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Thats true.. Its really feels sad too. As I was moving through the streets of an Indian Metro (guess which) today morning I had seen this..
See... Where r the flowers lying before some one buys it for handing over it as a symbol of love. 
As you said it was better to use artificial flowers...
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Sad to see this, beautiful flowers came from garden and what happens to them after coming to flower shop? But we cannt do anything about it. People don’t think that way they just like to buy them.