**Exhibit      10.51**

**LIMITED      WAIVER TO**

**LOAN      AND SECURITY AGREEMENT**

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*Signature      Pages Follow*

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|   | BORROWER:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   | HINES NURSERIES, INC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   | By:   /s/                  Claudia                  Pieropan                                                                                                                                                   |
|   | Title:                     CFO                                                                                       |
|   | Name:  Claudia                  Pieropan                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   | PARENT:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   | HINES HORTICULTURE, INC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   | By:   /s/                  Claudia                  Pieropan                                                                                                                                         |
|   | Title:    CFO                                                                                         |
|   | Name:  Claudia                  Pieropan                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   | AGENT                    AND LENDERS:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   | BANK                    OF AMERICA, N.A., as Agent and a Lender                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   | By:  /s/                  Sandra J.                  Evans                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   | Title:    Sr.                  Vice                  President                                                                                                                                                                |
|   | Name:  Sandra                    J. Evans                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,                  as a                  Lender                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   | By:   /s/ Gregory                  Hall                                                                                                       |
|   | Title:    Vice                  President                                                                                                                                                  |
|   | Name:  Gregory                    Hall                                                                                                                                                     |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   | GMAC COMMERCIAL FINANCE                  LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   | By: /s/                  Robert                  Richardson                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|   | Title:    Director                                                                                                                            |
|   | Name:  Robert                  Richardson                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

**Signature          Page to Amendment No. 2 to  **

**Loan          and Security Agreement] **

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