GWA releases fall trends report

Garden Writers Assoc. Foundation’s 2007 Fall Gardening Trends Research Report shed some light on activities gardeners think are appropriate for fall.

According to the report, 44% said pruning trees and shrubs was appropriate, 25% said planting trees and shrubs, 33% said seeding lawns and 30% indicated fall was a good time to plant bulbs.

Almost 1 in 3 households reported that fall is a good time to fertilize annual and perennial flowers and 15% chose sowing flower seeds as a fall activity. Also, 29% said they believe gardening should stop at the first frost.

Other findings: The number of households planning to do indoor gardening rose to 57%, representing 46.3 million households; the top reasons for indoor gardening are decoration (47%) and emotional enjoyment (43%); limited space is the major indoor gardening obstacle for 2007.

-- Sarah