Why Everyone Suddenly Gardens

Home gardening is booming again, five years after the pandemic wave. Nurseries report record tomato-seedling sales in neighborhoods that had no green space in 2019.

A new wave of apartment dwellers is gardening on windowsills and shared rooftop plots. Instagram hashtags for "balcony harvest" pass tens of millions of posts per year.

Experts point to rising grocery bills, growing interest in mindful hobbies, and an instinct to reconnect with something slow and living.

Unlike the short-lived sourdough craze, gardening seems to stick. Once you have tasted your own basil, the supermarket shelf never looks quite the same.