State Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher and Jan-Marie Traynor, the New Jersey Nursery and Landscape Association president, kicked off the first official Fall Gardening Month in New Jersey on Wednesday with a ceremony at Hall’s Garden Center in Berkeley Heights.
Fisher presented Traynor with a proclamation from Gov. Chris Christie that declares October as Fall Gardening Month because “fall is the best time of year for planting new trees and shrubs, as well as establishing new turf grass and planting bulbs for spring impact.”
Horticulture also is a key part of the state’s economy, bringing in $451.1 million in revenue in 2010, a 17.2 percent increase over the prior year, according to figures from the state Department of Agriculture.
New Jersey ranks eighth in the nation in total horticultural production, sixth in nursery stock, fiifth in potted herbaceous plants and fourth in cut flowers.
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