About 1 billion roses will cross borders for Valentine’s Day. Here’s how they get to you
From farms in South America, through customs, distribution centers and, eventually, to your home, roses travel thousands of miles to make it to the US for Valentine’s Day.
Your Valentine’s Day bouquet probably came a long way
Tens of millions of flowers are arriving in the U.S. ahead of Valentine's Day, and imports from South America are a big part of the industry.
I'm a florist - here is every zodiac sign's perfect Valentine's Day flower
A florist has shared the perfect Valentine's flower for every zodiac sign - so you can get your date the perfect bouquet for the most romantic day of the year
Go green this Valentine’s Day with flowers that help at-risk youth
Southside Blooms employs at-risk youth in Chicago to create flower bouquets, seed-filled cards and other gifts, using green practices.
90% of US Valentine’s Day flowers go through Miami. Here’s how it works.
The Miami airport received more than 3 million tons of cargo last year, with flowers accounting for nearly 400,000 tons, worth more than $1.6 billion.
How Can My Valentine’s Flowers Show the Earth Love, Too?
Those Valentine’s roses do have an environmental cost. The majority of cut flowers this time of year are flown in from Colombia and Ecuador on refrigerated airplanes, burning through fossil fuels. Commercial flower farming has also been linked to other environmental problems,
Inspectors check Valentine's Day flowers bound for US stores
Feb 11, 2025 Updated 4 mins ago 0 Valentine's Day roses are unwrapped after being inspected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialist Elaine Mendez Friday at Miami International Airport in Miami.
Nearly a billion flowers inspected in Miami are on the way to becoming a Valentine’s Day surprise
Agricultural specialists at Miami International Airport have processed about 940 million stems of cut flowers in the run-up to Valentine's Day.
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