I do love a vase of flowers. Mostly I take them from my garden in the summer, and I have a few smaller vases for this.
My kids will buy grocery store bouquets for me on occasions, but I find they always have lilies in them which I don't like.
I haven't the heart to tell my kids to avoid lilies. I rarely buy flowers for myself, mostly tulips and daffs in the spring.
I also like houseplants, but am getting to the point of not knowing where to put them. My one son always seems to buy a potted plant.
For the person with the orchids not blooming; I had similar, but I gave them a bit of a shake-up by pulling them from the pot, trimming ends, re-potting and feeding. You don't need a bigger pot. It is rewarding when they finally do re-bloom.