A Sooke landscaper believes a blooming boom in business results from people seeking colour as a cure for the COVID blues.

Tina Acosta Delgado, the owner of Elite Garden Maintenance, said sheB次元官网网址檚 never seen anything like it in her 17 years in the business. Her company, which primarily handles residential and commercial properties, is fielding an unprecedented number of requests from people for flowers this year.

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Acosta Delgado attributes the increase in part to people looking for something to brighten their day during the pandemic.

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The wholesaler Acosta Delgado deals with said all the wholesalers he speaks with had noticed the increase.

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Some nurseries are predicting that they may run out of flowers, she said.

Jack Olszewski, manager of the garden Centre at the Sooke Home Hardware Store, said heB次元官网网址檇 seen an increase of more than 50 per cent in customers so far this year compared to last year.

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