GREEN IN THE GARDEN.(renting of gardens and home interiors)

MONEY MIGHT NOT GROW ON TREES, BUT SOME GARDENS CAN SPROUT HANDSOME CHECKS--WHEN RENTED AS BACKDROPS FOR FILMS OR ADVERTISING.

THE WAY KATHARINE DICKENSON TELLS THE STORY, SHE WAS STANDING OUTSIDE, WATERING THE GARDENS SHE HAD SPENT HOURS WORKING ON, AND SUDDENLY A THOUGHT CAME TO HER, "SURELY, THIS MUST BE WORTH SOMETHING."

SHE WAS RIGHT. IT WAS.

AT LEAST VERNA SHORE THOUGHT SO. IT'S SHORE'S BUSINESS TO FIND FABULOUS SOUTH FLORIDA BACKYARDS, GARDENS AND INTERIORS THAT SERVE AS THE PERFECT BACKDROP FOR MAGAZINE ADS, TELEVISION COMMERCIALS, FILMS AND MAIL ORDER BROCHURES.

LOCATIONS EXTRORDINAIRE, SHORE'S LOCATION SHOOT SEARCH COMPANY, WAS STARTED TEN YEARS AGO WHEN SHE WAS A FASHION MODEL, AND A PHOTOGRAPHER ASKED HER IF SHE KNEW A GREAT BACKYARD FOR A PHOTO SHOOT. SHE OFFERED HER OWN YARD IN BOCA RATON.

"THEN HE STARTED ASKING ME IF I HAD ANY FRIENDS WITH BEAUTIFUL BACKYARDS," SHE SAID. "AND I STARTED PHONING AROUND; IT WAS OBVIOUS THERE WAS A NEED." THOSE PEOPLE WITH BEAUTIFUL YARDS CAN EARN AS MUCH AS $10,000 PER DAY.

THE ACTUAL AMOUNT DOESN'T REFLECT JUST HOW BIG OR BEAUTIFUL YOUR BACKYARD AND GARDENS ARE. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE SIZE OF THE …