{"id":82380,"date":"2024-02-13T15:36:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T15:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=82380"},"modified":"2024-02-13T15:36:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T15:36:28","slug":"heres-what-flowers-people-are-buying-for-valentines-day-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/02\/13\/heres-what-flowers-people-are-buying-for-valentines-day-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s what flowers people are buying for Valentine\u2019s Day this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Florists and plant shops in Cardiff give their gift recommendations<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Flower Chapter \u2014 Cardiff Market <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/infrontofflowerchapter-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/infrontofflowerchapter-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/infrontofflowerchapter-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/infrontofflowerchapter-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/infrontofflowerchapter-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/infrontofflowerchapter-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/infrontofflowerchapter-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/infrontofflowerchapter-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/infrontofflowerchapter.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/infrontofflowerchapter-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/infrontofflowerchapter-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/infrontofflowerchapter-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/infrontofflowerchapter-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/infrontofflowerchapter-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/infrontofflowerchapter-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/infrontofflowerchapter-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/infrontofflowerchapter-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/infrontofflowerchapter.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Jacob Trott in front of Flower Chapter <\/strong>Credit: Megan Ballantyne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jacob Trott opened <a href=\"https:\/\/theflowerchapter.co.uk\/\">Flower Chapter <\/a>during Covid and has been a florist for 10 years. When I meet him just before Valentine\u2019s Day, he is busy putting orders together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one of our busiest days of the year \u2014 you have Christmas, Valentine&#8217;s Day, Mothers&#8217; Day. But I think Valentine\u2019s is top as everyone just goes mental for flowers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jacob finds people still often stick to the classics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith Valentine\u2019s Day we still mainly sell red roses. It has been mostly red roses for years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Flowerchapter-min-2-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82420\" style=\"width:476px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Flowerchapter-min-2-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Flowerchapter-min-2-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Flowerchapter-min-2-770x570.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Flowerchapter-min-2-293x217.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Flowerchapter-min-2.jpg 1096w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Flowerchapter-min-2-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82420\" style=\"width:476px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Flowerchapter-min-2-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Flowerchapter-min-2-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Flowerchapter-min-2-770x570.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Flowerchapter-min-2-293x217.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Flowerchapter-min-2.jpg 1096w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Bouquets on display outside Flower Chapter <\/strong>Credit: Megan Ballantyne<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>But he has found that people have been slowly getting more creative with their floral choices including wildflowers and more seasonal flowers in their Valentine\u2019s day bouquets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have noticed quite a few more people are also moving away from red roses to make it more personal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe get a lot of seasonal orders in \u2014 but roses need to be force-grown for this time of year because we need them in bulk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A bouquet of half a dozen roses from Flower Chapter is \u00a340. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Plant + Pot \u2014 Royal Arcade<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/harryPlantPot-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/harryPlantPot-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/harryPlantPot-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/harryPlantPot-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/harryPlantPot-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/harryPlantPot-293x220.jpg 293w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/harryPlantPot-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/harryPlantPot-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/harryPlantPot-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/harryPlantPot.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Harry Thorpe, owner of Plant + Pot<\/strong> Credit: Megan Ballantyne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/plantandpot_uk\/?hl=en-gb\">Plant + Pot<\/a> in the Royal Arcade sells potted plants, and may be a more unusual destination for those looking for gifts for February 14 \u2014 but the store has still seen a spike in customers in the lead up to Valentine\u2019s Day, and offers romantics a unique and budget-friendly alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1720\" height=\"1290\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/heartcacti-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82396\" style=\"width:356px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/heartcacti-edited.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/heartcacti-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/heartcacti-edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/heartcacti-edited-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/heartcacti-edited-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/heartcacti-edited-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/heartcacti-edited-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1720px) 100vw, 1720px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1720\" height=\"1290\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/heartcacti-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82396\" style=\"width:356px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/heartcacti-edited.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/heartcacti-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/heartcacti-edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/heartcacti-edited-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/heartcacti-edited-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/heartcacti-edited-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/heartcacti-edited-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1720px) 100vw, 1720px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Heart-shaped Hoya Kerrii succulents <\/strong>Credit: Megan Ballantyne<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The shop assistant points out two of the store\u2019s biggest sellers at the moment \u2014 one is a heart-shaped \u201cHoya Kerrii\u201d succulent in a red heart pot which costs \u00a39.50. The other is an anthurium, which produces a red heart-shaped &#8216;flower&#8217;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf people are looking for last minute Valentine\u2019s presents, we have had a few people in today already, picking up those products,\u201d shop owner Harry Thorpe says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe thing with plants is you get the benefit of seeing something grow. It is nice to have that and to share that with people as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Secret Garden \u2014 Cardiff Market <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/thesecretgardenshop-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82407\" style=\"width:766px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/thesecretgardenshop-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/thesecretgardenshop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/thesecretgardenshop-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/thesecretgardenshop-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/thesecretgardenshop-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/thesecretgardenshop-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/thesecretgardenshop.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/thesecretgardenshop-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82407\" style=\"width:766px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/thesecretgardenshop-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/thesecretgardenshop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/thesecretgardenshop-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/thesecretgardenshop-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/thesecretgardenshop-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/thesecretgardenshop-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/thesecretgardenshop.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The Secret Garden stall in Cardiff Market<\/strong> Credit: Megan Ballantyne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/floristincardiff.com\/\">The Secret Garden<\/a> in Cardiff Market is run by sisters Donna and Kelly, and was established in 2007.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the florists tells me that Valentine\u2019s Day is their busiest of the year before running off to pack more orders, which are overflowing across the floor of the market. The four florists at the stall are hard at work arranging bouquets and finalising orders in preparation for the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their custom Valentine\u2019s bouquets start at \u00a345.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/bouquetsthesecretgarden-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82409\" style=\"width:625px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/bouquetsthesecretgarden-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/bouquetsthesecretgarden-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/bouquetsthesecretgarden-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/bouquetsthesecretgarden-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/bouquetsthesecretgarden-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/bouquetsthesecretgarden-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/bouquetsthesecretgarden.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/bouquetsthesecretgarden-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82409\" style=\"width:625px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/bouquetsthesecretgarden-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/bouquetsthesecretgarden-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/bouquetsthesecretgarden-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/bouquetsthesecretgarden-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/bouquetsthesecretgarden-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/bouquetsthesecretgarden-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/bouquetsthesecretgarden.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Bouquets piled up around Cardiff Market in the lead-up to Valentine&#8217;s Day <\/strong>Credit: Megan Ballantyne<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florists and plant shops in Cardiff share their gift recommendations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1051,"featured_media":82515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,3],"tags":[23,2147,2549,227,8667,8666,8665,1408,8668,8669,2955,1760,1761,339],"coauthors":[8536],"class_list":["post-82380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","category-news","tag-cardiff","tag-buy","tag-cardiff-market","tag-community","tag-dates","tag-florists","tag-flowers","tag-independent-shops","tag-roses","tag-royal-arcade","tag-shopping","tag-valentines-day","tag-valentines","tag-wales"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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