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Plant a Flower Day and Enjoy Lilacs and the Start of Daylight Savings Time

The signs that spring is on its way are brighter mornings and longer days along with more sunshine and the start of warm weather. To kick of the spring celebration, Plant a Flower Day is Saturday, March 20th. This is a chance to give something back to nature whether it is your own yard or a San Diego community garden. Sunday, March 13th is the start of daylight savings time followed by the official start to spring on Sunday, March 20th. With so much going on around spring, it’s the perfect time to enjoy some spring flowers of your own or to give them as a gift to a friend or family member. We are excited that one of our favorite spring flowers – lilacs – have arrived in our San Diego flower shops via our flower farm partner in nearby Julian, California. Besides their beauty and the unique look that lilacs offer, we are also offering a special value price right now to celebrate their arrival. The special pricing is available only while supplies last. Some examples of what we can do with this lovely flower includes these flower arrangements: Lilac and Hydrangea offers green and white hydrangea combined with lilies and purple lisianthus in a clear glass vase. Lilac and Tulips takes two spring favorites and hand arranges them in one clear glass vase. Lovely Lilac proves that you don’t necessarily need to be combined with other flower varieties. This flower arrangement only has a mass of lilac blooms arranged in a leaf-wrapped glass vase. You can order these lilacs and either other flowers by phone, in our San Diego flower shops, or online through our website. We hand deliver throughout San Diego as well as offer many of [...]

adminMWL2016-03-04T21:15:23+00:00March 4th, 2016|Categories: Lilacs|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego flower delivery, San Diego best flower arrangement, San Diego florist, San Diego flower delivery|Comments Off

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 many hues of pink, including roses, spray roses, and gerbera daisies along with red gerberas and ranunculus within a leaf-lined glass vase. Everlasting Love has hydrangea, stargazer lilies, stock, snapdragons and garden flowers within a glass vase. The Dendrobium Orchid Vase comes in triangular glass vase with numerous orchid blooms. All of these and more are available at all of our San Diego flower shops as well as online through our website. You can also call and order for delivery throughout San Diego and across the United States. Be sure to [...]

adminMWL2015-08-24T22:56:49+00:00August 24th, 2015|Categories: Gifts|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego florist, best San Diego flower delivery, San Diego best florist, San Diego best flower arrangement, San Diego florist, San Diego flower delivery|Comments Off

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 it in numerous colors, including hot pink, red, and orange along with yellow seeded eucalyptus in an inspiration vase. The Blooming Basket contains a purple African violet, yellow begonia, pink kalanchoe and white hypoestes in a round wicker basket. Combining the beauty of an azalea plant with fresh seasonal fruit, the Azalea and Fruit Basket provides many ways to say thanks. Right now, we have many of our summer flower arrangements on sale while supplies last. You can also create a custom flower arrangement to say a special thanks by working [...]

adminMWL2015-08-04T21:23:17+00:00August 4th, 2015|Categories: Thank You Gifts|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego flower delivery, flower delivery San Diego, San Diego florist|Comments Off

Our New Luxury Collection for Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day arrives on Sunday, May 10th. Have you started shopping for Mom yet? This is the time to do it with less than two weeks to go. While you may be making plans for a Mother’s Day brunch or some other way to give her the day off, Moms love flowers. They are that beautiful treat that they may not often purchase because it seems like an extra. This is the time to spoil her by giving her an extraordinary flower arrangement or bouquet that she may have never considered getting for herself. Our Mother’s Day Floral Collection We want to remind all of you that our Mother’s Day collection is available and features a selection of luxury flower arrangements this year. We define luxury as those flower arrangements that offer unique floral designs, premium flower varieties, and special containers that are designed to set these flower arrangements apart from anything else available for Mom. Luxury Floral Designs for Mom Highlights from the Mother’s Day Luxury Collection include: Perfect Peonies offers bright pink peony blooms hand arranged in an exclusive Couture Vase. These flowers are rare and often limited, so be sure to order now if Mom loves this flower. Garden Celebration offers two feet of blooms, including pink lilies, light purple lisianthus, purple hydrangea and pink roses that is sure to amaze Mom. Gaslamp Sensation features green and pink hydrangeas, green cymbidium orchids, hot pink and lavender roses, tulips and more in a large clear glass cylinder vase. Mother’s Grace is a stunning flower arrangement in shades of pink that includes such flowers as gerbera daisies, stargazer lilies, garden roses, alstroemeria, and snapdragons along with an abundance of greenery. La Jolla Elegance is a stunning display of sophisticated flowers, [...]

adminMWL2015-05-01T15:11:51+00:00May 1st, 2015|Categories: Mother's Day|Tags: Mother's Day flower delivery San Diego, Mother's Day flowers San Diego, Mother's Day gifts San Diego, Mother's Day roses San Diego, San Diego florist|Comments Off

Toasting San Diego Teachers

Whether it is a preschool teacher, middle school instructor, or college professor, teachers are special people that take on the challenging role of helping all of us learn and get skills, such as reading, writing, and critical thinking, which we will use the rest of our life. They inspire, motivate, and push to get us to be better and open our minds. These unsung heroes need to be thanked every day, but especially so when Teacher Appreciation Day on May 5th and Teacher Appreciation Week from May 3-8 come around. Now that those dates are nearly here, you may be wondering what you can get teachers to show how much you appreciate them. Here in San Diego, we have some ideas for local San Diego teachers that you appreciate them: AMAZING CYMBIDIUMS Stunning green cymbidium orchids with three to four spikes per plant are arranged in a stylish ceramic pot, offering a long-lasting way to stay thank you. HEAVEN AND HARMONY Light pink roses and white Asiatic lilies are presented in a clear vase. ZENSATIONAL As a unique presentation, this arrangement includes gorgeous green cymbidium orchids and ti leaves that are arranged within a 19" glass cylinder vase. ALLEN'S JOY This stunning flower bouquet includes white hydrangea, yellow roses, crème roses, yellow alstroemeria and peach carnations that are accented with fresh greenery and arranged within a contemporary glass cube. ORCHID GARDEN DELUXE This impressive gift includes lush green and seasonal blooming plants that are are combined with a premium phalaeonopsis orchid. This floral masterpiece comes accented with a bow and is arranged in a 16" diameter stone bowlBottom of Form These flower arrangements and green gift ideas, along with other gift ideas, including custom flower arrangements, are available at all of [...]

adminMWL2015-04-28T18:41:02+00:00April 28th, 2015|Categories: Teacher|Tags: San Diego florist, Teacher appreciation day San Diego, Teacher appreciation week San Diego, Teacher gifts San Diego|Comments Off

Saying Thanks to the Admin Professional

While you may appreciate that administrative professional or team of admins every day for their hard work, efficiency, and commitment to getting the job done, there is a special time of year when it’s time to show it with a gift or other ways of saying thanks for the help. April 19-24 is Administrative Professionals’ Week and in the middle of this week is Administrative Professionals’ Day on Wednesday, April 22nd. While they may usually get gifts for you, this one is up to you, so we’re here to help you with gift ideas that you can order through our website, by phone to any of our San Diego flower shop locations, or by stopping by to order in person. Many of these showcase fresh seasonal spring flower varieties: LA JOLLA SUNSET This stunning flower arrangement contains glorious flowers like Asiatic lilies, Viking spray chrysanthemums, roses and a miniature gerbera in various orange and yellow hues within a clear glass vase. FLOWER FIELDS OF SAN DIEGO Inspired by the spectrum of color found in the flower fields of Carlsbad in San Diego Country, this flower arrangement is a tribute to the local area as well as Southern California. It contains roses, lilies, alstroemeria, poms and other flowers and greenery accents in a clear glass vase that has been tied with raffia. GERBER DAISIES AND DAFFODILS This is a bright and cheerful way to say thank you to an admin. It includes gorgeous gerbera daisies along with yellow Daffodils. It’s a perfect addition to a desk as a reminder of how much you appreciate them. SWEETEST BLOOMS BOUQUET The Sweetest Blooms Bouquet is a vibrant display of fuchsia roses and yellow Asiatic lilies along with yellow and white traditional daisies, green button [...]

adminMWL2015-04-13T18:10:54+00:00April 13th, 2015|Categories: Administrative Professionals Day Flowers|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego florist, best San Diego flower delivery, San Diego florist, San Diego flower delivery, San Diego flowers|Comments Off

Create Special Spring Centerpieces for Palm Sunday and Easter

Palm Sunday is March 29th followed a week later by Easter Sunday. This is a special time to reflect on renewal and prepare for new growth during the new season. Flowers serve as a great reminder of this time of renewal and rebirth. They are a beautiful way to decorate your home. One way you can decorate for these two special spring events is to create spring floral centerpieces. Here are some ideas on making some beautiful spring floral centerpieces: Take advantage of all the various types of spring flowers now available as well as utilize greenery or green plants to add depth and interest. Make a row of floral centerpieces in empty eggshells and ceramic egg cups. Use various baskets that you may have around the house to arrange spring flowers. Get creative with your containers, including using a watering can, glass compotes, and various ceramic bowls and dishes. Add Easter motifs like Easter eggs or spring motifs like butterflies to your flower arrangement. There is no hard and fast rules to creating a floral centerpiece. It should just be a reflection of you and your décor so that it enhances the mood and environment during this special spring holiday season. If you do not want to create your own spring floral centerpieces using our flowers in bulk option, you can order a hand arranged spring flower arrangement from any one of our San Diego flower shops. Our daily deals mean that you can get great prices on farm fresh flowers many of which come from sustainable flower farmers throughout San Diego County. You can also stop in and schedule an appointment to work with our floral design team directly on creating custom floral centerpieces or Easter flower centerpieces. This [...]

adminMWL2015-03-23T15:52:00+00:00March 23rd, 2015|Categories: Easter Flowers, Spring Flowers|Tags: best florist San Diego, best San Diego flower delivery, Easter flowers San Diego, San Diego florist, San Diego flower delivery|Comments Off

Celebrating a Loved One’s Birthday with Unique Floral Gifts

Birthdays come the whole year round, so it may seem hard to know what to get each year. Flowers are one gift that just about everyone loves because they are beautiful. Often, many people will not buy flowers for themselves so it’s a nice present to receive on a birthday. To help you decide what might make a great floral gift, we have put together some details on some of our most popular flower arrangements in San Diego that make great birthday gifts and that show off the artistry of our incredible floral design team. Check out these great ideas that are sure to make that upcoming birthday extra special! Our Birthday Flower Arrangements Check out these birthday flower arrangements that show the range of prices and styles we have available with our seasonal flower offering: SYMPHONY This impeccable floral collection includes roses, orchids, tulips and hydrangea that have been hand arranged in a curly willow lined glass vase. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TULIPS & BALLOONS Our tulips have just arrived from Holland, so this is a great pick for a birthday wish. It includes tulips in many hues along with a 'Happy Birthday' Mylar balloon. ALLEN'S SPECIAL BIRTHDAY W/ BIRTHDAY MYLAR This stunning birthday flower arrangement contains pink roses, yellow gerberas and daisy spray chrysanthemums, dark pink alstroemeria, light yellow carnations, light pink matsumoto asters and miniature carnations all contained in a stylish vase that comes with a birthday wishes Mylar balloon. BIRTHDAY BLAST BOUQUET WITH BIRTHDAY MYLAR BALLOON This birthday floral bouquet offers a vivid display of vibrant blooms that include stargazer lilies, spray roses, gerbera daisies, alstroemeria and blue hydrangea. A celebratory Mylar balloon is included with the birthday flower arrangement. FLY AWAY BIRTHDAY This vibrant birthday flower arrangement features [...]

adminMWL2015-02-17T16:36:09+00:00February 17th, 2015|Categories: Birthday|Tags: Birthday flowers San Diego, San Diego best florist, San Diego best flower arrangement, San Diego florist, San Diego flower delivery, San Diego flowers|Comments Off

San Diego Holiday Shopping Events

Be sure to come to our open house at all of our Allen’s Flowers and Plants locations over the holiday shopping season, which kicks off just after Thanksgiving. Here are the big events so mark your calendar to make time to come visit our San Diego flower shop and also shop online. In-Store Holiday Shopping Events Black Friday is November 28th, and Small Business Saturday is November 29th. These special holiday shopping events are meant to encourage shopping at local businesses. This helps the small business owner like us not to mention it boosts the local San Diego economy. As a San Diego small business, our focus is on providing unique products and gifts, a great selection, and personalized service. We will be introducing our holiday collection on those days as well, and this collection is already available online with a range of Christmas centerpieces, Christmas bouquets, Christmas flower arrangements and Christmas décor like wreaths, garlands, and poinsettia plants. Our holiday flower collection also includes beautiful choices for Hanukah. These holiday shopping events also encourage shoppers to work with the San Diego florist’s on-site floral design team for custom flower arrangements, Christmas décor, and holiday centerpieces for holiday parties, home decorating, gift giving, special occasions and winter weddings. Online Holiday Shopping Event In addition, we will participate in Cyber Monday on December 1st with special prices, upgrades, and promotions that also encourage shopping with a local San Diego business. This is a great way to shop at your convenience by computer, tablet, or smartphone. Our Facebook page will also offer special deals. Start Planning Now! To get ready for these big holiday shopping events, make a list of what you might want to decorate your home and to whom you want [...]

adminMWL2014-11-24T23:51:33+00:00November 24th, 2014|Categories: Christmas Flowers|Tags: Black Friday San Diego, Cyber Monday San Diego, Poinsettia plants San Diego, San Diego Christmas flowers, San Diego florist, Small Business Saturday San Diego|Comments Off

Time to Order Thanksgiving Centerpieces and Floral Gifts for Home and Loved Ones

Thanksgiving arrives on Thursday, November 27th and with it comes a beautiful table for a lovely meal with loved ones. Whether you are decorating your own home for the upcoming festivities, you are visiting someone else’s home and want to bring a special gift, or you are missing out on those you are thankful this year but want to send them your love, we are here to help with a collection of Thanksgiving centerpieces and floral gifts. Stunning Thanksgiving Centerpieces In this blog post, we are showcasing our spectacular collection of Thanksgiving centerpieces, which look great on the dining table, a buffet table, and even a family room table. These also make great gifts: ALLEN'S CORNUCOPIA This cornucopia features orange roses, peach lilies, burgundy mini carnations, eucalyptus and lush greenery that has been arranged in a natural cornucopia basket. AUTUMN CORNUCOPIA Show your gratitude with this rustic cornucopia that is filled full of sunflowers, chrysanthemums, roses and lush fall foliage. COUNTRY HARVEST Adorn your Thanksgiving table with the warm, golden colors of fall, including fresh chrysanthemums, lilies, wheat and oak leaves as well as candles and a country plaid ribbon. WARM LIGHTS A warm glow will come from this grand Thanksgiving centerpiece, which has two pillar candles that are surrounded by roses, orchids, and other varieties in shades of red, bronze, and orange. THANKSGIVING LIGHTS This stunning centerpiece features roses, orange Asiatic lilies, orange and bronze chrysanthemums and a burgundy ribbon along with two elegant taper candles. THANKSGIVING GATHERING CENTERPIECE The colors of autumn come alive in this centerpiece of lilies, daisies, roses and fall greenery. Beautiful Thanksgiving Floral Gifts Besides our Thanksgiving centerpieces, we also have many Thanksgiving floral gifts as well as a custom floral design service that [...]