Nurseries were surely hard hit last year, but . . I guess it's their choice to sell half as many plants for twice the price, or not. They'd get by with less staff if they have less inventory. Does it make business sense? I don't know but we'll see. When wholesalers get back up to speed and the availability of plants is better again, will prices go down? Do prices ever go down once they've gone up?
Only if we resist.
Gardeners have the option of trading plants among themselves, and growing what they have, I suppose. It's sad though.