ROMANCE is blooming in Marlborough with orders flowing in for bouquets of flowers to present to that special person on Valentine’s Day.

Florist Hedge Rose, of London Road, Marlborough, has an array of roses on offer ranging from £49 a dozen to £125 for 24 luxury blooms.

And it won’t be too late to keep that special person sweet if you leave your gift-buying to the last minute – florist Kate Howard is ready for an influx of flustered men on the day.

She said: “Orders have started to come in. Quite a few people are well organised but with Valentine’s Day being on a Saturday this year, I think there’ll be quite a few people doing their shopping on the day.

“We’ll have to be prepared and have the bouquets ready for people to buy when they come in, rather than making them to order.”

Primrose Lane in Kingsbury Street is also busy in the run up to Valentine’s Day and is expecting a steady stream of customers on Saturday.