Flower growers, wholesalers and florists are working frantically to put a bloom on people’s romances for Valentine’s Day.

The Australian Made campaign is urging lovers to ask that the flowers they given are locally grown to support Australian growers.

Karen Godfrey from local wholesaler Tesselaars Flower Market tells Mark at this time of year there’s little choice but to source flowers from overseas to meet the demand.

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