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425. Retail Sales and Household Participation in Lawn and Garden Activities
[For calendar year (12,026 represents $12,026,000,000). Based on national household sample survey conducted by the Gallup Organization. Subject to sampling variability; see
source]
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Retail sales (mil. dol.)
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Retail sales (mil. dol.)
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Percent of households engaged in activity
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Percent of households engaged in activity
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ACTIVITY
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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Total
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12,026
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14,206
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17,491
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15,518
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16,285
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20,802
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22,134
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22,824
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22,410
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25,897
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22,242
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22,519
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26,639
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30,188
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84
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78
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78
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76
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75
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80
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78
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75
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71
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74
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72
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64
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67
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65
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Lawn care
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3,898
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4,317
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5,449
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5,342
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5,660
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6,412
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6,890
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7,460
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6,446
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8,417
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7,621
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6,925
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6,366
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8,543
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64
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58
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59
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58
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57
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66
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62
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54
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54
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56
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53
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47
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45
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47
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Indoor houseplants
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706
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826
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1,105
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819
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822
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928
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852
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926
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689
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999
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864
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791
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1,107
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1,159
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41
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41
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41
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37
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43
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42
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34
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31
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37
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30
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31
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29
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29
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Flower gardening
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1,259
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1,519
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1,777
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1,679
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1,857
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2,275
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2,302
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2,167
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2,396
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3,147
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2,107
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2,987
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3,404
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3,965
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41
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44
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43
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42
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41
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48
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41
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39
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39
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44
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38
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37
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38
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39
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Insect control
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653
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992
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979
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880
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1,052
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1,370
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1,260
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1,593
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1,080
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1,127
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1,049
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1,734
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1,342
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1,671
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30
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39
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35
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27
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24
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28
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24
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24
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21
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22
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Shrub care
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699
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659
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840
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853
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844
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1,099
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1,030
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1,437
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1,274
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1,133
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774
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1,059
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1,441
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1,635
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30
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31
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33
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34
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29
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38
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32
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27
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28
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30
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25
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25
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24
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25
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Vegetable gardening
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950
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1,363
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1,253
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982
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1,026
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1,384
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1,652
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1,440
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1,063
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1,476
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1,359
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1,341
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1,914
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2,000
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37
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38
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33
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34
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32
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37
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31
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31
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26
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31
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28
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24
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Tree care
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795
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845
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1,253
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1,140
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886
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1,445
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1,443
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1,664
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2,011
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1,408
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1,002
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1,362
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1,892
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1,733
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25
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31
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27
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20
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17
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20
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Landscaping
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2,125
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2,176
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2,921
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2,356
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2,605
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3,837
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4,828
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4,444
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5,006
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5,797
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5,524
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3,964
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6,153
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6,435
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31
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26
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24
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20
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Flower bulbs
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275
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431
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456
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396
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478
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579
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520
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503
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453
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635
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377
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521
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573
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579
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24
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27
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24
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31
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26
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28
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Fruit trees
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271
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382
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292
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416
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287
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502
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371
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350
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759
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389
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241
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349
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455
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301
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15
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13
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11
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11
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Container gardening
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(NA)
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39
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305
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235
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240
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359
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330
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239
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441
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359
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377
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387
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558
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783
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(NA)
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12
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11
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15
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13
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9
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11
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12
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12
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10
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11
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Raising transplants 1
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208
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131
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249
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122
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139
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181
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141
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169
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201
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182
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187
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238
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383
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160
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11
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13
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15
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11
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11
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15
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12
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8
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10
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11
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8
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8
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7
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7
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Herb gardening
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(NA)
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310
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46
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50
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58
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84
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161
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135
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175
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112
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140
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144
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168
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146
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(NA)
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5
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9
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9
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7
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8
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10
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8
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9
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8
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7
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Growing berries
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41
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50
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95
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57
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73
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79
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90
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62
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126
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85
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55
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90
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60
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82
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9
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8
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7
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9
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7
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6
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6
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6
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5
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5
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5
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5
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Ornamental gardening
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146
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166
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471
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191
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266
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268
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264
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235
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290
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264
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144
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158
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251
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333
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7
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6
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8
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6
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5
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7
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7
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5
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6
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5
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5
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5
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6
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5
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Water gardening
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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367
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421
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469
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572
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659
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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5
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5
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5
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4
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NA Not available.
1 Starting plants in advance of planting in ground.
Source: The National Gardening Association, Burlington, VT, National Gardening Survey, annual (copyright).
http://www.garden.org
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/425_retail_sales_and_household_participation_in.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
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