8-K

UNITED STATES

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

June 9, 2006

(Date of earliest event reported)

GRIFFIN LAND & NURSERIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware	06-0868496
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
Commission File Number	1-12879
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
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On June 9, 2006, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that its real estate division, Griffin Land, had completed the previously announced sale of approximately 130 acres of undeveloped land in the New England Tradeport, Griffin Land’s 600 acre industrial park located in Windsor and East Granby, Connecticut. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Report is the Registrant’s June 9, 2006 press release, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1: Registrant's June 9, 2006 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: June 9, 2006

EX-99.1

NEWS FROM:		Exhibit 99.1
GRIFFIN LAND & NURSERIES, INC.	CONTACT:
	Anthony Galici
	Chief Financial Officer
	(860) 653-4541

GRIFFIN ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF LAND SALE

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (June 9, 2006) Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRIF) (“Griffin”) today announced that its real estate division, Griffin Land, has completed the previously announced sale to Walgreen Co. (“Walgreen”) of approximately 130 acres of undeveloped land in the New England Tradeport (the “Tradeport”), Griffin Land’s 600 acre industrial park located in Windsor and East Granby, Connecticut. The sale price of $13 million, before transaction expenses, was paid in cash at the closing. Griffin expects to record a substantial pretax gain from this transaction in its third quarter results of operations.

Griffin operates a real estate business under its Griffin Land division and a landscape nursery business, Imperial Nurseries, Inc.

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.