In the No. 8 greenhouse at Southwest Perennials, Dallas, plant starters form a green blanket in 2,500 trays. The plant business was brisk during the pandemic, spawning an estimated 20 million new gardeners for the first time.
“There was this time of uncertainty. It seems like a lot of people have drawn into gardening as a hobby,” said Daniel Cunningham. Cunningham is a gardener and co-owner of Rooted In. “One of the largest seed suppliers in the country had shortages when the pandemic first broke out.”
The supply seems to have caught up with the demand. Gardening is, in a way, in our DNA.
“Someone in your family history has worked the ground,” said Cunningham. “My grandmothers, indeed some of my early mentors, sown the seeds in the pun for what I would grow up to be as an adult.”
Cunningham is a professional plant person. His business-rooted Go ‘n Grow Garden in a Box of 24 Plant Starters is aimed at the first-time gardener or someone new to gardening in Texas.
“So there are plants that bloom in the shade, plants that add color to their foliage, pollinators,” said Cunningham. The idea was to make gardening “bulletproof” for someone who wanted to take up the hobby.
“We have some pretty good data that shows it’s good for our physical health,” said Cunningham. “It’s a way for us to recharge our batteries and just feel better about the situation we’re in.”
By going back to our roots, we find room to grow.
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