A bleeding-heart plant, one of the larger container plants on the back patio of Peggy Atkins' home in Lutherville on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media)

Pandemic Gardening | PHOTOS

Apr 21, 2021 at 11:32 am
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Local gardeners and businesses, and the surging interest in the activity due to the pandemic.

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Judy Coster of Baltimore looks over the choices of locally grown tomatoes and vegetable plants, before deciding what to plant in her plot at a Leakin Park community garden, while shopping at Valley View Farms on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media)

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Dawn Taylor, right, a Valley View Farms employee, works on organizing displays of herbs while patrons shop in the section on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media)

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A patron browses a selection of watering can container arrangements at Valley View Farms on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media)

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A selection of 'La Roma' tomatoes in the locally grown section at Valley View Farms on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media)

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Pam Boyle of Timonium adds a selection of geraniums to her cart while plant shopping at Valley View Farms on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media)

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Julie Schultz of Lutherville and her 1-year-old son Henry shop in the herbs section at Valley View Farms on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media)

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Patrons browse the rows of plants in the outdoor perennials section at Valley View Farms on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media)

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Julie Schultz of Lutherville and her 1-year-old son Henry shop in the herbs section at Valley View Farms on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media)

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A patron examines a pot in the towering selection of pottery and containers at Valley View Farms on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media)

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Orchids are displayed a selection of hanging containers and other plants at Valley View Farms on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media)

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Peggy Atkins discusses her selection of herbs in her container garden on the back patio of her home in Lutherville on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media)

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Peggy Atkins discusses her selection herbs and plants in her limited garden space on the back patio of her home in Lutherville on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media)

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Peggy Atkins talks about her transplanted bleeding-heart plant, in her container garden on the back patio of her home in Lutherville on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media)

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Calibrachoa, one of the flowers featured in a hanging box planter on the back patio of Peggy Atkins' home in Lutherville on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media)

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An array of plants in containers on the back patio of Peggy Atkins' home in Lutherville on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media)

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Peggy Atkins looks out over her back patio, where she makes use of the limited gardening space with a variety of container gardens, at her home in Lutherville on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media)

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A bleeding-heart plant, one of the larger container plants on the back patio of Peggy Atkins' home in Lutherville on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Brian Krista/Baltimore Sun Media)

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