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Bring the Outdoors In On National Houseplant Appreciation Day!

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Bring the Outdoors In On National Houseplant Appreciation Day!

Allen's Flowers San Diego's Florist Provides Wide Selection of Plants Located in downtown San Diego, El Cajon, and La Mesa, our San Diego flower shops and website are the perfect partner for all your gift-giving needs. As San Diego's favorite flower shop, our focus is on personalized service, unique floral designs, variety, quality, and the best value. Our San Diego flower shops also offer a wide range of green plants, flowering plants, and more to add more greenery to your life. In just a few days, it will be National Houseplant Appreciation Day. January 10th is a day to spread awareness about the benefits of plants and why you should fill your home and office with these special gifts from Nature. Here are some ideas to help you celebrate this special day and add more green to your decor: FIDDLE LEAF FIG TREE Make a striking statement in your home or office with this green plan that can grow to more than six feet tall. ZZ PLANT This is one of the most low-maintenance plants available. Even if you don't have a green thumb, you can still enjoy this plant. The plant needs little to no natural light and even does well without water. TERRARIUM BOWL This unique indoor plant display combines colorful accents with green succulents in a bubble bowl. JADE PLANT IN CONCRETE The jade plant loves sun and needs lots of it, so be sure to place it in an area of your home or office where it can soak up the rays. Our jade plant comes in a concrete pot. LEMON-LIME DRACAENA As another easy maintenance plant, the dracaena comes in a choice of containers to coordinate with your home or office decor, including white glass, rustic tin, or contemporary woven basket. LARGE SNAKE [...]

flyline content2020-01-07T17:36:21+00:00January 7th, 2020|Categories: Allens Flowers, Plants|Tags: garden center San Diego, San Diego houseplants, San Diego plants|Comments Off

Best Plants For Indoor Decorating

Allen's Flowers San Diego's Favorite Florist and Garden Center Allen's Flowers has grown to be recognized as an industry leader and has been awarded a top 100 florist in the USA for several years now. This award is one of the most prestigious in the industry with over 36,000 florists competing for the honor. Locally, Allen's Flowers has been selected as the best florist in San Diego by the readers of the San Diego Union-Tribune and signonsandiego.com for 8 years. We have flower shops throughout San Diego, including our main location in San Diego, downtown San Diego, El Cajon, and La Mesa. Our San Diego flower and gift shops along with our website are ideal partners for your gift-giving and decor needs. Flowers are beautiful, but plants also create a beautiful natural ambiance to your home. We have an extensive collection of indoor plants for indoor decorating like these: Let's start with succulents. While they may seem trendy, these plants offer a wide range of colors and textures to blend with all types of indoor decor. SUCCULENTS AND DRIFTWOOD This arrangement offers a diverse display of San Diego-grown succulents and colorful kalanchoes that are accented and arranged in a circular glass bowl. RUSTIC SUCCULENT TIN Four different succulents are presented in a rustic designer tin, which is nice to create a comfortable ambiance. SUCCULENT GARDEN Locally grown California succulents are combined with kalanchoe and displayed in a clear vase. There are so many other indoor plants that are ideal for indoor decor: ZZ PLANT The ZZ plant is ideal for an area with no natural light and offers a unique look with its z-shaped leaves. SANSEVIERIA GEOMETRICUS Also known as the "Snake Plant," the Sansevieria is an eye-catching, low-maintenance plant that brings the outdoors [...]

flyline content2019-09-13T21:07:45+00:00September 13th, 2019|Categories: Plants|Tags: garden center San Diego, indoor plants San Diego, San Diego plant store|Comments Off

Locally Grown Succulents Now Available

Here in San Diego, we are fortunate to have such a great climate so that we can share so many locally grown flowers and plants. Now, we have added succulents to our list of San Diego products now available in all of our San Diego flower shops. Succulents are a great choice for men or women as gifts for a special occasion or to decorate a home or office. They are very low maintenance yet can last for years, making them a value-added choice. Here are some of the succulent designs we carry in our San Diego flower shops and garden center, which are also available through our website: SUCCULENT GARDEN IN WHITE CERAMIC Three succulents are arranged in a ceramic container. KALANCHOE & SUCCULENTS GARDEN TIN A bright and bold kalanchoe plant is arranged with succulents in a garden tin container. SUCCULENTS IN STONE A variety of succulent plants are displayed in a beautiful stone bowl. This creates an interesting look with various textures, colors, and sizes. SUCCULENT GARDEN Locally grown California succulents are combined with a brightly colored kalanchoe plant and arranged in a clear vase. SWEET SUCCULENTS A variety of succulents are artistically arranged in a white glass vase. SUCCULENT GARDEN TIN Four succulents are presented in this rustic designer tin. BURLAP & TWINE SUCCULENT This succulent design includes a small, medium, and large succulent terrarium. These are accented with burlap and twine as well as offer a range of colors and textures. SUCCULENTS AND DRIFTWOOD This is a large assortment of succulents and kalanchoes that have been accented with driftwood and arranged in a circular glass bowl. The succulents are only available for local San Diego delivery, however. For local San Diego delivery, please call or visit our [...]

flyline content2018-07-05T15:31:26+00:00July 5th, 2018|Categories: Plants|Tags: garden center San Diego, plants San Diego, succulents San Diego|Comments Off

Houseplant Appreciation Day is January 10th

While flowers often get the most attention, plants deserve their own day of celebration because they also offer beauty plus provide a healthy environment for us whether they are displayed in a home or office. Green plants are also quite diverse just like flowers, with various textures and colors that provide a range of designs and looks to enjoy, enhancing your décor. Celebrate their beauty today on Houseplant Appreciation Day! January 10th has been designated as Houseplant Appreciation Day so give these plants some extra love today or even think about getting some to spruce up your interior. If you are worried that you don’t have the green thumb to keep them alive and thriving, that’s okay! We offer a great plant care guide that breaks down how to cover the basics so plants are happy, including light, water, temperature and food. Here are some highlights from our plant care guide: African violets are a blooming houseplant that likes moderately bright light but not direct exposure to it. Good drainage is important. Keep soil moist and water at a moderate temperature because cold water could lead to leaf spotting. There is fertilizer available specifically for violets so try and use this type. Violets also like moderate air temperature, making them the perfect houseplant to have in San Diego. Gloxinias are another blooming plant that has bright colors and unique foliage. Opt for diffused light and moist soil. They also like moderate temperatures that do not dip below 50 degrees. Remove old blooms to encourage new ones, and use an all-purpose fertilizer. Begonias are a beautiful blooming plant that likes to be near a sunny window but not within direct exposure to the sun. Keep temperatures in the low 70s during the [...]