Years of drought forced garden lovers indoors but horticulturists say the capital is slowly becoming ''a garden city again''.
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Nursery managers remember Canberra before the drought as a ''beautiful'' city filled with ''bright colours'' and ''lush green gardens''.
Brown and arid land soon replaced a green capital.
But it seems locals and tourists have been bitten by the gardening bug once again.
Manager of Rodney's Plants Plus Greg Margieson believed peoples' attitudes toward gardening had changed.
''The drought had a really massive affect on peoples' attitudes,'' he said.
''Water is everything, people have stopped worrying - they're planting again and taking more interest in gardening.''
''Canberra is becoming a garden city again.''
Horticulturist at Pialligo Plant Farm Lyla Wright said the capital always had enthusiastic gardeners, but said the typical consumer was changing.
When Ms Wright started at the plant farm eight years ago the average consumer was older and had a bigger garden.
Ms Wright said the kids were dragging their parents to the nursery.
''Most primary schools now have their own gardens for kids, who are taught to grow plants, herbs and vegetables,'' she said.
''It used to be the older generation who were enthusiastic but now we've got young people coming through. It has skipped a generation.''
The influx of cooking and lifestyle shows on television had also boosted sales.
Ms Wright said people often visited the nursery after being inspired by cooking and gardening programs.
Canberra nurseries have already been inundated with customers wanting to take ''a bit of Floriade'' home for their gardens.
''We do get quite a few tourists that come because of Floriade,'' Ms Wright said. ''Sometimes people come out for the bulbs, sometimes they're looking for gardening tips.''
Ms Wright warned garden enthusiasts to take care with new plants at this time of year and said unpredictable temperatures could play havoc with blooms.