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Like many businesses, Dykstra pivoted to online sales, but it was difficult and time-consuming.
“It’s a lot of additional time and resources for me to figure out alternative ways to get all these flowers to people,” she said, noting that her business is not set up for large-scale deliveries.
The lack of physical presence also puts them at a disadvantage, she said, because flowers can often be an impulse buy.
Rachel Ryall, owner of River and Sea Flowers in Delta, said the restrictions have flower growers feeling left out.
“We’re part of the industry, and we are feeling forgotten,” she said. “We may not be producing food, but we are still farmers.”