Re: help with industry numbers

**J* B* <j*@starband.net>**

Very tricky question.  First of all NGA considers anyone with one  
houseplant or a lawn to be a gardener.  They include lawn care which  
is about 50% homeowner and 50% lawn services.  I don't know how to  
pull out real gardening data re: boxes vs indies.
Jeff Ball
On May 29, 2008, at 8:43 AM, Mary Ann Newcomer wrote:

Here's a question for anyone who might have it at their finger tips:

NGA says the gardening industry is a $24BB industry annually. What  
percentage of that business goes
to the big boxes and what to Independent Garden Centers/retailers?

Thanks in advance for your assistance - I am in a conference all day  
with no wi-fi, just crackberry
access to email.

Mary Ann Newcomer
www.idahogardener.com

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