Teacher Appreciation Week in Long Beach

As the school year draws to a close, it’s an opportune time to thank teachers for all that they do for your kids throughout the year.

Around the country and throughout Long Beach, this is the time of year that Teacher Appreciation Week is celebrated from May 1^st to May 5^th.

Take this time to show teachers and administrative staff just how much they mean to you and your kids with a special gift.

We have many great ideas for teacher gifts that deliver something that shows your appreciation.

Check out these teacher gift ideas:

• Burst of Tulips includes pink tulips from Holland along with full-bloom garden hydrangea arranged with wild willow in a glass vase.
• Mayflower is a great flower arrangement in a basket that includes hot pink spray roses, light pink alstroemeria, snapdragons, miniature carnations, dark pink Sweet William, Monte Casino asters, purple Matsumoto asters, statice, and pittosporum.
• Canasta Primavera is another basket arrangement full of all types of spring flowers, including sunflowers, green spider mums, roses, Monte Casino, green pom poms and alstroemeria.
• Slipstream is a unique flower arrangement with tulips, orchids, and calla lilies resting on a pebble bed.
• Allen’s Flowerland offers white hydrangea, lavender calla lilies, yellow roses, orange tulips, hot pink dahlias, Billy balls and seeded eucalyptus in a glass cube vase that has been lined with river rocks.
• We also have plenty of delicious gifts for teachers. The Brownie Assortment includes many types of brownies cut into triangles and drizzled with different icings.
• The Chocolate is the Answer Cookie Assortment also comes from our Long Beach bakery partner and is made fresh daily. It includes coconut bars, chocolate-dipped heart cookies, chocolate chip bars, butter cookies and more.

You can order at our Long Beach flower shop, call us, or place an order through our website.

You can pick up your teacher gifts or we can hand deliver them to any Long Beach school.

Order today to make sure all those amazing teachers get to see how much parents and kids appreciate what they do!

Celebrating Our Long Beach Teachers

From Long Beach preschools and Long Beach elementary schools to Long Beach middle schools, Long Beach high schools and Long Beach colleges, teachers are an important part of our lives and of our kids. They work tirelessly to help us learn and prepare us for life out in the real world, including putting us on a good career path.

In return, we need to let them know just how much they are appreciated. That’s why every year we designate a special week and day for them. This year, Teacher Appreciation Week is May 2^nd through May 6^th, and Teacher Appreciation Day is Tuesday, May 3^rd.

To help you get an A+ on your teacher gift, we have a gift guide for Teacher Appreciation Week that will sure to have something that fits your style and price point. Check out these gift ideas for teachers:

• Epicurean Delight is a stunning, luxurious array of blooms that includes hydrangea, roses, tulips and cymbidium orchids along with real and decorative foliage in a cylindrical glass vase.
• Whisper is a sweet arrangement of Casa Blanca lilies, white dendrobium orchids, peach and lavender roses, pink peonies and Ti-leaf along with curly willow and clear gemstones in a cube vase.
• Bella Donna is a breathtaking display of roses, calla lilies, peonies, hydrangea and renaculas along with curly willow in a low cylinder vase.
• Purple Passion is a gorgeous display of purple roses in a purple cube vase.
• Pacific Planter offers a mix of green plants and fresh-cut daisies in a wicker basket.
• Teachers love treats so we have a number of gourmet gifts baked fresh daily from our Long Beach bakery partner. The Sweets and Snacks Tray contains palmiers, guava cream cheese bars, cinnamon twists, raspberry almond bars and coconut-chocolate chip-walnut bars. The Just Like Home Cookie Assortment includes all those favorite flavors, such as peanut butter, coconut macaroons, oatmeal raisin and chocolate chip.
• Make an appointment with our floral design team to create a custom flower arrangement for your favorite teacher.
• Our Long Beach flower shop also features balloons, greeting cards, gift baskets and more! Stop in and shop in-person. Our associates are also glad to help you find the perfect teacher gift.

Because Teacher Appreciation Week lands just before our busiest day of the year – Mother’s Day – we highly recommend that you place your order today to make sure we can fill it.

 

We accept orders in our Long Beach flower shop, by phone, or through our Long Beach flower shop website.

Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Day and Week

Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week from May 3rd to 8^th with Teacher Appreciation Day falling right in the middle on May 5^th. This is the time to say just how much you appreciate those hard-working individuals that teach your kids, focus on getting them excited about learning, and shape them as individuals with life skills and good decision-making skills.

If you are not sure what your children’s teachers might like, here are some examples of beautiful flower arrangements and other gifts that are a great way to say “thank you” to them:

CYMBIDIUM MORNING

This bubble bowl arrangement contains yellow cymbidium orchids, hypericom, red gerbera daisies, bittersweet and curly willow.Bottom of Form

CALLA LIGHT

This clear class rectangle vase includes white flowers, including calla lilies, roses, and hydrangea. The vase is tied with a unique foliage bow.

MANZANITA MAGIC

This pink-themed arrangement comes in a pink cube that is filled with pink hydrangea, red roses, pink cymbidium orchids and manzanita branches.

U RAY

This is a truly stunning flower arrangement that comes in an isometric dish and features a unique display of red ginger, birds of paradise, pin cushion protea, carnations, ti leaf, variegated pittosporum, curly willow, and tropical greenery.

ALLEN’S PICNIC BASKET

An alternative to flowers is a delicious basket of gourmet food that you can give to one teacher or to many to share. This picnic basket overflows with such goodies as seasonal fruit, cheese, chili sauce, tea, beef sausage, chocolate-covered cranberries, cocoa, nuts, spicy mustard and bison sticks.

SEA FARING ORCHIDS

While orchids are beautiful enough, this arrangement makes quite a statement with its unique combination of natural ingredients, including cymbidium orchids, papyrus, moss, seashells and bamboo, arranged in a cube vase.

In addition to these gift ideas, you can work with our floral design team to custom create a flower arrangement. Our online bakery offers a sweet way to say thanks while our flower shop also offers greeting cards, balloon bouquets, and more.

We deliver to schools, offices, and homes throughout the Long Beach, Los Angeles, and Orange County areas for Teacher Appreciation Day and Teacher Appreciation Week. Place your order in our Long Beach flower shop, by phone, or through our website to ensure you can let those teachers know just how much they are appreciated.

A+ for These Teacher Gifts

With the new school year kicking off, there is excitement about what the new year brings, including working with a new teacher on your children’s education. Start the year off right with a gift for the teacher that says just how much you appreciate how hard they work to help your kids.

We have put together some gift ideas that you could consider that provide a range of prices to suit all budgets.

Flower Gifts for Teacher

We still have some pretty spectacular summer flower arrangements that could make a wonderful gift for a teacher. Here are just a few of the options:

• Something’s Wild features snapdraogs, hydrangea, protea, birds of paradise, gerbera daisies, dendrobium orchids, antherium and tropical greens in a clear vase.
• Sunflower Topiary includes sunflowers, wildflowers, and lily grass together that has been tied with raffia and put in a rustic pot.
• Country Basket is a sweet flower arrangement in an apple basket that includes blooms in white, yellow, and pink.
• Long Beach Daisy Delight features orange gerberas, orange roses, Yoko Ono poms, hydrangea, spray roses, cymbidium orchids and curly willow.

An added bonus is that many of these summer flower arrangements that make great gifts are now on sale while supplies last.

Great Teacher Gifts and Gift Baskets

In addition to our online bakery, stuffed animals, balloons and cards, we have some other great gifts for teachers and administrators. Check these out:

• Lindt classic assorted chocolate includes seven different filling flavors in this beautifully packaged box.
• A gourmet cookie basket has assorted gourmet and snack items as well as chocolate chips cookies, chips, dips, sausage and other assorted items for the delivery area.
• The deluxe all fruit gift basket has a combination of fruits, such as kiwis, pineapples, grapefruits, apples and plums, along with fresh daisies.
• Sweetie Treatie comes in a woven basket full of gourmet goodies.
• The Grandiose Gourmet basket has a little bit of everything and is a great way to treat a few teachers or an entire department. Among other things, it has different kinds of cheeses, crackers, pretzels, chocolates, sausages, cake, candies, fresh fruit, tea and more.

We can deliver throughout Long Beach, Los Angeles, and the country. Just call, visit our store, or order online today!

Back to School in Long Beach! Gift Ideas for the New Teacher

It’s that time again for students and their parents to change their mindsets, get up early, and focus on homework and grades. School is underway in Long Beach and with it means a new teacher to impress and to thank for their hard work and commitment to your child (or children!).

We’ve put together a brief list of gift ideas for the new teacher, including flowers, flowering plants, and artful flower displays that are affordable and provide a beautiful way to say thank you to your child’s teacher.

Gift Idea #1: Bormeliad Garden

This eye-catching gift for a teacher works well for a male or female teacher because of its dramatic planter that looks like it has been made from stone combined with a colorful bromeliad garden.

It’s truly unique and fits comfortably on a desk or filing cabinet in the classroom so the teacher can enjoy it all year long.

Gift Idea #2: Sunflowers

It is hard not to smile when handed such a beautiful flower as a sunflower. Its size and bold colors are sure to brighten a teacher’s day.

We have a wide selection of sunflower arrangements to choose from, including sunflowers on their own and sunflowers mixed with an assortment of other summer flowers. The sunflowers come in all styles, including tall vases and glass cubes as well as designed into a unique topiary display

Gift Idea #3: Flower and Fruit Garden

This gift idea for a teacher is a true standout. This basket arrangement combines fresh fruit and f lowers in beautiful fall colors.

It includes fresh apples, oranges, and grapes for the fresh fruit selection and mixes these with alstromeria, carnations, and gerberas in a square wicker basket with a bow.

Other Gift Ideas

We also have a wide range of fresh fruit and gourmet gift baskets, balloons, and greeting cards as well as other types of flowering plants and wide array of flower arrangements, including summer flowers and fall flowers.

All of our products can be delivered the same day or you can come by our Long Beach shop to pick up your order if you would like to personally present it to a teacher.

National Teacher’s Day is May 7th!

As the school year draws to a close in the Long Beach area, it is a great time to honor teachers that have helped your or that are motivating and guiding your children to a successful future. The first full week of May is dedicated to teachers with Teacher Appreciation Week, also known as National Teacher’s Week. This year it is May 6-May 10 with National Teacher’s Day on May 7^th.

We’ve put together a list of gift ideas, including flowers for teachers, which can help you let them know that you appreciate all that they do.

Flowers and Gifts for Long Beach Area Teachers

Here are some teacher flowers and teacher gifts that can suit a wide range of tastes and budgets that will help you celebrate these amazing teachers who work every day to make a difference:

• Go with a simple bouquet of flowers, such as 12 roses or 12 tulips or you might consider something like sunflowers or carnations if you know the teacher has a preference.
• There are all types of flower arrangements to consider, including those with a wide range of flower types and colors. Think about where the teacher might keep the arrangement, so you could pick a cube or bubble bowl if the teacher is limited on space or if the teacher has room, you can upgrade it to a big vase or large basket.
• Flowering garden baskets combine greenery and flowers that can often be replanted in a garden so the teacher can enjoy for many months or years to come.
• Green plants are a nice addition that the teacher can keep in their room or take home to enjoy. These also are made to last a long time so the teacher can be reminded of your gift beyond just National Teacher’s Day.
• Some teachers even enjoy gift baskets with food or non-food items that they can share with the staff or take home to their families. The sky is the limit when it comes to gift baskets.
• Give your teacher a balloon bouquet that will be sure to brighten their day or even a stuffed animal that they can cuddle or display in their classroom.
• Don’t forget to get a greeting card or have your child make one that expresses just how much you appreciate what they do.

Always Say Thanks to Your Teachers!

Teachers work hard and often for not what the pay they should receive. That’s why it is important to let them know in person or through a card that you are thankful they do what they do. It makes a world of difference to teachers because they would not be doing this job if it were not for their personal commitment and interest in helping young people. Say thank you as you hand them a special gift or put it a card to go with your delivery.