Floral Fury as Mother’s Day Nears

Tina Ahlberg, manager of Westport Florist, 1 Treadwell Ave., said she is very busy today filling flower orders in advance of Mother’s Day. “Since Mother’s Day weekend is our busiest of the year, we asked customer to help us spread out deliveries over Friday, Saturday and Sunday,” she said. “Also, some customers told us they may not want to go out during the forecasted weekend storm and want to pick up flowers before Mother’s Day. We’ve been so busy we may need to stop taking orders at some point this weekend. Meanwhile, we’ve hired extra help to answer phones. The phones have been ringing off the hook.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com