One local florist, Kuhn Flowers, will make more than 5,000 deliveries for Valentine’s Day, not to mention the hundreds of people who came into the store to grab a bouquet.
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Flower shortage looms ahead of Mother’s Day
You may have to work harder to find a florist who didn’t raise prices
Emily Boyer, Morning assignment manager, Traffic reporter
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National Flower Shortage
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An arrangement of flowers may end up costing you more than you were expecting for Mother’s Day this year. Weather complications in the growing season, workforce issues, and the long-reaching effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Growers had nowhere to ship flowers when the public health crisis first hit, causing some to go out of business and others to plant less, not knowing what was ahead.
By Cindy Spicer
It s Manatee Appreciation Day!
A few years ago I was kayaking and ran across a group of manatees feeding on the side of the Intracoastal in Jacksonville. I stayed clear of them and it was amazing how they were curious and swam under the kayak, and then back to eating. They ve got to eat a lot of grass to maintain their figure!
I visited Seaworld in Orlando and they were nursing a manatee back to health to release him back into the wild and I caught a quick video of him filling up on salad.
And check out how the manatee communicates in video number 3.