms like roses, snapdragons, lilies and more. La Costa Purple is a regal display of purple hydrangea and Mokara orchids along with hot pink roses, light pink Asiatic lilies, and pink spray roses. [...]

2016-07-01T17:06:19+00:00July 1st, 2016|Categories: Summer Flowers|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Celebrating Special Days in July

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 is the orchid. We have many varieties to choose from: The Deluxe Dendrobium Orchid Vase is a clear triangular vase that is filled with tall orchid blooms. It’s a dramatic look! Prestige has roses, hydrangea, tulips and oncidium orchids arranged in a vase. It’s a sophisticated and glamorous flower arrangement. Tropical Flowers The warm and humid weather also makes it an ideal time to enjoy some tropical flowers: La Jolla Tropics offers towering birds of paradise, heliconia, ginger and yellow oncidium orchids along with a variety of foliage. San Diego Paradise [...]

2016-06-20T15:14:16+00:00June 20th, 2016|Categories: Summer Flowers|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Summer Flowers Have Arrived Just in Time!

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 a wide array of California succulent plants. Mood Changer offers hot pink roses, orange mini roses, green cymbidium blooms and succulents in a leaf-lined glass cylinder. Garden Sunset contains sunflowers, Peruvian lilies, summer fillers and roses in a glass vase. There are two sizes available. Sunflower Garden focuses the bright sunflower and accompanied by lilies, roses, alstromeria, stock and more in a cylinder vase. This is just a small example of what we offer. More is available online and in our San Diego shop flower locations. You can also buy in [...]

2016-06-01T21:06:43+00:00June 1st, 2016|Categories: Friendship Day|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on National Gardening Exercise Day and Best Friends Day
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