TERRE HAUTE Ind. (WTHI) - A Terre Haute business is bouncing back after feeling the pinch due to the economy.
But some shoppers might be surprised by the blooming success a local flower shop received during the winter season.
Some might say the valentines day flowers him As customers walk into the shop, on the wall sits a picture of the man who originally opened the flower shop; Jim Sitar ski's grandfather.
Sitarski’s grandfather and father once owned the business, Sitarski says he was born and raised in Terre Haute making him a true hautian.
"I was born here; my grand father started the business in 1920, so this is our 91st Christmas. So this is family owned and family operated,” said Sitarski.
Sitarski says this holiday season Poplars Flower Shop is full of arrangements. He says Valentine’s Day isn't the only time of the year that valentines day flowers him
"People do send a lot of center pieces if they’re going out of town and the family is staying here. They'll send flowers as a present, let family members see the flowers while they’re eating and everything like that,” said Sitarski.
The florist at Poplar Flowers shop prepares more than four-hundred poinsettias and delivers sixty-eight center pieces a day.
But Sitarski says he remembers a time when the holidays weren't so jolly.
"I think the economy is coming back some what but 2009 was a terrible year. 2010 was a little better than 2009 and 2011 was really good for us,” said Sitarski.
But that's not why Sitarski has continued to keep his business going. He says it’s what his flowers do for people that make the job so special.
Debbie Myers has worked for Sitarski for more than twenty years; she says she shares Sitarski’s passion for flowers.
Myers says, "It’s just a joy to think you send out flowers to people as Christmas presents. A lot of people can't get home for Christmas so they send flowers instead; you know to make people feel good."
"It's like farming, once you get that dirt under your finger nails you just can’t let it go,” said Sitarski.
Myers and Sitarski say the Poplar Flower Shop is just a family working to warm people’s hearts for the holiday season.
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