Spring is in the air and so is the scent of stargazer lilies, tuberose, roses and orchids just to name a few. Under the roof of the cavernous aromatic warehouses, the scene is the same: Cool air, rows and rows of white buckets stuffed with every commercially available type of cut flowers, varieties from all corners of the earth, shoppers with arm's full of newspaper wrapped bunches of the freshest, most beautiful creations under the sun. At the Downtown Flower District, thousands of fresh cut flowers are handled daily. Most every stem resting in a vase in Southern California came from this Flower mart. The giant bouquets you see at your favorite restaurant, the flowers in the lobby of your Century City office bldg, The bunches at your local super market, the Roses in the window of your neighborhood Florist, all were most likely at this Flower District the day before. A morning visit to the LA Flower Market District is certainly a treat to the senses, a color burst of natural beauty, and a spectacularly pleasant oasis in a downtown. Maybe this trip to the "mart" will inspire you to release your inner florist. Choose your favorite flowers, be creative and arrange something YOU think is beautiful!
TIP: Shop the vendors. Some are more expensive than others and each vendor carries different flowers. Also, make sure to check out the shops outside of the mart especially the ones that are next door to the right because they make be a little cheaper than the actual mart. The flower mart is cheap, fun, and colorful. It smells intoxicating and is probably one of the best ways to spend a few hours in LA. I'm going to go to bed with daisies in my head just thinking about it!
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