GREER WYLDER -- BEST BUYS

One of the best places in Costa Mesa for long-stemmed roses,

Casablanca lilies and seasonal flowers to brighten your home or dazzle

your significant other is The Flower Warehouse. The selection of

beautiful flowers is plentiful, and if you mention this Best Buys column

you’ll receive 20% off on fresh flowers and plants. That’s a great deal,

because they already offer warehouse prices. They also offer a great

wedding floral service, and if you book now you’ll get a 20% discount.

The Flower Warehouse is at 1308 Logan Ave., Costa Mesa. (714) 545-0310.

A huge sidewalk sale will take place this weekend at the shopping

center behind Jack in the Box on East 17th Street and Tustin Avenue in

Costa Mesa. Participating merchants include Bassinets & Blueberries with

selected merchandise reduced 50%; Blue Springs, Ala. with 20% to 50% off

Shabby Chic; Flare, whose clothing for women has huge discounts; Home and

Garden, which is offering blowout prices; Summerhill Floral and Gifts,

which is having a clearance sale; Twice the Style, which is offering low

prices on consignment clothing; and Bow Danglers Boutique, whose washable

clothes will be reduced up to 75%. The center is at 639 E. 17th St.,

Costa Mesa.

Another summer sidewalk sale is at Newport North Center in Newport

Beach. The center is filled with merchants, restaurants and

service-related businesses that are participating in the event. Newport

North Center is at MacArthur Boulevard and Bison Avenue in Newport Beach.

Peter Glenn of Vermont is having an end of the summer sidewalk sale

through Sunday. On sale are women’s sportswear reduced 20% to 50%, men’s

sportswear reduced 20% to 50%, and wetsuits and rash guards reduced 20%.

There’s also a buy-one-get-one-at-half-price offer on select skate

T-shirts, and Smith sunglasses are 20% off. Peter Glenn of Vermont is at

2700 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 631-3280.

A summer blowout sale is underway at Hobie Sports Ltd. On sale are all

women’s sportswear reduced 30% to 70%, men’s and boys’ sportswear reduced

30% to 50%, and surfing accessories reduced 20% to 40%. Name brands

included in the sale are Hurley, Raisins, Roxy, Reyn Spooner, Quiksilver,

Billabong, Viper B.Z., Churchill and Szabad. The store is open from 10

a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. It’s at 2831 E. Coast Highway, Corona del

Mar. (949) 675-9700.

An antique sale is happening from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Urban

Refurban and The River’s Edge, both at 1661 Superior Ave., Costa Mesa.

The “Sundays on Superior” sale is a gathering of antique and vintage

dealers selling treasures from around the world. Urban Refurban has just

received a new shipment from New Orleans with decorative ironwork,

European wash basins, dough bowls and decorative items. The sale

coincides with the grand opening of The River’s Edge, which specializes

in cottage and Shabby Chic furnishings. (949) 631-4636.

Global Passport celebrated its grand opening Thursday of its first

ever location at South Coast Plaza. The 4,500-square-foot boutique

carries the largest selections of island resort wear in Southern

California, featuring high-end apparel, home accessories and gifts. Its

selection of gift items includes a large assortment of hand-carved Koa

wood bowls from Hawaii. Global Passports carries apparel items designed

by Tommy Bahama, Axis, Tori Richards, Riscatto and Zanella. The custom

interior designer of the store, designed by Global Passport co-owner

Linda Beale, features an English Caribbean theme.

Garys Island will having a trunk show from noon to 4 p.m. today,

featuring Island slippers from Hawaii. The event will include live

entertainment from Al Patton and a drawing to win free men’s and women’s

slippers. Garys Island is at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. (949)

640-2371.

* 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.