As many begin to plan out which flowers and plants they'll feature around their homes this season, many nurseries are struggling to keep up with a surge in demand.

"A lot of the plants that were for this year's sale were sold last year. The amount of material that was sold because of Covid, everyone working around their house, created a shortage this year," says Don Kushner of Kushers Garden and Patio. 

Kushner says the shortage has had a major impact on allowing them to choose which plants they want and the sizes they're going after, forcing them to travel even farther to fill that need.

2020 didn't just bring a rise in demand for flowers for area nurseries but with people staying home that upped the demand for landscaping and landscaping materials.

"People being home and putting off as far as upgrades to their backyard making it more of a vacation at home type of deal, upgrading the front yards as far as curb appeal," says Harry Kale, General Manager of Tabor's Garden Center in North Lima. 

Kale says their landscaping work is booming but a shortage of landscaping materials has their jobs backed up weeks if not months.

Both agree that the disruption in the supply chain this year will likely cause a ripple effect for up to 5 years to come.