Sympathy for the Home

Sympathy Flowers for the Home in San Diego
These are the arrangements meant for a family’s home rather than the service. Something that arrives on a kitchen counter in the quiet week afterwards, when the visitors have gone and the days are long. Every one is designed by hand in our Rancho Peñasquitos shop.
If you are not sure what to send, that is normal, and you can call us. Soft whites and greens are always right. If you would rather send something that lasts, our memorial gardens and orchids keep going for months. For flowers going to a service or a funeral home instead, see our sympathy arrangements.
Why San Diego Families Come to Us

Family Owned Since 1974Started in Poway by Barbara Bertran, run today by her daughter Carma and her husband David.
The Knot Hall of FameBest of Weddings several years running, and inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2023.
Bought Direct From GrowersStraight from local growers, which cuts days off the trip from field to vase.
Same Day DeliveryOrder early in the day and we can usually get flowers there the same afternoon.

About Four Seasons Flowers

Since 1974, our family owned, full-service flower shop has been helping San Diego get its sentiments across through flowers and plants, from the day to day occasions to the once in a lifetime ones. Four Seasons Flowers was started in September 1974 in Poway by Barbara Bertran, my mother, in a warehouse our family owned. Today we serve the greater San Diego area from our Rancho Peñasquitos shop in the Vons center.
Sympathy work asks for a steady hand and no fuss, and after fifty years we know how to do it quietly and on time.

Sympathy Flower Questions

Should I send flowers to the home or to the service?Both are right, they just do different things. Flowers at the service are part of the day itself and usually need to arrive before it starts, so timing matters and the funeral home should know they are coming. Flowers to the home arrive for the family, and they are often more welcome in the week after everything, when the house has gone quiet. If you can only do one and you have missed the service, send to the home.
What should I write on the card?Short and plain is better than eloquent. Name the person who died, say one true thing, and sign your full name so the family knows who you are. “Thinking of you and your family. We are so sorry about Margaret. With love, the Hendersons.” You do not need to fix anything or explain anything. If you are stuck, call us and we will help you word it.
Is it ever too late to send sympathy flowers?No. The flowers arrive in a flood in the first week and then stop completely, which is often the hardest part. Something arriving three or four weeks later, or on an anniversary, tends to mean more than anything sent on the day.
What lasts longer than cut flowers?A planted garden, a peace lily or an orchid will still be in the house months from now, and a lot of families find that easier than watching a bouquet fade. Our memorial gardens and green plants are all designed for exactly this.
Can you deliver to the family’s home today?Usually yes, on orders placed early enough in the day. If there is a specific window that would be better for the family, call 858.484.7700 and tell us, and we will work with our driver on it rather than just turning up.

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