Howard Yamada, owner of Howard's Flowers in downtown, expects to make 200-300 arrangements for Mother's Day. Roses are also popular. While florists are scrambling to keep up with the demand for arrangements, customers are looking for other ways to give their moms flowers. Dennis Shimizu, owner of Garden Mart in Kalihi, says potted orchids are the biggest sellers, and he anticipates selling more than 500 orchid plants this weekend alone. Also popular at garden shops are potted mums, azaleas, roses and container gardens of herbs.
Nothing says loving like good old-fashioned pampering.
And mothers deserve it. He anticipates they will sell 100-125 gift certificates a day for spa services this weekend for Mother's Day. At Paul Brown, service-oriented gift certificates are more popular than straight monetary ones, Salam said. Like Paul Brown, the Ihilani Spa offers Swedish massage, lomi lomi, shiatsu and reflexology. It's been very, very popular.