Flooded South Minneapolis Flower Shop open for Mother’s Day
Minneapolis flower shop open after flooding
A south Minneapolis flower shop is up and running ahead of Mother's Day after it flooded in February.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A south Minneapolis flower shop is back up and running for Mother’s Day. This comes after a water main break at 50th and Penn Avenue sent streams of water into businesses three months ago.
South Minneapolis Flower Shop open for Mother’s Day
What we know:
Lake Harriet Florist has been busy putting flower orders together to celebrate moms. The shop is trying to make up for the Valentine’s Day loss, and we’re told they have well over 100 orders for Mother’s Day.
What they're saying:
"The business is great because we've got such a great community that have come, and I think they've come to help support us," said Lesley Rudd, Operations Manager.
Water main break at 50th and Penn Avenue
Timeline:
Back in February, Lake Harriet Florist’s basement was flooded after the water main break. The water was at least two feet high, and the shop lost many of its deliveries. They couldn’t take orders for two days and missed the Valentine’s Day rush.
"We hired a company that helped clean everything out of that basement because we're a small shop, it's just, you know, my mom, myself, and then our lead designer, and, you know, our additional help that we get in when we need, and it was too much work for just us to do," said Ruud.
While the flower shop has been able to bounce back, other businesses in the area remain closed due to the flood damage.