Subaru Returns as Official Vehicle of National Garden Month

-- Company continues support of Gardening Association's GROW Campaign --

CHERRY HILL, N.J., April 20 -- Subaru of America, Inc. is pleased to announce its continuing support of the National Gardening Association's GROW campaign and will again return as the official vehicle of National Garden Month(R). GROW is a year-round promotional campaign that engages the public in all aspects of gardening. The focal point of the campaign is National Garden Month - a nationwide celebration of all things gardening including the 2006 Get Gardening Giveaway.

"Subaru and the National Gardening Association (NGA) believe in the power of gardening to transform environments, individuals and communities," said Rick Crosson, vice president, Subaru of America, Inc. "Subaru has a long history of supporting organizations that our customers care about. And gardening ranks extremely high in our customer research as an activity that Subaru customers tell us they most enjoy."

The Get Gardening Giveaway invites the public to share their garden tales as a This Is My Garden story. Interested participants can submit their story through the http://www.nationalgardenmonth.org/ website to be eligible to win the This is My Garden Grand Prize - a $2,500 shopping spree in the NGA's Garden Shop. Entries must be received by Sept. 31.

In addition, the organization is giving away $10,000 in gift certificates for simply submitting your email address.

  For more information visit http://www.nationalgardenmonth.org/.

  About Subaru of America, Inc.

Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of nearly 600 dealers across the United States. Subaru makes the best-selling All-Wheel Drive car sold in America based on R.L. Polk & Co. new vehicle retail registration statistics calendar year-end 2004. For additional information visit http://www.subaru.com/.

The National Gardening Association, founded in 1972, is a national nonprofit leader in plant-based education. Our mission is to promote gardening as a means to renew and sustain the essential connection between people, plants, and the environment. To fulfill this mission we offer publications and programs focused on five core areas: youth education, health and wellness, environmental stewardship, community development, and home gardening. For more information, visit http://www.garden.org/.