The price of flowers. The trade journal Florists’ Review reported medium-size arrangements for Mother’s Day nationwide are up $5 to $10 at local shops. Roughly 88% are imported by plane from Latin America, mostly Mexico, and shipping costs have spiraled due to President Trump’s global tariff hikes — a problem compounded by global oil shortages due to Trump’s Iran war. Diesel fuel reached $5.80 a gallon this weekend, jet fuel even more.
Downtown display. Florist Nora Morawiecki moved a few potted floors to the sidewalk to catch the morning on Main Street. Image: Steve Lunde