**Exhibit      10.52**

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

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