At 9:30 a.m at the Original Los Angeles Flower Market, his arms were full of cone-shaped paper bundles, and he was making a final purchase of greenery to finish off his distinctive display.

Bob Mellano is supplying the flowers and foliage for 21 of the 39 Rose Parade floats. The Hearts rose is grown outside Bogotá ...

The San Francisco Flower Market was forced out of its 4-acre home since 1956 in Central SoMa by redevelopment. In 2014, Los Angeles-based Kilroy Realty bought the flower mart site for $70 million ...