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Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden at MissouriBotanicalGarden.org
How the Green Thumb Cities Were Selected
In conducting their study of the best American cities (drawn from the 50 largest cities in the US) for green thumbs, the plant company Breck's looked at factors including weather conditions (including annual rain fall, average growing season and temperature) as well as the number of community gardens, nurseries and gardening stores per capita, and the number of gardening clubs and annual gardening events. See how your city ranks in the final tally of the 10 best cities for gardeners.