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

                                 August 2, 2002


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


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


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


REGISTRANT'S  TELEPHONE  NUMBER,  INCLUDING  AREA  CODE          (212)  218-7910





Item 5.   Other  Events
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          Reference is made to the Registrant's August 2, 2002
          Press Release (Exhibit 99.1).


Item 7.   Financial  Statements  and  Exhibits
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          (c) (1) Exhibit 99.1: Registrant's August 2, 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
                                     ------------------------
                                     Anthony J. Galici
                                     Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
                                     Secretary

Dated:  August  2,  2002



                                                  Exhibit  99.1
                                                  -------------
NEWS  FROM:

GRIFFIN  LAND  &  NURSERIES,  INC.                     CONTACT:
                                                       MIKE  DANZIGER
                                                       CHIEF  EXECUTIVE  OFFICER
                                                       (212)  218-7910

GRIFFIN  ANNOUNCES  TRANSACTION  OF  ITS  EQUITY  INVESTEE
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NEW  YORK,  NEW  YORK  (AUGUST  2,  2002)  GRIFFIN  LAND  &  NURSERIES,  INC.
("Griffin")announced today that Centaur Communications Ltd., a British publisher
in which Griffin holds an equity interest, has sold its subsidiary that provides
legal  information  services.  The  transaction  was  completed  on August 1 and
Griffin expects to report in its third quarter that its share of the gain on the
sale  will  be approximately $7.8 million.  Proceeds of the sale will be used to
prepay  substantially  all  of  Centaur's  debt.  Griffin  does  not  anticipate
receiving any cash from the sale.  Centaur has also indicated that it expects to
write  down  a  portion  of  the intangible assets associated with its remaining
business.  Griffin  anticipates that such a writedown would offset a substantial
portion  of  the  gain from the sale that will be reported in the third quarter.

     Griffin  operates  landscape  nursery and real estate businesses and has an
approximate  35% equity investment in Centaur.  Griffin's common stock is traded
under  the  symbol  GRIF  on  the  Nasdaq  National  Market.

     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.  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.