GREER WYLDER -- Best Buys

Jo Ann Fabrics and Crafts is gearing up for spring with a one-day sale

today. The super Saturday specials are on nylon tulle, craft fabrics,

rubber stamps, pillow forms stuffing and packaged baths, 54-inch

decorator prints, ruffled lace, and eyelet trim. All are 30% to 60% off.

There’s also a sale through Friday on bridal and garden accents, and

spring floral accents at 25% off; trims and appliques at 25% off; special

occasion fabrics at 25% off; casual fabrics at 25% off; and the Easter

Cottontail collection at 30% off. Jo Ann Fabrics and Crafts is at 2200

Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 642-2340.

If you want the best in Valentine’s Day gifts, stop by Tiffany’s at

South Coast Plaza. A diamond by-the-yard necklace with rubies and

diamonds, bracelets with rubies set in 18-karat gold and earrings in

18-karat gold and platinum designed by Elsa Peretti is the ultimate gift.

Tiffany’s also carries other great gifts in all price ranges. Tiffany &

Co. is on the lower level of South Coast Plaza, near Nordstrom.

Information: (714) 540-5330.

Green Systems International will have a sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

today on its beautiful selection of orchids. The sale coincides with the

No. 1 orchid show in the country, the 21st annual Fascination of Orchids

International Show and Sale at South Coast Plaza. Green Systems

International is at 20362 Birch St., Newport Beach. There’s also an

orchid potting seminar from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information: (949)

756-1211.

Roger’s Gardens carries the best topiaries and English baskets for

Valentine’s Day gift-giving. There are six designs available with a

Valentine’s Day theme. The amaryllis with ivy and ferns is $100, the ivy

topiary with miniature roses is $100, heater with pink florals and ivy is

$50, the heart topiary with miniature roses is $50, the rose basket with

miniature roses and ivy is $65, and Dendrobiums with ferns and ivy is

$65. Roger’s Garden is on San Miguel Drive in Newport Beach. Information:

(949) 640-5800.

L.A. Gym has a great selection of home gym equipment, and it’s having

a sale on select floor models of Landice treadmills reduced up to $700

off. The store carries tons of exercise equipment, including Life

Fitness, Para Body, Schwinn, Vision, Vectra and StairMaster. The prices

are competitive, in fact, if you find a piece of equipment somewhere else

at a lower price, L.A. Gym will match the price and give you 10% of the

price back. L.A. Gym is at 1880 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. Information:

(949) 631-1381.

Cal’s Caddyshack, a full-service golf store, is having an inventory

reduction sale. On sale are all women’s and men’s shoes reduced 10% to

50%, all men’s apparel reduced 20% to 30%, all women’s apparel reduced

10% to 50%, selected irons and woods reduced 10% to 30%, and all wedges

and putters are reduced 10% to 50% off. Cal’s Caddyshack is at 1784

Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 646-7714.

Where’s The Party? is one-stop shopping for Valentine’s Day. They

carry custom banners, Valentine’s cards, paper goods, helium tank

rentals, gifts, and it carries the largest selection of invitations in

Orange County. Where’s The Party? is at 270 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 722-1803.

Yuen Lui is having a special on wedding photography. A photographer

will shoot pictures for five continuous hours at your wedding, and you’ll

get 20 8-by-10-inch color photographs in an album. The special is good

for weddings set between now and April 30. The price for the wedding

package is usually $1,495, and it’s now $995. Yuen Lui is on the second

level of South Coast Plaza, in the Crate & Barrel wing. Information:

(714) 545-8845.

If you love fragrant lilacs, Armstrong Garden Centers are now selling

three different varieties of Eastern Lilacs at $24.99. There is Lavender

Lady, Blue Skies and Angel White, all available in five-gallon pots.

There’s also a new rose, Brilliant Pink Iceberg, that’s a twin of the

iceberg except the flower is a blend of pinks. Armstrong Garden Centers

is at 2123 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa, and at 1500 E. Coast Highway, in

Newport Beach.

* BEST BUYS appears Thursdays and Saturdays. Send information to Greer

Wylder at 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627, or via fax at (949)

646-4170.