Survey Says Pandemic Is Sowing the Seeds of Plant Love

So how have plant-purchasing trends changed in the midst of lockdown and work-from-home orders, and how are people learning to care for their plants to make sure they thrive? To find out, we surveyed nearly 1,000 people to understand how many plants they’ve purchased in 2020, how they picked their flora, how good they think they are at keeping their plants alive, and how these new green-thumbs have helped their relationships at home.

Some key findings from the survey include:

• People who talk to their plants are 3½ times more likely to say gardening has decreased their stress levels over the last few months.
• The top reasons for purchasing plants since March 2020 are to beautify the home (65%), growing their own food (57%), wanting to have something else to focus on (54%), and as an excuse to get outside during the pandemic (49%).
• 55% of people regularly or sometimes talk to their plants. People who talk to their plants were more likely to be good at gardening (86%), compared to those who do not (54%).
• Tomatoes were the most popular food grown at home since March (53%), followed by cucumbers (22%), peppers (17%), and basil (11%).

Continue reading for the full study results at Stoneside.com.