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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.

By PuzzledCross

2.Elevates, as a gardener does with a prized zucchini

6.The dirt on a story, or just some dirt for a pot

7.A little plot of happiness?

8.Your ___ monologue

10.Like a classic terra-cotta pot

14.It doesn't grow on trees, despite a certain plant's name

15.Martini toppers that grow on trees

16.Like a diva or a finicky orchid

17.Keynotes and galas, for example

1.A picturesque garden view

2.That's a copy!

3.Home for a city dweller and their windowsill garden

4.Dangerously overwatered, like a rookie gardener's soil

5.A soil additive for drainage, or a beach blanket base

9.Like plants that thrive in their home region

11.Kink-prone watering tools

12.Water and sunlight, for a plant

13.Where the heart—and maybe the herb garden—is

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