Celebrating International Friendship Day with Flowers

Sunday, July 30th is International Friendship Day. It's that special day to toast those special people wherever they are in the world who you call friends. No matter where they are, they have your back, are available to listen and support, and offer some of the best memories so far. Take a moment to thank them with a special gift like flowers so they know just how special they are to you. Our San Diego flower shops and online florist store offer fresh and unique flower arrangements and bouquets that can be shipped all over the world thanks to our network of florist partners. Here are some ideas to get you started on your shopping for International Friendship Day many of which are from our summer flower collection: CELEBRATE This festive bouquet contains hot pink roses, orange lilies, purple alstroemerias and green button poms. They are hand-arranged in a leaf-lined glass cube that has been accented with ribbon. MOOD CHANGER Hot pink roses are combined with green cymbidium orchids, orange mini roses, and succulent cuts. Ā They are put together in a leaf-lined glass cylinder. SPECIAL SOMEONE Various shades of pink are found in this sweet flower arrangement of roses, spray roses, and gerbera daisies, which are combined with red gerberas and ranunculus in a leaf-lined glass vase. DEL MAR SUNFLOWERS Sunflowers are mixed with blue delphinium, alstroemeria, and other summer flowers, greenery, and accents are combined for a stunning effect in this special flower arrangement. GARDEN SUNSET This flower arrangement has a garden design comprised of sunflowers, roses, Peruvian lilies, and summer accents that are then arranged in a glass vase. It comes in two sizes. Ā  SWEET SAN DIEGO This incredible flower arrangement includes pink Oriental lilies, tulips, larkspur and [...]

2017-07-27T01:43:44+00:00July 27th, 2017|Categories: Friendship Day|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Celebrating International Friendship Day with Flowers

Peonies Have Arrived in Our San Diego Flower Shops

Peonies are a special summer flower that only comes around for a very short time, so now is the time to buy them for a special gift or to decorate your home or office with their magical beauty. These unique flowers are sophisticated and casual at the same time, making them perfect for everything from a formal event flower choice to a special addition to a summer wedding bouquet or wedding reception flower centerpiece.Ā  Our peony collection includes some new floral designs this year to showcase just what a versatile flower they are for all types of bouquets and flower arrangements. Here are some of the highlights from our peony collection available right now in all of our San Diego flower shop locations and through our website: PEONY LUXE This peony flower arrangement contains pink peonies along with pink roses, garden hydrangea, and other summerĀ flowers, which are then arranged in a gem-lined glass vase. SAN DIEGO PEONIES This peony bouquet mixes pink and white peonies with pink callaĀ lilies and green hydrangeas within a white glass vase. PEONIES AND VIBURNUM Five coral and pink peonies are hand-arranged with Viburnum when they are in seasonĀ or green hydrangea as a replacement. These summer flowers are displayed in a clear glass vase. PEONIES AND ROSES Pink and white peonies are arranged with red roses within aĀ clear square vase. ALLEN'S PEONY CHARM This summer flower arrangement contains peonies, hydrangea, pincushion protea, and roses in hues that include oranges, greens, peach,Ā and coral. The beautiful combination of flowers is then presented in aĀ leaf-lined glass bowl. ALLEN'S PEONY RADIANCE This bouquet includes peonies and roses with an orchid accent arranged within a leaf-lined cylinder vase. WHITE PEONY ELEGANCE This display of summer blooms comes in shades of whites and [...]

2017-07-08T21:06:09+00:00July 8th, 2017|Categories: Peonies|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Peonies Have Arrived in Our San Diego Flower Shops

Special Spring Days to Celebrate with Flowers During March

March is a special month because it is the springboard into the spring season as the weather slowly begins to change and more flowers appear. With it comes many special days to celebrate, including Plant a Flower Day on March 12th, which happens to coincide with daylight savings this year, and St. Patrickā€™s Day on March 17th. With it comes our selection of spring flowers, including everyoneā€™s favorite: tulips. Our farm fresh tulips offer a beautiful way to welcome the new season as a special gift for someone else or even to just decorate your own home. Along with tulips, we have other spring flowers that have arrived in our San Diego flower shops. Hereā€™s a preview of some of the special flower arrangements we have on offer for the special spring days in March: Country Chic is a burlap arrangement that features white and green hydrangea, cymbidium orchids, coffee berries, and white tulips. Gaslamp Sensation offers green cymbidium orchids, hot pink and lavender roses, green and pink hydrangea and tulips in a glass cylinder vase. Tulips Together includes three bunches of ten tulips each in red, purple, and yellow that have been tied with bear grass and then displayed in a rectangular glass vase. Go Green is a great pick for St. Patrickā€™s Day because itā€™s all about the green ā€“ green cymbidium orchids, echeveria succulents, roses, and chrysanthemums, that is! Displayed in a glass, leaf-lined cube vase, it also contains viburnum, bupleurum, and eucalyptus. Del Mar Sunset has roses, lilies, hydrangea, and tulips hand-arranged in a leaf-lined glass vase. La Costa Purple showcases all types of flowers, including tulips, roses, Mokara orchids, hydrangea, spray roses and Asiatic lilies along with aralia leaves and eucalyptus in a pink jewel vase. [...]

2017-03-09T01:13:29+00:00March 9th, 2017|Categories: Spring Flowers|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Special Spring Days to Celebrate with Flowers During March

Celebrating Local, National, and International Talent

Today, Friday, March 3rd, we celebrate talent everywhere with Employee Appreciation Day while next Wednesday, March 8th is International Working Womenā€™s Day. Both days recognize the value that skilled workers everywhere have on businesses of all sizes. With more online businesses popping up, more women and men are becoming masters of their own destiny as freelancers and outsource workers. Whatever arrangement you have with these workers, itā€™s a good idea to take today and next week to thank them for their great ideas, passion, and hard work. Weā€™ve put together a floral gift guide of stunning flowers from our collection that highlights the various sizes and floral designs you have available to send locally to a team member here in San Diego or across the country and world. Check out these gorgeous gift ideas: Vivid Tulips Bubble Bowl comes with 20 beautiful and fresh tulips direct from Holland. Itā€™s that time of year again to enjoy tulips, and these come in a variety of colors hand-arranged in a bubble bowl. Great Gerberas is another bright floral display with locally grown gerbera daisies in an inspiration vase. La Jolla Sunset celebrates this coastal city with bright colors reminiscent of a sunrise and sunset over the ocean with Asiatic lilies, alstroemeria, and roses in shades of orange and yellow in a glass vase. Frais Du Jarden with Roses means ā€œfresh from the garden.ā€ This stunning arrangement has shades of white, hot pink, and lime green with cymbidium orchids, hydrangea, tulips, roses, and ivy in a cylindrical vase filled with river rocks. Pacific Breeze contains calla lilies, orchids, lilies, hydrangea, roses and more in many brilliant colors. Selfie Love has the perfect vase for International Working Womenā€™s Day with eyelashes and lips emblazoned on [...]

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 [...]

2015-08-04T21:23:17+00:00August 4th, 2015|Categories: Thank You Gifts|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Say Thank You with Flowers, Plants, or Special Expressions of Gratitude

Fall Brings Beautiful Flowers and Plants

The official start of the fall season is September 23rd, but fall flowers have already arrived in our San Diego flower shops. They are waiting for you to take them home, send them to loved ones, or display them at an upcoming fall wedding or fall event. We are excited to share these favorite fall flowers as part of our fall flower collection or as individual purchases of fall flower varieties like sunflowersā€”always a big seller in all our San Diego flower shop locations. Some of the beautiful fall flower arrangements we have include the following: BRIGHT AS DAY This flower arrangement is a great way to celebrate the fall season. It features a colorful combination of orange Asiatic lilies, dark orange alstromeria, bright sunflowers, pink roses and lavender stock. It is hand arranged and hand delivered in a beautifully crafted vase. DEL MAR SUNSET This modern fall flower arrangement features roses, tulips, lilies and hydrangea in a leaf lined glass vase. SUNFLOWER FUN This flower arrangement has a dozen vibrant yellow sunflowers that are accented with delicately folded aspidistra leaves and arranged in a clear glass vase GARDEN SUNSET This is a garden-style flower arrangement of sunflowers, roses, Peruvian lilies and summer fillers hand arranged glass vase and available in two sizes. SUNFLOWERS OF SAN DIEGO Inspired by the summer flower fields throughout Southern California, this flower arrangement features fresh sunflowers, delphinium, alstroemeria, yarrow, monte casino asters and more in a clear glass vase that has been tied with raffia. SUMMER SUNFLOWER CUBE This lively flower arrangement is arranged within a contemporary cube vase and holds some of the freshest sunflowers, delphinium, alstroemeria and other flowers. SUCCULENTS IN STONE If you are looking for something decidedly different, this is it. [...]

2014-09-16T18:53:56+00:00September 16th, 2014|Categories: Fall Flowers|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Fall Brings Beautiful Flowers and Plants

Celebrating National Grandparents Day on Sunday, September 7th

National Grandparents Day is that special day to celebrate those special people that love and spoil you. Although every day is a special day when you have family that love you unconditionally and have the wisdom to provide you with the best advice, it is nice to have a special day of honor set aside for them. This special day is on Sunday, September 7th. Whether you spend time with them, send them a gift, or do both, remember what they add to your life.Ā  How to Celebrate National Grandparents Day There are so many ways that you can celebrate this special day with your grandparents: Take them out for a meal or have them over for dinner. Spend the day out together doing something they enjoy. Help them around their house with repairs, maintenance, or cleaning. Visit with them, talking and listening to their great stories. Call or video chat with them. Give them a gift. Do all of the above! Gift Ideas for Grandparents Day Whether you just canā€™t be with them on this special day because of the distance or you want to give them something in addition to the other ways you plan to celebrate, check out these gift ideas from our San Diego flower shop locations as well as from our online florist site: We have local San Diego specials that include fresh-cut flower arrangements in a variety of flower types, colors, and styles as well as plants, succulent plants, flowering plants and gift baskets. Meet with our in-house floral design team and create something special like a custom flower arrangement for your grandparents. This is a great way to show how much they standout in your life by giving them an exclusive flower arrangement not [...]

2014-09-05T17:38:01+00:00September 5th, 2014|Categories: Grandparents Day|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Celebrating National Grandparents Day on Sunday, September 7th

Do You Know Your State Flower?

Every state has an official state flower. Do you know what the state flower for California is? Well, itā€™s our job to know as a California florist. Itā€™s the golden poppy. We put a blog together to share more about this special flower found throughout California. This flower goes by many names: Golden Poppy, California Poppy, or California Golden Poppy. It is a perennial wild flower that is seen on many of Californiaā€™s rolling hills and grassy or sandy slopes, and it is known for its flaming color. Some have even referred to it as the cup of gold. Itā€™s been our state flower since 1903. Each year, there are special celebrations to celebrate the poppy, including California Poppy Day on April 6th and Poppy Week from May 13-18, with special festivals and events throughout the state as the poppy comes into bloom for the season, typically from February to September each year. The golden poppy is about two to three inches in diameter and comes in various colors, including scarlet, rose, white, terra cotta, bronze and, of course, gold. They typically have four fan-shaped petals and numerous stamens with fern-like leaves on long stalks. Besides California, the poppy is also found all the way to the southern part of Washington and as far east as Texas. The poppy is often used in landscaping but was also used by the California Indians as a source of food and oil that was extracted from the plant. The unripe seed pods are a source for opium and other drugs in that same class. The maw seed of the poppy is used as birdseed as well as flavoring for baking. The seed can also be used in a ground state for flour. Poppy oil [...]

2014-05-28T18:59:53+00:00May 28th, 2014|Categories: Flowers|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Do You Know Your State Flower?

Easy Flower Arrangement and Gift Ordering: In-Store or Online!

Allenā€™s Flowers and Plants is San Diegoā€™s premiere florist. All of our locations make ordering easy, but for those on the go, we also have enhanced our online ordering process. Our blog post today offers you reasons why you should stop by or even place your order online. In-Store Ordering of Flowers, Plants, and Gifts One of the best ways to order from us is to come into one of our locations listed below. Each store is staffed with trained and seasoned professionals who understand how to match you with the flowers, plants, and gifts you are looking for and that are within your budget. Whether you are ordering a flower bouquet or you are planning a wedding, our locations can handle all your requests with friendly, personable service. So, come see us at: La Mesa 5609 Lake Murray Blvd. La Mesa,Ā CAĀ 91942 (619) 460-3192 Ā  El Cajon 107 Jamacha Rd. El Cajon,Ā CAĀ 92019 (619) 579-6720 Downtown San Diego 620 Market St. San Diego,Ā CAĀ 92101 (619) 233-7673 The beauty of coming into our shop is that you will see a wide selection of the fresh flowers we use as well as enjoy the many events and incentives we offer for stopping in to place your order with us. Of course, we still take phone orders as well. But, we would love to see you! Online Ordering of Flowers, Plants, and Gifts Maybe you canā€™t come in to one of our shops. We know you have busy schedules. But, thatā€™s okay because you can order through our website whether it is from your desktop computer or it is your tablet or smartphone. Our online ordering system has a member log-in that helps keep it simple when ordering. We store your information so you simply pick [...]

2013-04-14T17:44:49+00:00April 14th, 2013|Categories: Allens Flowers|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Easy Flower Arrangement and Gift Ordering: In-Store or Online!

Spring Flowers at Allenā€™s Flowers: Time for Tulips!

Winter is coming to an end and spring is rapidly approaching. At Allenā€™s Flowers and Plants of San Diego, we are busy preparing for the changing seasons. This means stocking our shelves with vibrant spring flowers like one of our personal favorites -- tulips. To herald the warmer weather and brighter days (not that we have many harsh days in San Diego as it is!), our blog post will introduce you to our tulip collection for 2013 and highlight some of the many tulip arrangements and tulip floral designs we have specially marked down. Beautiful Tulips Many of our tulip arrangements are already on sale and some are marked down as much as 30% off, which is a great incentive to decorate your home with the colors of spring as well as share them with your office, friends, and family. There has never been a better time for tulips than during the spring sale at Allenā€™s Flowers and Plants. Do you know someone with a birthday coming up? Do you need to plan an event like a wedding or a baby shower? Ā If so, then we absolutely must encourage you to take advantage of our great selection and prices on tulips. Our Tulip Offering Check out these tulip arrangements that we have put together for Spring 2013: One beautiful arrangement that we offer is the Tulips Together arrangement. It offers a delightful trio of beautifully bundled tulips. Each bundle of ten tulips has their own bright and vibrant color of red, yellow, and purple. They are arranged in a modern-style, rectangle glass vase and are truly quite a site to see. Looking for something a little less elegant and a little more eye popping? Our Deluxe Fresh Holland Tulips bouquet is [...]

2013-02-25T17:34:28+00:00February 25th, 2013|Categories: Spring Flowers, Tulips|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Spring Flowers at Allenā€™s Flowers: Time for Tulips!
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