Dear Readers: Mother’s Day arrives each year draped in flowers, breakfast trays and hand-drawn cards, but beneath the surface it carries so much more. It is a day of celebration, yes, but also one of reflection, gratitude and sometimes quiet ache.

With Mother's Day this Sunday — floral shops are blooming with business. Inside Cardell Floral, it's been a busy day fulfilling orders, answering calls, and making deliveries. Mother's Day is the second busiest week for Jill Lascarbeau and her team.

Mother’s Day is a busy season for florists like Allison Krivachek of Hydrangea Bloom in Iowa, but this year, rising prices due to Donald Trump tariffs are forcing her to raise costs and see fewer orders.