Sunday lunch might look a little different in many people's home for Mother's Day - but one thing is for sure, there's likely to be flowers.
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With some of the city's smaller retailers and gift shops closed and no indoor restaurant dining, people are to the city's florists to help express their love for mum.
Pre-orders at Blossoms Florists in Banna Avenue have "well and truly" exceeded previous years.
Owner Cathy Catanzariti said there six qualified florists working furiously to keep up with the number of orders they'd received.
"It's because people still feel like they can't leave their homes to visit, they can't pick mum up and take her for lunch or coffee," Mrs Catanzariti said.
Typically chrysanthemums are the usual flower for Mother's Day but this year they're just one of the flowers people have chosen to send.
"We're finding people are steering away from them, they're choosing roses and ornamental kale," Mrs Catanzariti said.
"We're selling a lot of preserved flowers which are fresh flowers which have gone through a process and they can last up to six weeks.
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"Every couple of months there is a new floral trend and we like to stay on top of the trend and offer our customers new and exciting floral arrangements."
Mrs Cantanzariti said Mother's Day was usually bigger than Valentine's Day because everyone has a mum but 2020 is already looking bigger again.
"We did a large Mother's Day order and we've had to order three times more to keep up with demand," she said.
The florist will have five delivery cars working on Sunday to get the orders to everyone.
Meanwhile, ICI Industries used their own canvas, a chain link fence, to create a fitting Mother's Day display.
Sarah Petersen and her daughter Meghann created a follow up to the Anzac Day display from last month.
While a bunch of flowers may be tradition, Cafe 2Sixty2's Rozanne Cotterill has been promoting vouchers as an ideal substitute for not being able to take mum out for coffee and cake on Sunday.
With children not at school, some dads would need to come up with their own ideas since students wouldn't bringing home craft to give to mum.
Declan Rurenga
Declan Rurenga was the editor of Griffith's Area News and Leeton's Irrigator until September 2023. Before landing at the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, he reported news in Junee, Wagga Wagga, Orange and Cootamundra.
Declan Rurenga was the editor of Griffith's Area News and Leeton's Irrigator until September 2023. Before landing at the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, he reported news in Junee, Wagga Wagga, Orange and Cootamundra.
