Better Homes and Gardeners
Spring has not sprung as much as it has arrived tentatively. Nonetheless, April is National Garden Month in the United States. The state of their lawns and what will be coming up soon in those currently barren pots is of concern to a growing share of the population. According to the National Gardeners Association (NGA), consumer spending on lawn and garden products increased 3% to $35.1 billion in 2007, and 82 million U.S. households participated in a lawn or garden activity. (1)While traditional gardening may evoke images of grandmothers with trowels, today's...