Giving a bouquet of flowers to your beloved is a timeless Valentine’s Day expression of love. However, our correspondent in Colombia reveals that the environmental impact of growing these flowers is substantial.
A worker picks roses at a flower farm in Chia, Cundinamarca department, Colombia, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025
                            
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A worker picks roses at a flower farm in Chia, Cundinamarca department, Colombia, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025
                    
                        Ivan Valencia/Bloomberg via Getty Images
                    
                
 
					
 
			 
                                 
                             