December 2015 - Allen's Flowers

Holiday Party Decorating Services

Our events team is already working hard on numerous holiday parties throughout San Diego, including corporate events, office holiday parties, and personal Christmas socials. They are ready to help you create a magical winter wonderland, country display, or elegant black tie décor for whatever you have planned. Whether it’s decorative Christmas trees, garlands, wreaths, swags or centerpieces, consider us your source for holiday décor: Allen’s Elegant Holiday Centerpiece contains natural white kale, holiday greenery, and red roses. A Christmas Tradition Centerpiece has a red taper candle and ribbon surrounded by holiday greenery like pinecones as well as gold ornaments, mini carnations, and red carnations. The Royal Christmas Centerpiece has three gold taper candles, cream roses and spray roses, white alstromeria, gold ornaments, mesh ribbon, pinecones and Christmas greenery. Stars in the Night has red roses and spray roses, berry sprays, carnations, pinecones and other greenery. The Christmas Elegance Centerpiece has scented greenery, red and white flowers, three taper candles and holiday ornaments. Allen’s Celebration features red carnations, winter greenery, a pillar candle, ornaments and a red taffeta ribbon. Candlelight Christmas contains red amaryllis, roses, spray roses, golden pinecones and holiday greenery along with two pomegranate colored pillar candles. We recommend ordering as soon as possible, including any plans for New Year’s, so we can ensure variety and date.

Holidays Also Mean Saying Thanks to Special People

The holidays are not just for friends and family. There are many other people that you most likely know that have helped you out throughout the year. These can include the mail person, your kids’ teachers, the gardener, housecleaner, pool technician and more. This is the perfect opportunity to say “thank you” for all that they have done. To help you with some beautiful floral ideas, here are some highlights from our holiday collection. The Holiday Basket contains a red poinsettia plant and white cyclamen along with bright green pothos and dieffenbachia. The basket is also wrapped with a plaid taffeta ribbon. The Christmas Red Poinsettia plant is a traditional symbol of Christmas and offers festive cheer to whoever receives it. Christmas Love has red roses and carnations along with white Asiatic lilies and chrysanthemums in a red glass vase. The La Mesa Christmas Bouquet contains white Asiatic lilies, mini carnations, red roses and red carnations along with white pine, Ming fern, and noble fern in a cube vase that has been lined with a ti leaf. Be Merry features red carnations and white miniature carnations with noble fir, white pine, holly inside a red glass cube. A Winter Wonder contains roses, button poms, hypericum and carnations along with a ti leaf ribbon, pinecones, and holiday greenery in a glass cube vase. Merry and Chic has cymbidium orchids, red roses and carnations, green button chrysanthemums, red ornaments and winter greenery in a cube vase. We deliver throughout the San Diego area. Please call and schedule your orders today during this busy season to ensure selection and delivery time.

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Getting the Holidays Rolling with Poinsettia Day

While you may already have your holiday shopping underway, it’s time to focus on the spirit of Christmas. A great way to do this is to pick out some poinsettia plants to celebrate Poinsettia Day, which arrives on Saturday, December 12th. Here’s what we have to offer plus some tips to keep your poinsettia plants festive throughout the holidays and beyond. Our Poinsettia Plants We have a range of sizes of poinsettia plants in red or white blooms. You can also create a nice gift basket with poinsettia plant with other blooming or green plants. Add a poinsettia plant to a gift basket that includes gourmet food or fresh seasonal fruit. Visit our San Diego flower shops, order online, or call in your order today! How to Care for a Poinsettia Plant To keep your poinsettia plants looking their festive best and even make them last until the next holiday season, here are some tips for caring for them: Keep poinsettia plant near sunlight window and maintain a temperature between 60 and 70 degrees. Don’t put the poinsettia plant in any kind of draft. Maintain a good level of humidity and water when the surface feels dry. Once the holiday season passes, here are some other things you can do to keep your poinsettia plants healthy and thriving: Continue to monitor the water, temperature, and sunlight for the poinsettia plant regularly. Fertilize in the spring and fall seasons. Put the poinsettia plants outside in the summer in partially shaded area. In July, pinch each stem back an inch to encourage branch development and fullness in the plant. Start putting the plant in the dark in the evening hours as of October to help control when it re-blooms. Stop the evening darkness [...]

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Get Holiday Plans with Our Dazzling Flowers, Centerpieces, and Décor

Whether you come into any of our San Diego flower shops or order online, we make it easy to get your holiday plans taken care of, especially when it comes to trimming your home. This means access to centerpieces, bouquets, poinsettia plants, garlands, wreaths and even miniature Christmas trees. To help you get started on your holiday planning for décor or gifts, check out these items from our holiday flower collection: Thomas Kinkade’s Country Christmas Homecoming offers a hand-sculpted, hand painted country cabin surrounded by red spray roses, white button spray chrysanthemums, white sinuate static, noble fir, variegated holly and flat cedar. The Christmas Lilies Centerpiece contains white Asiatic lilies, red roses, spray roses, and winter greenery that are wrapped around a white pillar candle. Christmas Orchids offers a cylinder vase that has been filled with white dendrobium orchids and red berries. Candlelight Christmas features red amaryllis, roses, and spray roses along with golden pinecones and greenery that set off two pomegranate pillar candles. Be Merry has red carnations, white miniature carnations, white pine, holly and greenery in a red glass cube. A Christmas Tradition Centerpiece is a deluxe display of red carnations, mini carnations, gold ornaments and pinecones along with a ribbon and red taper candle. Don’t forget that we also do custom holiday centerpieces, flower arrangements, and bouquet for gifts, décor, and events and parties. Call us now to schedule a free consultation and let our expert floral designers create an incredible winter wonderland display for your home, office, or venue. Each of our three San Diego flower shops also feature more holiday displays and decor ideas as well as gifts, collectibles, greeting cards and more. Now is a great time to place your holiday order so we can [...]