Tyler Meskers pulls up to his office in a small tractor, fresh from touring tulip fields on his family's farm in Aurora. He jumps out. The second-generation Oregon flower grower has no time to be idle. Mother's Day is the busiest time of his year.
By the time moms are hugging scented bouquets on Sunday, May 10, Meskers, his family and crew with Oregon Flowers Inc. would have put in months of long days laboring in greenhouses and standing on production lines.
In all, for this one holiday alone, they will have picked, packed and shipped more than a half million flowers.
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