Flower bouquets are on the counters and tabletops and the communal tables facing the open kitchen fill up fast for pre-dinner cocktails.

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Some are skipping the snakes altogether and adding blossoming trees strung with LED lights or a profusion of flower bouquets to help invoke Valentine's Day.

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Waving flower bouquets high, the women smiled broadly at the audience.

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His signature application was Flower Garden, which allowed you to grow flowers, cut them, and send digital bouquets to your friends.

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