Ellerslie Gift and Garden in Edmonton has been keeping busy amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. “Once it gets sunny and we get plus teen temperatures, that really turns a corner for us for sure,” general manager Perry Stothart said.
The business typically ebbs and flows with the weather, now people are also trying to keep busy at home. “We are definitely seeing an uptick of people wanting to do things like indoor plants or garden mix and different garden soils for sure is a big one,” Stothart explained. “A lot of seeds, vegetable gardening, that kind of thing.” “Definitely been a lot more people starting from scratch.” Operating during the pandemic, however, is a dynamic he has never experienced before. “With how we have to conduct