Best Buys

Greer Wylder

Valentine’s Day gift giving is easy with local specials going on. South

Coast Plaza has added Le Mirage Florist in front of the carousel at

Carousel Court and at the elevator in the Crate & Barrel wing featuring

single-stem roses, bouquets, and a variety of romantic and exotic floral

arrangements.

And, at the South Coast Plaza concierge, you can purchase the “gift of

choice” gift certificate. The certificate can be used at more than 280

stores and restaurants at South Coast Plaza.

Roger’s Gardens has living floral arrangements that will last for months

and make great Valentine’s Day gifts. A rose garden basket comes complete

with miniature roses, cyclamen, ferns and ivy for $75. A Phalaenopsis

orchid basket is planted with an African violet, ivy, ferns and French

ribbon for $100. The English Basket Garden comes with hydrangeas,

azaleas, cyclamen, ferns and ivy for $100. Roger’s Gardens is at 2301 San

Joaquin Hills Road in Newport Beach. For more information, call (949)

640-5800.

Bernard’s Fine Jewelry is having a Valentine’s Day sale. The full-service

jewelry store carries 14-karat, 18-karat and platinum jewelry, and it

offers watch repairs, custom designs and it has a graduate gemologist.

It’s at 2706 Harbor Blvd. in Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714)

241-9404.

At Helen Grace Chocolates you’ll be able to find the perfect gift for a

chocoholic valentine. There are heart-shaped boxes, long-stemmed

chocolate truffle roses, individual chocolate hearts, gourmet caramel

apples, and chocolate champagne bottles. It’s at Westcliff Plaza in

Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 631-8700.

Specialty bakery items for Valentine’s Day are available at French’s

Pastry Bakery of Costa Mesa. The bakery carries fresh cookies, cakes,

pies, tortes, rolls and bread. It also does custom orders. It’s at 1170

W. Baker St.

And at French’s Cupcake Bakery you can get $2 off on an 8-inch and larger

Valentine’s Day decorated cake, or a large valentine cookie tray by

bringing in the Daily Pilot coupon in today’s paper. The offer is good

through Monday. French’s Cupcake Bakery is at 273 E. 17th St. in Costa

Mesa. It’s making special heart-shaped breads, cookie trays, cakes,

cupcakes, and pies for Valentine’s Day. For more information, call (949)

642-0571

Yin ‘n Yang Harmonious Home Accents, on Balboa Island, is having its

first anniversary sale with many items marked down to more than 50% off.

Included in the sale are teakwood planter’s chairs from Bali at $199. The

sale will end Feb. 27. Yin ‘n Yang is at 301 Marine Ave. #B on Balboa

Island. For more information, call (949) 723-5579.

The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum Gift Shop is having a “grand sale”

with merchandise marked down 15% to 50% off. The Newport Harbor Nautical

Museum is at 151 E. Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach. It’s open

from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. For more information,

call (949) 673-7863.

Golf enthusiasts will appreciate the latest sale going on at Golf Day now

through Feb. 23. Golf Day carries all of the top name brands of golf

apparel, clubs, shoes, bags and accessories. Currently there’s a discount

on Honors pro walker bag for $59.95, TaylorMade rescue clubs in steel for

$199.95, and graphite clubs for $249.95, Wilson pro-staff graphite shafts

for $299.95, and Niblick shoes for $29.95. Golf Day is at Triangle Square

in Costa Mesa. For more information, call (949) 642-0315.

If you love contemporary Italian home designs, stop by the sale at

Italiano Home Store. There’s a 30% off sale on selected handmade Italian

furnishings and home accessories. The store is at Corona del Mar Plaza in

Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 640-2458.

Great buys can be found on sports equipment at Sports Consignment at 670

W. 17th St. in Costa Mesa. The store is filled with good quality

treadmills, boogie boards, golf clubs, fins, wetsuits, exercise bikes,

electronic stair steppers and more. For more information, call (949)

548-0660.

Now’s the time to buy bare root roses, and the selection is extensive at

Roger’s Gardens. It’s recently added its own line of bare root roses that

are available in shrubs, hybrid teas, floribundas, climbing roses, and

there are David Austins, and AARS winners. If you want to learn more

about roses, there will be a free rose seminar at 9:15 a.m. Thursday taught by Rosarian Stuart Span. Roger’s Gardens is at 2301 San Joaquin

Hills Road in Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 640-5800.