'Gladdies' popular with pandemic gardeners as industry looks to keep new green thumbs

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A favourite of Aussie icon Dame Edna Everage, rows of striking gladioli near Bordertown have been grown by a local family for more than 50 years.

Pandemic gardening became popular during COVID-19 lockdowns with people wanting an excuse to get outside.Andrew Ridgway said business boomed.

"As soon as COVID hit, people planted them up in the gardens to secure their vegetable crops moving forward," Mr Eaton said."They wanted some brightness," he said.The Ridgway family had increased plantings by 25 per cent hoping home gardeners will keep up their newly-found hobby.

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