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25-09-2007, 11:12 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Charlie Pridham[_2_]
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Less gardens, more gardening?
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In article , Charlie
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In article , ShinyRed
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I?m new to this forum, but thought you might be interested that
gardening is more popular than ever, despite the fact that less and
less of us have gardens!
Unfortunately, that's a load of tosh. The UK garden market has been in
decline by value every year since 2001/2, ie since the highly
influential (like it or not) Ground Force TV programme was taken off
air.
For the actual picture, see
http://www.the-hta.org.uk/index.asp?...86&s_idno=1079
Surely how much we spend does not give a good indication of how much we
garden?
Can you suggest a better indicator? Don't be misled by your personal
experience - the number of gardeners who don't buy seeds or plants
because they collect their own or take cuttings is a tiny fraction of
the total.
Thats the point, sales of plants have been there highest for 15 years
this year, its all the other stuff people are not buying.
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Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
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Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
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