A Plot Twist

This puzzle is grounded in wordplay.
Dig into a crossword where gardening terms get a playful twist. This puzzle is filled with puns and wordplay for lovers of plants and language.
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Across

  • 2A
    Elevates, as a gardener does with a prized zucchini
  • 6A
    The dirt on a story, or just some dirt for a pot
  • 7A
    A little plot of happiness?
  • 8A
    Your ___ monologue
  • 10A
    Like a classic terra-cotta pot
  • 14A
    It doesn't grow on trees, despite a certain plant's name
  • 15A
    Martini toppers that grow on trees
  • 16A
    Like a diva or a finicky orchid
  • 17A
    Keynotes and galas, for example

Down

  • 1D
    A picturesque garden view
  • 2D
    That's a copy!
  • 3D
    Home for a city dweller and their windowsill garden
  • 4D
    Dangerously overwatered, like a rookie gardener's soil
  • 5D
    A soil additive for drainage, or a beach blanket base
  • 9D
    Like plants that thrive in their home region
  • 11D
    Kink-prone watering tools
  • 12D
    Water and sunlight, for a plant
  • 13D
    Where the heart—and maybe the herb garden—is