Not trying to stir the pot, but I'd disagree with you on not players not missing out. I use mine daily to this day.
I continue to sent my knight's on the Valentine's adventure, some times as a filler back when I wanted them to adventure, but not use a certain feast in case I needed it. I collect daily from my pink animals.
For the longest time until they recently came out with multi colored hedge or faerie flowerbed, I had made a gazillion valentine botany plants. Never had an issue with red petals like other players. I've only put the plants away in the past couple months.
And of course, at a time like this where TL is probably going to release valentine's item's on 2/12 (hopefully not but I'm not happy about this week's "update") I have the ability to craft some decor.