Kelli states:

"Your Friend, the Local Florist
By going with a local florist, you'll have more control over how the final arrangement looks. Keep in mind, even when ordering flowers for someone far away, you can still use a local florist — you just need to do a little digging to find one. One easy route is to check the local chamber of commerce web site. Beware of just doing a generic search on Yahoo or Google — some sneaky flower shops list themselves as local when they're really hundreds of miles away."

(whole article here: http://www.smartmoney.com/dealoftheday/index.cfm?story=20060208 )