Posts Tagged ‘garden glossary’

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Soulful Plotting

August 5, 2011

Asexual:

A propagation technique reproducing plants by using cuttings or division.

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July 29, 2011

Folly:

An ornamental and sometimes whimsical structure in the landscape.

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July 22, 2011

IPM:

Acronym for Integrated Pest Management. A method by which gardeners can learn to manage and eradicate pests by choosing appropriate plants and providing good growing conditions.

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July 15, 2011

Basal:

The lowest part of a plant or stem.

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July 8, 2011

Vascular

Vessels that conduct water or nutrients in plants.

Have a wonderful, fun, and safe weekend everybody!

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Soulful Plotting

June 24, 2011

Bed Out:

A horticultural specification for planting an entire bed with one species.

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June 17, 2011

Limy: 

Word used to describe soil with a pH level above 7.0.

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June 10, 2011

Pip:

1.  The small seed of a fruit like that of a strawberry, orange or an apple;

2.   An individual rootstock of Lily-of-the-Valley or similar plant.

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June 3, 2011

Legume

A plant of the leguminosae family that bears a pod, splits along its two seams and releases the enclosed seeds upon maturity. Legumes are nitrogen fixers reducing the need for nitrogen and soil improvement fertilizer. Legume examples:  pea, bean, clover and alfalfa

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May 27, 2011

Bract:

A modified leaf, with or without a stem, that’s usually located at the base of a flower. Often confused with the flower itself, fruit(s), or a cluster of flowers such as Poinsettia and Bougainvillea that are actually bracts surrounding the tiny central flowers.