Alternate:
Leaves, buds or shoots that occur singly at different heights on the stem, alternating between one side of the stem and the other.
Posts Tagged ‘garden terminology’
Soulful Plotting
August 5, 2011
Asexual:
A propagation technique reproducing plants by using cuttings or division.
Soulful Plotting
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.
Soulful Plotting
July 1, 2011
Renewal Pruning:
Removing one- to two-year old growth to the ground to promote younger, vigorous growth. This is usually done on shrubs that bloom on present year’s growth.
Soulful Plotting
June 24, 2011
Bed Out:
A horticultural specification for planting an entire bed with one species.
Soulful Plotting
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.
Soulful Plotting
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
Soulful Plotting
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.
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