Central Indiana is in the middle of an extended stretch of days with below-freezing temperatures. The last time temperatures were above 32 degrees was around 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 22. It's been over a week since then, with little relief in sight. Florists like Melissa Smith and her team have to make do.
"Anytime that we go below freezing, it's always a concern for florists," Smith shared. "Our flowers do not like... they like to be cold, but not freezing."
Smith is a florist at George Thomas Florist in Irvington.
"When we receive flowers, we also have to be careful with unpacking them the right way, processing them the right way," Smith described. "Then we arrange them. We want to make sure they're all wrapped, so when it's below freezing, we have to double wrap, which takes double the time."
The shop was closed on Monday because of the extreme cold and snow. When the shop closes for one day due to the weather, Smith and her team try to get deliveries done a day early.
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