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- gardening audience contracted — and yet total spending hit an all-time high," according to Garden Research's 2026 National Gardening Report .
- Some key data points from the study showed: Total market spending in 2025: $79.0B (All-time high, +13.5% YoY) Spending per household: $740 (Record, +18.3% YoY) "Per-participant spending surged across nearly every major category in 2025.
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53-year-old lawn and garden giant faces Chapter 11, liquidation Daniel Kline Sun, August 16, 2026 at 12:33 AM GMT+9 5 min read Americans spend a lot of money to keep their lawns looking good, but new data reveal some headwinds facing the lawn and garden industry. "For the first time since 2019, the U.S. gardening audience contracted — and yet total spending hit an all-time high," according to Garden Research's 2026 National Gardening Report .
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Transmission mechanisms
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Uncertainties and competing interpretations
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What to monitor next
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