Local gardeners seeking to get out of Moore County for a day might enjoy the opportunity to pay a visit to Juniper Level Botanic Gardens either July 10-12 or July 17-19.
“Gardening is booming in all parts of the country, and nurseries have struggled to keep up with the unprecedented and unexpected demand,” says global plantsman Tony Avent, founder and proprietor of Juniper Level Botanic Garden and Plant Delights Nursery in Raleigh.
Avent says that gardening is a huge pastime in America, but that no one was prepared for this boom.
“Nurseries are propagating as fast as they can and shipping as quickly as they can,” he says. “People have reconnected with the earth, and every plant that goes into the ground pulls carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. That’s undoubtedly a good thing.”
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