A local floral shop owner says she and her team have kept very busy this past week preparing for the biggest day on their calendar, coming up on Sunday.
This year, Pero says the hustle and bustle of Mother’s Day did not slow down despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been a challenge since only half the staff members are working. “We’re short-staffed — there’s only two of us working when normally we have a staff of four. … We can only do what we can do.” The staff has spent the past few days preparing bouquets and other orders that are set to be picked-up Saturday or delivered on Sunday.
Predicting what types of flowers customers will want has been another challenge, Pero says. “Everything had to be pre-planned weeks ago and pre-ordered,