Searching for a sustainable flower choice for your Valentine? Choose from Amy Stewart's Top 5 eco-bouquets. 1. Rose Bouquet, VeriFlora or Fair Trade certified. 2. Freesia bouquet, VeriFlora certified (deliciously scented cut flower). 3. Pot of tulips, from a local greenhouse. 4. Potted orchid (will bloom for weeks). 5. Potter heater, to be planted in the garden when the ground thaws. Amy Stewart helped change cut-flower growing practices by exposing the industry's secrets in Flower Confidential (Algonquin Books, 2007).
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