ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Thursday, May 23, 1996                 TAG: 9605230076
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: A-1  EDITION: METRO 

GREEN THUMB DELIVERY?

LENGTH: Short :   19 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  STEPHANIE KLEIN-DAVIS/Staff. Cindy Smith of 
          Christiansburg carries off a carton-top full of flowering plants for
          her garden. She and two other teacher's aides from Christiansburg 
          Middle School visited the Roanoke City Market on Wednesday. Plant 
          vendor Tony Thomas said even the area's best gardeners are having a 
          hard time this year because of a late frost and an early heat wave. 
          Story on  C1. color.