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

September 2, 2011

(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)

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On September 2, 2011, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that Edgar M. Cullman, the Registrant’s Chairman of the Board, had passed away.  Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report is the Registrant’s September 2, 2011 press release, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1:  Registrant's September 2, 2011 Press Release (attached hereto).

SIGNATURES

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.

	By:	/s/ Anthony J. Galici
		Anthony J. Galici
		Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
		and Secretary
Dated:  September 2, 2011

EX-99.1

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

GRIFFIN ANNOUNCES THAT EDGAR M. CULLMAN, CHAIRMAN, PASSED AWAY

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (September 2, 2011) Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRIF) (“Griffin”) announced that Edgar M. Cullman, Chairman of the Board of Directors, passed away on August 28th after a brief illness.  Mr. Cullman was 93 years old and had been Chairman of Griffin since it became a public company upon its spinoff from Culbro Corporation in 1997.  Mr. Cullman had a long and distinguished career, including serving as president, chairman and chief executive of the General Cigar Company and its parent company, Culbro Corporation.  Mr. Cullman was involved with Griffin’s landscape nursery and real estate businesses for many years, dating back to when these operations were held by Culbro prior to the spinoff.  Michael Danziger, Griffin’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Mr. Cullman was a valuable member of our Board of Directors and his leadership, advice and deep knowledge of our business will be missed by everyone at Griffin.”

Griffin operates a real estate business, Griffin Land, and Imperial Nurseries, Inc., its landscape nursery business.  Griffin also has investments in Centaur Media plc, a public company based in the United Kingdom and listed on the London Stock Exchange, and Shemin Nurseries Holding Corp., a private company that operates a landscape nursery distribution business through its subsidiary, Shemin Nurseries, Inc.