Interest in gardening that began in the early days of COVID-19 pandemic continues to flourish, experts say.
The interest in gardening that bloomed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic is flourishing. "Gardening became a major, major pastime for a lot of people because of COVID," said Graham Hill, president of Platt Hill Nursery.
"This could be a sign that the industry is on track to keep many of the new gardeners who started gardening during the pandemic," the report said. Of course, Hill says there is an advantage to buying at an independent garden center such as Platt Hill: Expertise. The employees are happy to answer questions, including the basics, such as the difference between annual and perennial plants and what will grow well in our climate.If customers have problems with plants, they encourage them to take a picture and send it to them.
Edible plants are still big sellers, and fruit trees and berry plants are big, he said. He is also seeing more apartment dwellers getting into gardening, either with houseplants or containers on their patios and balconies.
It, too, sees the pandemic-borne interest continuing, judging by enrollment in gardening programs, calls to its offices, requests for soil temperatures and people bringing plants in for identification or diagnoses of problems.
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