However, that's not to say it's impossible. And if you're trying to keep up with flower trends and bring home a touch of that floral magic while taking in joy in doing it all on your own ...

True blue flowers are rare to find, so sea holly is a nice way to capture this hue, but you can also find sea holly in softer ...

While we're more than happy to get a bountiful bouquet of flowers from our valentine, very few of us take the time to think about why people arrange these aromatic flowers the way they do.

Flowers are ubiquitous in Southern California and so easy to procure, from the buckets of seasonal blooms at your local supermarket to the gaudy $5 bouquets hawked at many freeway off-ramps.