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Buds, blooms and sprouts are bursting out every which way you look, and the sun’s warmth feels rich.

As kale and spinach flew off the shelves, people kept asking for fruit trees. Bookcliff Gardens, 755 26 Road, hadn’t carried fruit trees for years, but 2020 made its owners, Rick and Steph Griggs, reconsider. It was a year for gardens unlike any other. Seeds, tomatoes, zucchini, trees and nearly anything else growing at area garden centers and nurseries was snapped up by customers in 2020. “Last year was such a surprise compared to any previous year,” said Chris Adolf, who co-own...

Zucchini plants are notoriously prolific. Pop a couple of those seeds in the ground, water them and keep the squash bugs off, and you will have enough zucchini to practically feed a neighborhood. However, in 2020 some garden centers actually had to put a buying cap on the purchase of zucchini plants. Breann Fiihr, who owns Mount Garfield Greenhouse with her husband, Travis, recalled a customer who wanted to purchase 12 zucchini plants. “You’re going to have zucchini growing out your e...