January 2017 - Allen's Flowers

San Diego’s Best Florist Offers Valentine’s Day Flowers as Favorite Holiday Gift

Valentine’s Day is just a few weeks away, so it’s time to start thinking about what type of flowers you will gift that special someone with – after all, flowers continue to be voted as best Valentine’s Day gift even over jewelry! We love Valentine’s Day because it means we get to put together and design some stunning flower arrangements that we know will put a smile on someone’s face because the flowers were given to represent their love. While all flowers tend to be given in love, it’s never more symbolic than on Valentine’s Day. To celebrate another year of love, we have put together a wonderful Valentine’s Day collection that showcases many types of floral designs and price points so that there’s something for everyone! Here are some highlights of the Valentine’s Day flower arrangements and bouquets now available for order by phone, in-store, or online: Tulips in Love offers red roses and tulips in a vase with a pink bow accent, which is a great way to show your love. Lavender Luxury includes purple tulips, a succulent, and purple and green hydrangea, creating a stunning floral display. Two Hearts is a truly unique Valentine’s Day gift. It contains two red roses that have been accented with red sand and arrive in a rose cortet. Sonoma Romance has a rustic flair. It contains cymbidium orchid blooms, red roses, purple kale, a succulent plant and white hydrangea hand arranged in a burlap-wrapped vase. A truly over-the-top Valentine’s Day gift is to give your love flowers for a year. Each month, your love will receive a flower arrangement to express how you feel for them. You can choose from three plans that offer prices from $495 to $995 for the entire [...]

Shop Our Valentine’s Day Collection!

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner so now is the time to place your order with your favorite San Diego florist either visiting one of our shops, by calling us, or going online to our website. To make gift giving for Valentine’s Day even easier, we’ve released our Valentine’s Day collection of flowers, roses, bouquets and gifts that offer something for everyone in terms of style and price. We are also putting many items on sale for Valentine’s Day to provide extra value, allowing you to go big with this year’s gift. Here are some highlights from our Valentine’s Day collection to get you started: Pink Power offers green hydrangea as well as pink and fuchsia roses in a heart container. It comes in three sizes. Rustic Roses includes purple cymbidium orchids and red roses in a metal container. Rustic Garden Romance is another tin container arrangement but this one has gerbera daisies, garden roses, and tulips in various shades of pink. Selfie Love has green hydrangea, purple stock, and pink roses, tulips and gerbera daisies in a unique vase. Tulip Romance has red tulips and purple phalaenopsis orchids in a white container. Field of Love comes in a heart container and includes a garden style flower arrangement in pink and red hues to reflect Valentine’s Day. We offer all sizes and colors of roses as the traditional flower choice of Valentine’s Day. Our Luxury Valentine’s Day Assorted Roses offers an abundance of premium, long-stem roses in red, pink, and lavender arranged by hand in a clear glass vase that has been lined with leaves. Don’t delay! Order now for best prices and selection as well as to get your preferred delivery date. We also have balloons and other special [...]

Brad Levy2017-01-16T01:00:37+00:00January 16th, 2017|Categories: Valentine's Day|Tags: Valentine's Day flower delivery San Diego, Valentine's Day flowers San Diego, Valentine's Day gifts San Diego, Valentine's Day roses San Diego, Valentine's Day 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 [...]

Brad Levy2017-01-10T19:47:53+00:00January 10th, 2017|Categories: Plants|Tags: garden center San Diego, Houseplant Appreciation Day, plant shop San Diego, plants San Diego, San Diego florist, San Diego flower shop|Comments Off

Say Thank You for Those Special Holiday Moments

It’s a New Year and a new opportunity to start practicing the art of gratitude where you take the time to think about other’s thoughtfulness and act on it in your own thoughtful way. Maybe you received some surprise gifts over the holiday or experienced a kind gesture of extra help during the stress of the holiday season. Or, perhaps you were invited to a memorable Christmas or New Year’s Eve party and want to thank the host or hostess for their hospitality. That’s where we come in with some special floral thank you designs that show your appreciation like these great gift ideas: Cabernet Coast is a unique flower arrangement from our luxury flower arrangement collection that includes premium roses along with phalaenopsis orchids highlighted by premium greenery and seashells. The Garden Elegance Basket is a breathtaking floral display in a multicolor basket that is filled with garden flowers like orchids, calla lilies, hydrangea, roses, and other varieties in shades of green, pink, and purple. It comes in multiple sizes. Garden Beauty features roses and spray roses, orchids, hydrangea, lavender and more. Flower varieties and color choices vary by season. Harvest Sunset is a bright flower arrangement with green cymbidium orchids, mango calla lilies, orange roses and eucalyptus in a gold ceramic vase. Pacific Winter offers blue hydrangea, ivory roses, white tulips, amaryllis and peonies for one of the most beautiful flower arrangements that we feature. Sunny San Diego is a compact flower arrangement that is bursting with bold primary colors and an array of flower types. Frais Du Jardin has cymbidium orchids in lime green, hydrangea, peonies, roses and tulips together with trailing ivy in a leaf-lined cylindrical vase that has been filled with river rocks. Our San Diego [...]