PHOTO GALLERY: Allen's Flowers prepares for Valentine's Day orders

Amy Ferguson designs a flower arrangement for Valentine's Day on Wednesday evening at Allen's Flowers. Seven employees worked into the early morning preparing arrangements for Valentine's Day deliveries.   |  Harry Katz

The words "sold out" are scrawled across an advertisement for a rose bouquet on the eve of Valentine's Day at Allen's Flowers.   |  Harry Katz

Darla Manley laughs at a comment from a co-worker as she arranges flowers for Valentine's Day orders at Allen's Flowers on Wednesday.   |  Harry Katz

The lights at Allen's Flowers stay on into the early morning Thursday as employees work to arrange and organize hundreds of orders for Valentine's Day. The orders are organized by delivery route in the front of the store before being loaded into nine delivery vehicles Thursday morning.   |  Harry Katz

Kiristie Hogue cuts the ends off of a bundle of flowers at Allen's Flowers on Wednesday.   |  Harry Katz

A line of flower arrangements wait for additional flowers late Wednesday night at Allen's Flowers.   |  Harry Katz

Darla Manley, right, discusses an order with Tina Bradley as they work Wednesday night to prepare flower arrangements and gifts at Allen's Flowers before early Valentine's Day deliveries. Bradley had just gotten off the phone requesting more flowers for a late night delivery to the shop.   |  Harry Katz

Petals and stems litter the floor on Wednesday at Allen's Flowers on Ninth Street as employees work into the early morning preparing flower arrangements for Valentine's Day.   |  Harry Katz