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The Flower Fields have opened in Carlsbad, while wildflower season has officially begun at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve.

True, cherry blossoms are popping, and tulips, poppies, and wisteria will reign in March, but lovers of sunshine-hued blooms can now find them around town.

Those puffy jackets may have us looking and feeling good all winter, but their environmental and ethical impact is not so hot. This prompted the creators of down-alternative FLWRDWN to find a fashionable solution in an unlikely place: wildflowers.

Flowers may smell sweet but their impact on the environment stinks. Show your honey (and the Earth) some love this Valentine’s Day by skipping the bouquet and opting for one of these eco-friendly gifts instead.

From shipping to storage, the environmental cost of that Valentine’s Day bouquet of flowers is steeper than you think. Here is everything you need to know to have an eco-friendly Valentine’s Day and show a little love to Planet Earth.

Those puffy jackets may have us looking and feeling good all winter, but their environmental and ethical impact is not so hot. This prompted the creators of down-alternative FLWRDWN to find a fashionable solution in an unlikely place: wildflowers.

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, florists will soon be flooded with orders from last-minute romantics. Here are some ways to avoid common Valentine’s Day flower flops and other floral fiascos.

Laura Dowling says “The goal is to make the first family feel at home from the first day they walk in after the ceremony.” Dowling also shares a previous White House tradition the Bidens might continue during their new administration.

Pandemic considerations are a major focus. And a lack of rain may impact the spring bloom at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve.

Florist Maurice Harris, of Bloom and Plume, talks about a collaboration for a cause. Video broadcast Tuesday Nov. 24, 2020 on Today in LA.

“Well, it’s official. 2020 stinks,” proclaimed the San Marino-based gardens in an announcement spotlighting its newest corpse flower.

The town is famous for its spreads of spectacular bloomage, but check to see what’s happening, petal-wise, before you go.

Mother’s Day crowds sparked concern about social distancing. Gene Kang reported on NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, 2020.

As California takes baby steps toward reopening public spaces, families who’d been cooped up for nearly two months spent Mother’s Day in parks and on trails with reminders to keep up social distancing practices. Moms in cars were lauded at a weekend drive-through parade where people waved signs and blew horns outside Saddleback Church in Orange County. In Bakersfield,...

The California Flower Mall reopens just in time for Mother’s Day during the age of social distancing. Gene Kang reports for Today in LA on Sunday, May 10, 2020.

Northgate González Market plans to offer drive-up, curbside flower shops at select locations this Saturday and Sunday, just in time for Mother’s Day.

Vendors started early at the California Flower Mall, reopened after a nearly two-month shutdown. Toni Guinyard reports for the NBC4 news at 11 a.m. on Friday May 8, 2020.

Ffower shops are on a list of lower risk businesses that could see an easing of restrictions in California. Toni Guinyard reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Tuesday May 5, 2020.

See where A-List celebs go for the latest floral trends at Petals in LA! As seen on California Live on Monday, March 2, 2020.