Gardening Gardening The African Violet Society of America is a society of plant enthusiasts who promote the growth of African violets as house plants. They host an annual convention and publish a bi-monthly full-color 64-page magazine, the African Violet Magazine. ...more on Wikipedia about "African Violet Society of America"
In the United Kingdom, an allotment is a small area of land, let out at a nominal yearly rent by local government or independent allotment associations, for individuals to grow their own food. This could be considered as an example of a community garden system for urban and to some extent rural folk. ...more on Wikipedia about "Allotment (gardening)"
AmeriFlora '92 was an international horticultural exhibition held in Columbus, Ohio from April 20 - October 12, 1992. Taking place on 88 acres (356,123 m²) of landscaped grounds at Franklin Park, the exhibition cost $95 million to produce and attracted 5.5 million visitors. ...more on Wikipedia about "AmeriFlora '92"
An annual plant is a plant that usually germinates, flowers and dies in one year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Annual plant"
Aqua omnium florum, in gardening, signifies the distilled water of cow manure, if the cow is fed grass. It probably acted similarly to modern fertilizers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aqua omnium florum"
Arboriculture is the selection, planting and care of individual trees, and the study of how they grow and respond to cultural practices and the environment. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arboriculture"
Traditionally, an avenue is a straight road with a line of trees or large shrubs running along each side, which is used, as its French source venir "to arrive" indicates, to emphasize the arrival at a landscape or architectural feature. In most cases, the trees planted in an avenue will be all of the same species or cultivar, so as to give uniform appearance along the full length of the avenue. The French term, allée, is confined normally to avenues planted in parks and landscape gardens. ...more on Wikipedia about "Avenue (landscape)"
In plant breeding, backcrossing is a crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents. ...more on Wikipedia about "Backcrossing"
A Biennial plant is a plant that takes between twelve and twenty-four months to complete its lifecycle. In the first year the plant grows leaves and stems (vegetative structures) and then it enters a period of dormancy over the colder months. The next spring/summer it produces fruit, flowers and seeds, and then dies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Biennial plant"
Biological control of pests and diseases is a method of controlling pests and diseases in agriculture that relies on natural predation rather than introduced chemicals. ...more on Wikipedia about "Biological pest control"
Blossom end rot is a nutrient deficiency affecting several garden plants, including eggplant, tomato, and peppers. The disease starts as sunken, dry decaying areas start at the blossom end of the fruit, furthest away from the stem. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blossom end rot"
Botanical gardens (in Latin, hortus botanicus) grow a wide variety of plants primarily categorized and documented for scientific purposes, but also for the enjoyment and education of visitors, a consideration that has become essential to secure public funding. Two less well-known but equally important elements in every botanical garden are its library and its herbarium of dried and documented plant material; and a further expectation is that these as well as the garden itself are staffed by professionals. Not all botanical gardens, however, have been open to the general public: see, for example, the Chelsea Physic Garden. ...more on Wikipedia about "Botanical garden"
:For various places in the United States with this name, see Bowling Green (disambiguation) ...more on Wikipedia about "Bowling green"
A cat deterrent is a mechanism or device used to discourage cats from entering an area, or to encourage them to leave if they do enter. Cat deterrents are most commonly used by gardeners, in order to prevent damage to their gardens or avoid acquiring unwanted cat faeces; people with an interest in observing garden birds also use cat deterrents. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cat deterrent"
The Chinese (Scholar's) Garden is a place for solitary or social contemplation of nature. To be considered authentic, a garden must be built and planned around seven essential elements. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chinese garden"
In gardening, clipping is equivalent to pruning, the practice of removing diseases, overmature or otherwise unwanted portions from a plant. Clipping typically involves much less removal than pruning, and is used more for herbaceous (all-green) plants than for woody ones. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clipping (gardening)"
Compost is the decomposed remnants of organic materials (those with plant and animal origins). Compost is used in gardening and agriculture, mixed in with the soil. It improves soil structure, increases the amount of organic matter, and provides nutrients. Biodegradation is the means by which organic matter is recycled in its environment. ...more on Wikipedia about "Compost"
Eriogonum crocatum (Conejo Buckwheat or Saffron Buckwheat) is a species of Eriogonum, or Wild Buckwheat. It is endemic to the Conejo Valley and surrounding regions in Ventura County, California. It grows on open, dry hillsides, often in crags in rock faces. ...more on Wikipedia about "Conejo Buckwheat"
Container composting - There are sound reasons for composting in containers, although there is debate as to whether slatted or closed sided bins are preferable, for this will affect air circulation within the compost pile, as well as the potential for heat loss. The Indore method developed by Sir Albert Howard and the Shewell Cooper method favour slats, while the New Zealand Box method advocates the use of closed sides. There are also differences between these techniques in terms of activators (that is, high nitrogen content organic substances to stimulate high bacterial activity within the heap, e.g., urine, grass mowings, comfrey leaves, etc.) and materials used. However, most agree that a good mixture of carbon and nitrogenous materials, usually created in layers and on a base consisting of rougher, stemmy material (to encourage air circulation) that is in contact with the soil are essential to all successful composting processes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Container composting"
A Container Garden is a garden made up entirely of plants growing in pots or other growing containers. In some cases, this method of growing is used for ornamental purposes. This method is also useful in areas where the soil is unsuitable for the plant or crop in question. Limited growing space can also make this option appealing to the gardener. ...more on Wikipedia about "Container garden"
An irrigation controller is a device to operate automatic irrigation systems such as lawn sprinkler systems and drip irrigation systems. Most controllers have a means of setting the frequency of irrigation, the start time, and the duration of watering. Some controllers have additional features such as multiple programs to allow different watering frequencies for different types of plants, rain delay settings, input terminals for sensors such as rain and freeze sensors, weather data, remote operation, etc. ...more on Wikipedia about "Controller (irrigation)" http://www.shortopedia.com, it's as simple as that! shortopedia
Cottage gardens are attributed to English origin and are typically random and carefree in form. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cottage garden"
Cub Cadet is a premium line of outdoor power equipment, established in 1961 as part of the International Harvester Corporation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cub Cadet"
Plant cuttings are a way of vegetatively (asexually) propagating plants. A small piece of the source plant containing at least one stem cell is placed in a suitable medium such as moist soil, potting mix, coir or rock wool. The cutting produces new roots, stems, or both, and thus becomes a new plant. The act of propagation by cuttings is known as 'striking'. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cutting (plant)"
Drip irrigation is an irrigation method that applies water slowly to the roots of plants, by depositing the water either on the soil surface or directly to the root zone. While drip irrigation was used in ancient times by filling buried clay pots with water and allowing the water to gradually seep into the soil, modern drip irrigation as we know it began its development with the use of microtubing in the greenhouses of Europe in the mid 20th Century. With the advent of modern plastics, there was then later a major change in drip irrigation. Instead of releasing water throuth tiny holes, water were released throuh larger passes by using friction to slow water in much longer orbit inside a dripper of plastic make. This method, which spread and developed (first in Israel and then over the world) was first intruduced (and patented) in the early 60s by water engineer Simcha Blass and his son Yeshayahu. The first experimental system of Blass drip irrigation system was established in Israel in 1959. In the United States, there was a development by Richard Chapin, who established his first drip irrigation system in the United States in 1964, at Old Westbury Gardens on Long Island. ** Drip irrigation usually employs devices called emitters, which emit the water in a slow stream, and may also use devices called micro-sprinklers, which spray water in a small area. ...more on Wikipedia about "Drip irrigation"
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