As long-standing members of the San Diego community, we constantly look for ways to give back after receiving so much business and support throughout the years we have operated San Diego flower shops. While we do regular community activities like our program that allows you to contribute to local San Diego charities, we often look for other ways to make a positive impact. This past Mother’s Day gave us a great excuse to do something pretty big. Sure, it is our busiest day of the year and, yes, we had a record number of flower arrangements to create and deliver for Mother’s Day. However, our incredible team at all of our San Diego flower shops pulled together to pull of this extraordinary event.  Partnering with Rady Children’s Hospital of San Diego, we delivered 220 brightly colored, cheerful flower arrangements to each patient at the hospital so that they could ‘gift’ their mothers with flowers. Just because they were stuck in a room trying to recover didn’t mean they couldn’t let their Moms know just how special they are. We were excited to be a part of this special opportunity by helping to bring these mothers joy. All of the extraordinary flowers for these special Mother’s Day flower arrangements were provided by local San Diego flower farms in Carlsbad and Encinitas. We worked late into the night prior to Mother’s Day to get all 220 flower arrangements ready for hand delivery. When we arrived, we were greeted by hospital staff and the local San Diego news that later covered our efforts on the evening news. This was a great way to get the word out about just how much we love our San Diego neighbors, friends, and family.[wpvideo AYyXxDJ7] As part of [...]

A new baby is such a joy. Whether you are welcoming a new family member or celebrating a friend’s new addition, there are plenty of great new baby gifts and flower arrangements at Allen’s Flowers and Plants in San Diego to choose from to commemorate this special occasion. Let’s start with new baby flower arrangements. Online, we have a wide array of examples of what is possible to send to celebrate the arrival of the new baby. There is a wide array of styles and sizes in themed hues of pinks, blues, and yellows as well as flower arrangements that include a number of different colors and flower varieties. Many of our arrangements even come with a Mylar balloon and stuffed animal to welcome the new baby. Other ideas include a green plant or dish garden, which are unique alternatives if flowers are not preferred. Be sure to also consider our custom flower arrangements in case you would like to make your own unique message as the new baby is welcomed. You can work with any of our floral design teams throughout San Diego based on color, variety, and your price range. Local and National Delivery Whether you would like to make a delivery to a home or a hospital, we can help. We have served all of the local San Diego hospitals for decades and can make providing a gift to the new baby and their family while at the hospital as convenient as possible. This also includes plants, gifts, and gift basket deliveries to San Diego hospitals and medical centers. Same-day service is available because, after all, sometimes the new baby arrives earlier than expected. With same day delivery, it means you will never be late with your congratulations! [...]

The results for the San Diego Union-Tribune’s annual Best of San Diego Poll are in and we are proud to say that we have topped the list of Best San Diego Florist for the fourth consecutive year! We were honored to be nominated during the May 2013 nomination process and then thrilled to receive the winning votes, which had been cast throughout the month of July. Great Company and Even Better Customers We were among great company with a number of outstanding San Diego florists – nine others, in fact, that were included in this year’s competition. We would like to thank all of our customers at all of our locations for voting for us and reinforcing that our focus on exceptional service, quality, and value meet their expectations. Our goal for all our San Diego locations has always been to give customers the best for their money, including fresh flowers, plants, flowering plants, gifts and gift baskets. We attribute our success in this area with working with local flower growers and premium brands for our San Diego gifts and San Diego gift baskets. Our focus is also on offering the best value whether it is an individual flower order or it is flowers for a wedding or event. Our customers rave about our sales and specials – both online like our exclusive Facebook deals and our in-store cash and carry deals. We want to make flowers affordable for everyone. Within San Diego, we believe we have spent a lot of time helping our local communities, especially our fundraising program that has assisted numerous San Diego charities, non-profits, and schools. We often hear from our customers about how they are happy we make it so easy for them to also contribute [...]

Just around the corner is a special day to recognize all the friends in your life. That’s right, there is a special day each year to commemorate them and let them know you appreciate all that they do as your friend. This blog post provides some background on Friendship Day as well as gives you some ideas from our extensive collection of flower arrangements, plants, and gifts that you may want to gift to all your near (and not so near) and dear friends. All about Friendship Day Also known as International Friendship Day and celebrated since 1958 when it was started in Paraguay, this special day is recognized in the United States on the first Sunday in August. It gained interest thanks to the greeting card companies as a way to honor friends. The first time Friendship Day was celebrated in the U.S. was around 1935 although it was introduced a few years earlier by Joyce Hall, the founder of Hallmark Cards. Despite being promoted by a card company, Friendship Day is focused on quality time with friends, sharing those moments and traits that led you to become friends in the first place. Gift Ideas for Friendship Day That doesn’t mean you can’t give your friends a few gifts to also show them that you love them. At the top of the list for Friendship Day are flowers and cards. However, we thought you might like to see a few Friendship Day ideas that offer value, variety, and quality to let your friends know just how much you care: Sunny San Diego: Let your friends know that they brighten your day by sending them a flower arrangement full of vibrant flowers and greenery. This particular floral arrangement comes in three [...]