Gardening

    • 25%: Americans who garden as a hobby
    • $44.7 billion spent on lawn and landscape services per year
    • World's largest garden maze: Over 2 acres
    • World's largest bloom: Indonesian "Rafflesia arnoldii".
  • Gardening is the most popular hobby in the world. Gardening is defined as "The cultivation of a plot of ground to grow plants", which opens up a vast array of possibilities. From ornamentals to edibles, the field of gardening in one that defies any set description.
  • Gardening Vs. Farming

    Gardening and farming both focus on growing plants. Farming is usually done across a larger area than gardening is (although not always; arboretums and palace gardens have historically been as large as farms). While gardening is rarely done for commercial purposes, farming is usually meant to grow plants as a commercial venture, either to sell the whole plant or specific parts for another person's use.
  • Gardening Tips

    1. Garden area should get a minimum of six hours of sunlight per day
    2. Do not plant beside walls or fences
    3. Use a border to separate garden from grass
    4. Remove grassy sod from garden area to a depth of four inches
    5. Place leaves and compost on garden area four inches deep for two weeks before planting

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