THINGS TO DO
Show Mom You Care By Ann Katzenbach
Mother’s Day falls on Sunday, May 10 this year, a year unlike any other in modern memory. The COVID-19 virus has changed wedding plans, cancelled birthday and anniversary parties, emptied churches, schools, and many businesses. 8
Normally, one of the busiest days of the car for you. At Peckham’s Greenhouse year for local plant nurseries and florists, in Little Compton, there is no shopping this year, Mother’s Day looks like it might in the store. Call in your order and it will not include a restaurant or a trip to the lobe placed in a wagon in the parking area cal plant nursery. for you to load. On their helpful website, As we go to press with this month’s Peckham’s recommends buying a gift edition of the Insider, the shopping landcard that will not expire. They will also descape is further complicated by different liver. Visit peckhamsgreenhouse.com or governmental decrees in Rhode Island call 401-636-4775. and Massachusetts. In Massachusetts, In Massachusetts, rules are a bit more plant growers are considered essential relaxed. At Avant Gardens at 710 High businesses because they sell herbs and Hill Road in North Dartmouth, Katherine vegetable starts. In Rhode Island they are essentially Fallon Gonsalves will delivery closed. This may have changed a custom bouquet to you by the time you read this, and or your Mother’s door. that would be a sign that we were getting through this difficult time. However, if you want to purchase plants on Mother’s Day (or any other day), in Rhode Island, you need to call ahead and place your order and it will be delivered to your car. At Chaves Gardens in Middletown, you can shop, but the number of customers is very limited. They will put ordered plant material in your
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