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Plant sale offers hopes for plentiful summer crops – Charlotte Observer

Plant sale offers hopes for plentiful summer crops Charlotte Observer By Lisa Thornton Alecia and Ravis Brown, of Concord, look at a calla lily during the Piedmont Farmers Market 2012 Herb and Plant Festival at the Winecoff Market in Concord. MARTY PRICE Mike and Sheila McLain select plants for their garden at the Barbee … Continue reading

Lingering downturn helps keep gardening boom going – The Associated Press

Boston Globe Lingering downturn helps keep gardening boom going The Associated Press Spending on food gardening — including growing vegetables, fruit trees, berries and herbs — jumped 20 percent in one year to $3 billion in 2009 and stayed at that level last year, said Bruce Butterfield, research director for the nonprofit … Continue reading