One of his fondest memories is when the family created the world’s largest bouquet ever sold by a florist at the Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival. It was approximately 5 feet in diameter and 5 ...

Pink carnations are used to tell the recipient that they’ll never be forgotten. Both red and pink carnations can be found in this wonderfully eye-catching bouquet. $32 from From You Flowers ...

Pat Nixon was presented with a bouquet of carnations when she and then-Senator Richard Nixon landed in Colorado in 1952. ... Colorado only wins one James Beard award — but it’s a big one.