On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:28:23 GMT, John Savage wrote:

Water restrictions means less gardening sales?

Maybe, but it could also mean that more gardeners are forced to indulge
their hobby by vicarious means, e.g., watching others gardening on the
idiot box? Also, it might mean that gardeners downsize to pot growing (!)
so the interest might not wane, just change.

Yes, but that doesn't sell shovels, Roundup or bags of Dynamic Lifter,
or in Auntie's case magazines and books.
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"Darwin's rolling over in his coffin,
'cos the fittest are surviving much less often" - NOFX