Smoke a joint and get deep with flowers at this guided floral design workshop in DTLA

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Each flower carries a personal history.For Abriana Vicioso, the calla lily was her parents’ wedding flower — a symbol of her mother’s beauty.

“She had this big, beautiful white calla lily in her hair,” Vicioso says.“I love my parents.

They’re the reason I’m here.I’ll never forget where I came from.”The Flower Hour begins with Vicioso announcing, with a warm smile: “Today is about touching grass.” The florist-by-trade gestures behind her to hundreds of flowers contained in buckets — blue thistles, ivory anemones and calla lilies painted silver — all twisted and unfurling into the air.

“Tonight is going to be so sweet and intimate,” Vicioso says, eyeing the beautiful chaos at her feet.A grin buds across her face.Moments before the workshop, participants sit at candlelit tables exchanging horoscopes and comparing their favorite flowers.

A mention of the illustrious bird-of-paradise flower elicits coos and awe from the women.Izamar Vazquez, who is from Jalisco, Mexico, reveals her fondness for roses, which make her feel connected to her Mexican roots.Vicioso hosts her flower-themed wellness workshop near the iconic Original Los Angeles Flower Market in downtown L.A.

In January, the first Flower Hour event sold out, prompting her to make it a monthly series.Vicioso describes the event as a “three-part journey” where participants are invited to drink herbal tea, smoke rose-petal-rolled cannabis joints and create a floral arrangement.

“The guide is to connect with the medicine of flowers,” Vicioso says.Rose petal joints, tea and flower arranging are all part of The Flower Hour event’s offerings.

The event is hosted at the Art Club, a membership-based co-working space.“The Flower Hour is really beautiful.

Everyone gets to explore their creativity while meeting new people,” says Lindsay Williams, the co-owner of the Art Club.The idea...