Alena Jean Nursery & Flower Shop
I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to post about Alena’s shop! Other than being friends with her forev’s, Alena’s shop is one of my weekly addictions:
Cracked out from green tea at the sushi lounge - check.
Veggies & fruit (and those crazy good malt balls) from G. Berta farm stand - check.
Flowers from Alena’s – check!
Alena opened her adorable shop on 340 Purissima (x street Mill) in Half Moon Bay, in 2005. Nestled in the amazing barn her dad (Jerry Whiting) owns and operates his landscape construction company out of. Jerry has been doing coastal landscapes since the 70′s, and has created gorgeous gardens all over HMB and beyond. She started small, just using a corner of the barn, sharing the rest with her dad. As business grew Alena booted him out and e x p a n d e d, creating a fabulous flower shop and nursery. There you will find flats and flats of gorgeous Annie’s Annuals, and other hard to find gems. Alena’s style leans towards (grabs and smacks about) the eccentric… always interesting and architectural. You will find your basic and beautiful rose and lily flower arrangement – but you’ll also find arrangements with artichokes, pods of all sorts, tillandsia, moss dripping, wild branches… in all sorts of cool vessels. However, my favorite part of the shop, is the shop itself. It’s worth a trip just putzing around and eying all of the gorgeous wood architecture and interesting fixtures. Wide plank barn wood. Irrigation key handles. Driftwood. Yep, it’s rustic heaven!
Next time you are in HMB – or need some fabulous flowers – check out Alena Jean Nursery & Flower Shop!
340 Purissima, HMB. 650.726.3662
Hours – Tues – Sat/ 10 – 5pm. Sun/ 11 – 3pm.
What a cute place your friend has. How much fun to wake up every morning and go do what you love and make money to boot. Love the pics!
I know! She’s very lucky!
That nursery looks really cool. Like the kind of place where you find a little hidden treasure that other shops would never get. I like the little hanging recycled pots.
I mostly end up driving through HMB, rather than stopping. I had no idea she was there. I’ll definitely make a point to stop by Alena’s next time though. A beautiful barn, and gorgeous plants, what’s not to stop for!?
There are a few really great nurseries… Alena’s taste is great though. You’ll have ot check it out next time you;re near main street.