SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549




                                    FORM 8-K
                                 Current Report
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                 October 3, 2002


                         GRIFFIN LAND & NURSERIES, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


DELAWARE                                         0-29288              06-0868496
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(State  or  other  jurisdiction               (Commission          (IRS Employer
   of  incorporation)                        File  Number)  Identification  No.)


ONE  ROCKEFELLER  PLAZA,  NEW  YORK,  NEW  YORK               10020
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(Address  of  principal  executive  offices)               (Zip  Code)


REGISTRANT'S  TELEPHONE  NUMBER,  INCLUDING  AREA  CODE          (212)  218-7910
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Item  9.  Regulation  FD  Disclosure
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          Registrant's  October  3,  2002  Press  Release  is  attached  hereto
          as Exhibit 99.1 and  incorporated  by  reference  into  this  Item  9.


          Exhibit  99.1: Registrant's October 3, 2002  Press  Release  (attached
          hereto).


                                    SIGNATURE


     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.


                                              GRIFFIN  LAND  &  NURSERIES,  INC.


                                /s/  Anthony  J.  Galici
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                                Anthony  J.  Galici
                                Vice  President,  Chief  Financial  Officer  and
                                Secretary

Dated:  October  3,  2002


                                                                    Exhibit 99.1
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NEWS  FROM:

GRIFFIN  LAND  &  NURSERIES,  INC.      CONTACT:
                                        ANTHONY  GALICI
                                        CHIEF  FINANCIAL  OFFICER
                                        (860)  653-4541

GRIFFIN  ANNOUNCES  AGREEMENT  TO  PURCHASE  TWO  OFFICE  BUILDINGS
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NEW  YORK,  NEW  YORK  (OCTOBER 3, 2002) GRIFFIN LAND & NURSERIES, INC. (NASDAQ:
GRIF)  ("GRIFFIN")announced  today  that its real estate division, Griffin Land,
has  agreed to acquire, from USAA Real Estate Company, the 70% interest owned by
USAA  Real  Estate Company in two 80,000 square foot Class A office buildings in
Griffin  Center,  Windsor,  Connecticut.  Griffin  Land  currently  holds  the
remaining  30%  interest  in  those  buildings.

     Griffin  operates  landscape  nursery and real estate businesses and has an
approximate  35% equity investment in Centaur Communications, Ltd., a publishing
company  based  in  the  United  Kingdom.

     Forward-Looking  Statements:
     This Press Release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of  Section  27A  of  the  Securities  Act  and Section 21E of the exchange Act.
Although  Griffin believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected
in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that
such  plans,  intentions  or  expectations  will  be achieved, particularly with
respect  to  the  completion  of  the purchase of the 70% interest in two office
buildings  from  USAA Real Estate Company.   The projected information disclosed
herein is based on assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable
by Griffin as of the date hereof, are inherently subject to significant
business, economic, competitive and regulatory uncertainties and contingencies,
many of which  are  beyond  the  control  of  Griffin.