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According to the National Gardening Association, gardening in the United State is at an all time high. Individuals from 85 million households - that's 8 out of 10 - participated in lawn and garden activities in 2004. That is up from 67%, in 1997, as reported by the same association.
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Harder - Gardening is the cultivation of plants usually near the home. Home gardens consist of a small plot of ground used to grow flowers, fruits, and/or vegetables. Gardening is ... the cultivation of individual plants in pots or other containers either indoors or outdoors. Gardening is closely related to the art and science of horticulture, a branch of agriculture specializing in growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, shrubs, and trees.
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BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Gardening Association, will feature two new and exciting educational products from the TickleMe Plant Company. TickleMe Plants(TM) move their branches down and close their leaves when tickled. TickleMe Plant seeds and grow kits are available now from NGA, at www.Kidsgardeningstore.com
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Gardening for Beginners: The basics of starting and caring for your first garden, from the first turn of the soil to the first harvest of your flowers or food. If you are a novice gardener, start your visit here for step by step instructions to creating and nurturing a beautiful garden or for dealing with pests and problems in the garden.
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Gardening is ... not only a food source and art, but also a right. The Slow Food movement has sought in some countries to add an edible schoolyard and garden classrooms to schools, e.g. in Fergus, Ontario, where these were added to a public school to augment the kitchen classroom.
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[T]his slowdown looks to be only temporary as American homeowners, now at a record number, settle into their newly acquired properties and baby boomers enter the peak years for gardening popularity. Covering the three primary L&G categories—outdoor equipment, supplies and professional lawn care services—this 2001 update of Packaged Facts' best-selling study of the U.S. lawn and garden market comprehensively analyzes the factors that promise to drive this market—including extremely favorable demographics, continued homeowner affluence and a new focus on push-marketing by the consolidating major players. Featuring numerous sales tables and definitive marketer lists, and containing profiles of industry leaders such as Deere, Toro, MTD, Echo, Ames, Fiskars, Scotts, Pursell-Bayer, and TruGreen-ChemLawn, this study thoroughly examines competitive and new product trends, evolving regulatory issues, the shifting retail environment, the emergence of e-commerce, advertising/promotion expenditures and positioning, and consumer attitudes and purchasing patterns. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the coming boom of the lawn and garden market.
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