All the Dirt on Gardening

The industry that brings us our glorious gardens is worried that we are going to abandon them. Sales at garden and lawn retailers totaled $34.07 billion last year, down nearly 15 percent from 2002's peak of $39.6 billion. One publication said that arthritic 50-year-olds are throwing down their trowels and that the younger Generation X and Y will never garden. Well, maybe that's true of some but not of me nor my plant enthusiastic friends. We seem to buying at our usual rate, if not more. Anyway the industry wonders what they can do to encourage us to buy more. Any thoughts? Comment here or send me an email at mollyday1@gmail.com . Photos: Two iris blooms from my yard Papa Geno's , located in rural Lancaster County, Nebraska is having an iris sale until the end of July. Breck's is having a sale on bulbs for all seasons of bloom - from iris to stargazer lilies. You could get together with a friend or three and order enough to get free shippin...