Words related to gardening

vocabulary

1. HORTICULTURE - Related to the study or activity of growing garden plants.

2. Beanpole - A long thin stick used to support a plant

3. BIODYNAMICS- A particular type of organic farming or plant growing. No chemicals

4. HEDGE - A line of bushes or small trees planted very closely together, especially along the edge of a garden or road. (way of protecting)

5. PRUNE - To cut off branches from a tree, bush, or plant especially so that it will grow better in the future.

6. SCARIFIER - A tool with sharp points to break up and remove unwanted grass or plants that are covering the surface of the lawn.

7. BONSAI - A very small tree that is grown in a small container and is stopped from growing bigger by repeated cutting.

8. GRAFT - A piece cut from one living plant and attached to another plant so that it grows there.

9. GREEN FINGERS - The ability to make plants grow.

10. MOW - To cut plants, such as grass or wheat, that have long, thin stems and grow close together.

11. TOPIARY - The art of cutting bushes into attractive shapes.

12. TRELLIS - A light frame made of bars of wood or metal crossed over each other for plants to grow up.

13. ORNAMENTAL - Any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value, serving as esthetic rather than a useful purpose.

14. MEADOW - A field where grass are grown

15. DEADHEAD - Remove old flowers from a plant.

16. TURF - The surface layer of land on which grass is growing

17. UPROOT - To pull a plant including out of the ground

18. URN - A container, especially a large, round one on a stem, that is used for decorative purpose in a garden

19. WINDOW BOX - A box filled with soil, for growing decorative plants in positioned on an outside window sill

20. RAKE - A long handled tool with a row of teeth at its head: used to move leaves or loosen soil.

21. DESSICATE - Cause to dry up

22. FERTILIZER - An organic or synthetic material added to the soil or the plant, that it is important for its nutrient for its value

23. MULCH - Any organic material such as wood chips, grass clippings, compost, straw or leaves that are spread over the soil surface around plant to hold its moisture

24. TRANSPLANTING - The moving of a plant from one growth medium to another

25. TILTH - Soil that is healthy and has good physical qualities