A build-your-own flower bar is available just in time for Valentine’s Day. Bløm Mead + Cider will have fresh local flowers from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, at 100 S. Fourth Ave., Suite 110, thanks to local flower farm, Raindance Farm.

Instead of settling on a singular bouquet, sign your sweetie up for a monthly flower subscription to keep the love going well beyond Valentine's Day. With the Original Subscription, they'll get 20 stunning stems each month. Take it month-by-month or pay for the whole thing upfront.

Darim Traore has a gleam in his eyes on Valentine's Day. That's when his radiant flower bouquet, which he sells in downtown Annapolis, is given to that special person. Traore's freshly cut flowers are a hit on the annual day of love. On Thursday, customers lined up to buy from the city's flower man.

France's UFC-Que Choisir systematically tested roses, gerberas and chrysanthemums –sold in stores, supermarkets and online – and found pesticide residues with up to 46 different substances per bouquet,

Tens of millions of flowers are arriving in the U.S. ahead of Valentine's Day, and imports from South America are a big part of the industry.

With Valentine's Day just one day away, florists in Massachusetts are in crunch mode as they prepare bouquets of flowers for one of their busiest days of the year.

With Valentine's Day just one day away, florists in Massachusetts are in crunch mode as they prepare bouquets of flowers for one of their busiest days of the year. WBZ-TV's Levan Reid reports.