Your Five Senses - How does your garden grow?

Oh the memories of helping my parents in the garden. In our household, it was just part of the spring/summer routine. Every year we had a garden full of potatoes, corn, beans, lettuce, carrots and more. As a young child, I particularly liked watching the watermelon and pumpkins grow. I can also remember helping mom can tomato juice and make jams from the fruit off of our own trees. Yes, fond memories indeed, but is anyone of Gen X or Gen Y even considering growing gardens these days? Are people of any generation?  My parents still have a small garden, but I have not carried on the tradition.

With the cost of groceries and gas, not to mention the growing obesity problem and concern about our environment, I have to wonder if we all shouldn't consider getting back into gardening.

For me personally, the top excuses for not putting in a garden are: No room in my backyard, No time to take care of it and maybe at the very top - I am not exactly sure how to go about it. Common excuses among consumers today I am guessing. And yet, I can't help but start to think that getting back to some basics in life - like gardening-may be just what society needs.

Below is look at how some people are overcoming obstacles to be sure they can see "how their gardens grow".

Around New York are urban gardening centers where people can rent a space to grow their greenery, and they've been booming with business. At Drew Gardens in the Bronx, for example, membership doubled from last year and W. Atlee Burpee & Co., the American largest seed company has sold twice the seeds of last year.

Another niche market enjoying terrace farming are those of different ethnic backgrounds as it allow them to grow the foods they might not otherwise find in stores.