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2010 Garden ForecastbyThe American Gardener Mar 22, 2010 Like every business sector, the American gardening industry has been affected by the world’s current economic troubles. Many nurseries reported lagging sales in 2009, with gardeners being more frugal about their purchases and reduced demand for plants from landscape contractors. But there is hope for the future. “Up to several years ago, there was a lot of gloom-and-doom talk about how no one wants to garden anymore,” says Marty Wingate, garden columnist for the Seattle-Post Intelligencer and author of several gardening books. |