Asexual:
A propagation technique reproducing plants by using cuttings or division.
Posts Tagged ‘garden terms’
Soulful Plotting
July 29, 2011
Folly:
An ornamental and sometimes whimsical structure in the landscape.
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 8, 2011
Vascular:
Vessels that conduct water or nutrients in plants.
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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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