The Benefits of Plants & Landscaping
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According to the National Gardening Association, 85 million (79 percent of) U.S. households participated in some form of gardening activity in the year 2002. American consumers spent a total of $39.6 billion on their lawns and gardens in 2002. That was an increase of $1.9 billion or 5% over 2001. Over the past 5 years, total lawn and garden sales have increased at a compound annual growth rate of 8%.