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Forthepast15years,gardeninghasbeenthemostpopularoutdooractivityinAmerica.AnewstudybyOrganicGardeningmagazinesaysmorethan78millionAmericansaregardeners.Thisismorethan40percentoftheadultpopulation.
Thenewstudysaysthatduringthegrowingseason,anaveragegardenerspends3or4hoursaweekworkinginthegardendigging,cutting,plantingandwatering.Theyalsospendmoneyontheirgardens.EachyearAmericangardenersspendabout25billiondollarsbuyingseeds,plants,tools,plantfoodtomaketheirplantsgrowbigger,andevenspecialclothesforworkinginthegarden.
WhyaremoreandmoreAmericansbecomingfondofgardening?Mostpeopledoitforfun.Gardeningmakestheirhomesmorebeautifulandmakesthemfeelclosertothenature.Gardeningisalsoagoodwaytogetexerciseandworkingoutsideinthefreshairandsunshinecanreducestress.Tosomepeople,gardeningisaspiritualactivity.Youplantseedsinthegroundandwaterthem.Theygrowintoflowersandmostofthemdieinautumn.Butsomewillcomebackagainthenextspring,andeveryyearafterthat.
MostAmericansgrowmorethanflowersintheirgarden.Theygrowfruits,vegetablesandherbs.Theygrowfoodcropsathomeformanyreasons.Somesayitissatisfyingtoprovidetheirownfoodliketheirforefatherswholivedonfarms.Somesaytheycansavemoney.Otherssaytheywanttohavethefreshestvegetablesallsummerlong.
NoteveryoneinAmericaownslandforagarden.Yetgardeningisapopularactivityforthem,too.Theymayalsogrowflowersincontainersonabalconyhighabovethestreet.Theymayalsojoinacommunitygarden.Usually,thelocalgovernmentownsthelandwherethecommunitygardenisplanted.Thelandisdividedintosmallgardens.Inthisway,morepeoplegetthechancetogrowthings,eveniftheydon’townlandoftheirown.