Looking to Buy Flowers for Valentine's Day? Ask Your Local Florist for Advice

Valentine's Day is tomorrow and many of us are trying to find the time to get something special for that special someone for the big day.

Flowers, of course, are a favorite and if you know what your sweetheart likes or doesn't that's a good place to start.

Local florists can help out too. Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Patch talked with Jill of in North City to get some insight.

Patch: What are some of the traditional and other favorite flowers to buy?

Jill: Red roses and other colored roses are always popular but a lot of fragrant flowers are a trend this year. Stargazer lilies, which are bright pink, and white Casablanca lilies are popular.

Patch: Where do you get your flowers from?

Jill: They're grown in the U.S. by different farms. We try to get some flowers locally but there's not too much in season at the moment. We buy from around the U.S. sometimes in California, sometimes in Florida.

Patch: What are some non-traditional flowers that people buy for Valentine's Day? 

Jill: People order orchids people for people that don’t like traditional roses. Gerbera Daisies come in variety colors, orange, yellow, pink, white, red.

Patch: How should you care for your flowers once you get them home?

Jill: Keep them in purified water, and we include flower food which is a dry mix. Right when you get the flowers cut them under running water or do a clean cut and put them directly in water after that.

Golden Bow is open weekdays and on Valentine's Day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. They deliver locally in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park and other surrounding communities.