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See larger Lynne LaBarre arranges a bouquet at Gene's 5th Avenue Florist. Area flower shops have been working flat out to meet the holiday demand.

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Lynne LaBarre arranges a bouquet at Gene's 5th Avenue Florist. Area flower shops have been working flat out to meet the holiday demand.

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  • Lynne LaBarre arranges a bouquet at Gene's 5th Avenue Florist. Area flower shops have been working flat out to meet the holiday demand.
  • Bud Brimmer waters the flower arrangements at Gene's 5th Avenue Florist. High-end florists go to great lengths to provide long-lasting blooms.
  • Desiree Zervos strips roses, preparing them to be arranged, at Gene's 5th Avenue Florist of Jaeger Blvd.
  • Desiree Zervos and Jesse Renda strip roses, preparing them to be arranged, at Gene's 5th Avenue Florist of Jaeger Blvd.
  • Despite the inroads of other flowers, roses and Valentine's Day are still synonymous.
  • Lynne LaBarre keeps smiling, despite working long hours leading up to Valentine's Day, arranging bouquets at Gene's 5th Avenue Florist.
  • Mark Fessenden, co-owner with his wife of Gene's 5th Avenue Florist, readies a bouquet, working with the swiftness of long practice.

If the economy was still struggling, you couldn’t tell it from the blooming business that Southwest Florida florists were doing leading up to Valentine’s Day.

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