Given the smaller Lunar New Year fairs because of pandemic curbs, florists eye other opportunities to reap some rewards after an especially tough 2020. From seafood and faucets, to jewelry and houses, there seems to be nothing that can’t be sold with the flowers. 

Orchids and kumquat trees in front of a seafood hotpot restaurant in Mong Kok wait for Lunar New Year shoppers to bring them home. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

A game center in Wan Chai is turned into a flower store. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

A drugstore in Sheung Shui sells orchids and kumquat trees. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

A man is busy with his orchid business in a lane beside a hardware store in Wan Chai. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

A flower stand set around a property agency in Mong Kok offers property buyers a second option. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

A temporary flower shop becomes the neighbor of a jewelry store in Causeway Bay. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)