Wandering around lower downtown Denver today, just checking things out, I made a delightful discovery: Bouquets.

According to the website, it was founded in 1985 as a “fresh cut flower shop with a European theme.” It caught my eye as I crossed Wazee at 15th, and I walked in and thought, what a beautiful place.

In the left-hand room I discovered Christopher Marley’s Pheromone series, which I wish I could show you, but the staff didn’t want me to take pictures. Essentially, he collects bugs and arranges them and frames them. It sounds weird, but it’s truly stunning—I never realized beetles could be so colorful and beautiful.

And as his website says, he didn’t always like bugs. Go figure. Perhaps I should collect spiders? Or pickles?

Bouquets offers not only flowers but also plants, pots, statues, vases, picture frames, greeting cards, and baskets. There are two soft leather chairs where you can sit and look at catalogues and just generally feel peaceful.