Where do our Valentine's Day roses come from?

People all over the world are getting ready to celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th.

It can be an extremely busy time for flower distributors and florists up and down the country.

Andrew Jones is a manager at Flower Vision, a wholesaler in Bristol. His team work all through the night to make sure fresh flowers are ready to go into shop windows.

Over the Valentine's Day period they can have anywhere up to 90,000 red roses come into its depot before being distributed across the south west.

At 5:00am Andrew's team of drivers set off to deliver roses and other flowers to florists.

It means bouquets can be created and ready for customers to buy by the time the shops open.

Lisa Elliott is a florist in Bristol and she says Valentine's Day is her busiest single day of the year.

Lisa's shop gets busy in the few days running up to February 14th and they can also make 150 individual bouquet deliveries in one day.

Love or loathe Valentine's Day celebrations, many small businesses rely on the extra income it brings.

As it gets busier at this time of year, florists have to be prepared for the extra customers.

Lisa has to cater for those who buy their flowers in advance and those who leave their purchases until the last minute.