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New florist opens store in New Plymouth two days after her wedding - Taranaki Daily News

New Plymouth."We had all the family in here for the reception," she said. "We'll have our honeymoon at some point."SIMON O'CONNOR/Fairfax NZSteph and Greg Murray and Steph's son Connor Ainsworth, 11, said people say "wow" when walking in the shop.Murray has always loved piecing together flowers, but Monday's official opening of the South Rd shop, in Spotswood, was the unfolding of her dreams.READ MORE:* Nelson florist and restaurateur join forces to open new cafe* The top 10 florists to follow on Instagram?* Florist does random acts of kindness every week for two years in New Plymouth* Cakes, flowers, dresses and suits: what's trending in summer weddingsBut it wasn't just colourful bouquets the store offered.SIMON O'CONNOR/Fairfax NZSteph and Greg Murray opened a florist shop in Spotswood just two days after their wedding.Shelves are stocked with Taranaki-sourced goods, including body products from Urenui, jewellery from Inglewood, and coffee from New Plymouth.Murray said the idea was to become a one-stop shop."We don't want to say 'no' to anything," she said.SIMON O'CONNOR/Fairfax NZMonarch butterflies are the finished touch to arrangements."People remember when you go out of the way for them. They also remember when you say no." Ad Feedback The couple are also selling gift baskets that will stock everything f... http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/88348890/New-florist-opens-store-in-New-Plymouth-two-days-after-her-wedding

On Mother’s Day, Mass. Florists Struggle to Meet Demand - nbcboston.com

Florists in Massachusetts struggled to meet the demand for flowers this weekend as families observed Mother's Day, Sunday. Many florists stopped taking orders for Mother’s Day after selling out. Central Square Florist in Cambridge was one of the few still taking orders and delivering.Herbert Berg Florist in Worcester said demand was too high because they are short staffed and have a limited supply. "When we all closed up the beginning of March and April, nobody was buying flowers so the suppliers had nowhere to sell them to," said Sally Jablonski, owner of Herbert Berg Florist. "They were just dumping all the flowers."Gov. Charlie Baker allowed florists and some other non-essential businesses to open — on a remote basis — in time for Mother’s Day, but some business owners said it wasn’t enough time to prepare.Some businesses, however, got creative to make the day special. Monument Restaurant in Charlestown partnered with a local florist, Junebug, to create dozens of pre-orde... https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/businesses-adjust-to-mothers-day-during-pandemic/2121803/

A Flower Shop Reinvented to Reopen - The New York Times

OAKLAND, Calif. — Elizabeth Wardman was driving to San Francisco’s wholesale flower market last week when she heard on the radio that California was going to allow florists to reopen for Mother’s Day as part of an easing of coronavirus lockdown rules.By the time she got to the market at 6 a.m., the parking lot was teeming with florists stocking up for one of the busiest weekends of the year. Wisteria Rockridge, her flower shop in Oakland’s tony Rockridge neighborhood, had already received online and phone orders for the weekend. Ms. Wardman scooped up as many flowers as she could in a fit of panic buying.A flood of delivery orders came in to the shop, three times the usual amount for Mother’s Day. But Wisteria had to stop accepting orders on Wednesday. The store had furloughed its employees and didn’t have enough people to do the work. For the rest of the week, the phone rang unanswered.“It’s heartbreaking,” Ms. Wardman said. “Every time it rings, you’re missing somebody. You’re letting business go.”Shutting down a business for a public health emergency seven weeks ago, it turned out, was a fairly straightforward thing. Reopening? That has turned... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/business/coronavirus-small-business-california-reopening.html

Massachusetts relaxes rules on florists, car dealers, other businesses - SouthCoastToday.com

Massachusetts relaxes rules on florists, car dealers, other businesses  SouthCoastToday.comCoronavirus restrictions on Massachusetts florists, retail ease ahead of Mother's Day  Boston HeraldFlowers for Mom: Baker loosens retail restrictions prior to May 18  Boston Business JournalFlorists allowed to fulfill orders ahead of Mother’s Day in Massachusetts — with some restrictions  MassLive.comBaker Eases Tight Restrictions on Floral Shops, Garden Businesses Ahead of Mother’s Day  nbcboston.comView Full Coverage on Google News... https://www.southcoasttoday.com/news/20200505/massachusetts-relaxes-rules-on-florists-car-dealers-other-businesses

Flower shops spring back to life ahead of Mother’s Day after state lifts restrictions - The Boston Globe

Florist Tiffany Day shopped for flowers for her shop Petals By The Day in Westwood at the New England Exchange in Chelsea on Thursday.David L. Ryan/Globe StaffPat Riccardi spent his teens walking the streets of Somerville in the 1970s, peddling bouquets to make an extra buck as a high school and college student. But it took his father asking him to help out during the Valentine’s Day grind of 1980 to fully ensnare him in the family flower business. Forty years later, he and his brother own it.Yet the coronavirus brought Riccardi Wholesale Flowers to its knees when customers called en masse to cancel wedding and Easter orders. The busiest time of the year withered away.“All the orders that were supposed to go out from March 23rd onward, which would have been church and wedding work, just sat in our refrigerator for us to eat. If we couldn’t donate it, we threw it away,” said Riccardi, pained just thinking about the discarded blooms.AdvertisementBut a tired proverb proved true: April sho... https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/07/nation/after-months-empty-shelves-closed-shops-florists-spring-back-life-ahead-mothers-day-surge/

Advice For Couples In Quarantine; Honolulu Florist Reopens For Mother's Day - WBUR

But sometimes, quarantining with partners is even more stressful. In her new podcast, "Couples Under Lockdown," author and therapist Esther Perel shares her advice. And, some florists in Hawaii are reopening just in time for Mother's Day. A florist in Honolulu joins us to discuss the challenges of reopening during the pandemic. That and more, in hour two of Here & Now's May 7, 2020, full broadcast. You can find more at hereandnow.org — and follow us on Twitter, Instagram or join the conversation on Facebook. https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/05/07/may-07-2020-hn-two

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