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Garden Dictionary


The GQnE Garden Dictionary provides a resource for general gardening terminology.

Accents

  • any garden accessory/plant used as decoration or adornment
  • Amend

  • typically in the sense of improving soil conditions
  • Bulb

  • commonly used term for plant storage organs which provide needed energy for growth and bloom each season; can include true bulbs (tulip), rhizomes (iris), corms, tubers, and tuberous root
  • Compost

  • naturally decomposed organic material (those with plant and animal origins) used to amend or improve soil conditions and/or used for mulch or protective covering during winter months
  • Deadheading

  • the act of removing dead flowers from a plant by pinching them off or by using a sharp cutting tool
  • Groundcover

  • low growing plants that used to cover soil and help prevent weeds from growing
  • Hardiness Zone

  • climate zones which represent an area of winter hardiness (tolerance) for flowers and plants
  • Humus

  • organic matter to amend/improve clay and/or sandy soil conditions
  • Mulch (organic)

  • protective covering (as of hardwood bark chips, leaves, straw, ground corncobs, rice or peanut hulls) spread on the ground to retain moisture, control weeds, and amend/improve soil
  • Ornamental Grasses

  • grasses used for decorative purposes; typically in a garden
  • Perennial

  • plant that continues to flower and seed itself year after year; they die back each winter yet grow back in the spring without needing to be planted new each year
  • Rhizome

  • specific type of bulb from which Iris grow
  • Transplant or Divide

  • moving a flower/plant from one area of the garden to another
  • Trowel

  • a small flat or scooplike hand shovel
  • Weeding Tools

  • any implement used to remove weeds from a garden; i.e. cultivator, dandelion weeder, hoe
  • Wintering

  • preparing and protecting a garden from extreme cold temperature fluctuations during winter months




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