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			<title>Farmhopping</title>
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				Farmhopping Farm Shopping is the act of purchasing directly from sustainable farms in your area, by putting affordable, high quality food on your table and paying the farmers what they deserve! Farmers can sell to customers directly, and customers can easily fill their baskets with delicious food directly from the farms they're grown on.
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			<title>Bract</title>
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				Modified leaves growing just below a flower. Often confused with the flower itself.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:34:10 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cambium</title>
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				The thin membrane located just beneath the bark of a plant.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:33:53 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Catkin</title>
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				A slender, spike like, drooping flower cluster.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:33:30 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Chlorophyll</title>
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				The green pigment in leaves. When present and healthy usually dominates all other pigments.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:33:04 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Conifer</title>
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				A cone bearing tree with tiny needlelike leaves.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:32:46 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Corm</title>
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				A thickened underground stem which produces roots, leaves and flowers during the growing season.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:32:01 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cover Crop</title>
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				A crop which is planted in the absence of the normal crop to control weeds and add humus to the soil when it is plowed in prior to regular planting.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:31:42 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Crown</title>
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				The point at which a plants roots and top join usually at soil level.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:31:21 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cultivate</title>
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				Process of breaking up the soil surface, removing weeds, and preparing for planting.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:24:41 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cuttings</title>
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				A method of propagation using sections of stems, roots or leaves.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:24:21 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Eye</title>
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				An undeveloped bud growth which will ultimately produce new growth.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:23:38 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Flat</title>
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				A shallow box or tray used to start cuttings or seedlings.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:23:18 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Forcing</title>
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				The process of hastening a plants growth to maturity or bloom.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:22:58 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Frond</title>
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				The term used to describe the branch and leaf structure of a fern or members of the palm family.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:22:35 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Heading Back</title>
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				Cutting an older branch or stem back to a stub or twig.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:22:12 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Heeling In</title>
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				Temporarily setting a plant into a shallow trench and covering the roots with soil to provide protection until it is ready to be permanently planted.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:21:17 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Native Plant</title>
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				Any plant that occurs and grows naturally in a specific region or locality.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:20:51 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Parasitic Plant</title>
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				A plant which lives on, and acquires it's nutrients from another plant. This often results in declined vigor or death of the host plant.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:20:28 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Pinching Back</title>
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				Utilizing the thumb and forefinger to nip back the very tip of a branch or stem. Pinching promotes branching, and a bushier, fuller plant.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:20:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Pistil</title>
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				The seedbearing organ of a flower, consisting of the ovary, stigma, and style.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:19:25 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Propagation</title>
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				Various methods of starting new plants ranging from starting seeds to identical clones created by cuttings or layering.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:19:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Single Flower</title>
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				A flower having only a minimum number of petals for that variety of plant.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:18:33 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Soil pH</title>
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				Basically, pH is a measure of the amount of lime calcium contained in your soil. A soil with a pH lower than 7.0 is an acid soil, a soil pH higher than 7.0 is alkaline soil. Soil pH can be tested with an inexpensive test kit.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:21:39 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Organic Horticulture</title>
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				Organic horticulture is the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants by following the essential principles of organic agriculture in soil building and conservation, pest management, and heirloom variety preservation.The Latin words hortus garden plant and cultura culture together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. Horticulture is also sometimes defined simply as agriculture minus the plough. Instead of the plough, horticulture makes use of human labour and gardeners hand tools, although some small machine tools like rotary tillers are commonly employed now.Mulches, cover crops, compost, manures, vermicompost, and mineral supplements are soilbuilding mainstays that distinguish this type of farming from its commercial counterpart. Through attention to good healthy soil condition, it is expected that insect, fungal, or other problems that sometimes plague plants can be minimized. However, pheromone traps, insecticidal soap sprays, and other pestcontrol methods available to organic farmers2 are also utilized by organic horticulturists.Horticulture involves five areas of study. These areas are floriculture includes production and marketing of floral crops, landscape horticulture includes production, marketing and maintenance of landscape plants, olericulture includes production and marketing of vegetables, pomology includes production and marketing of fruits, and postharvest physiology involves maintaining quality and preventing spoilage of horticultural crops. All of these can be, and sometimes are, pursued according to the principles of organic cultivation.Organic horticulture or organic gardening is based on knowledge and techniques gathered over thousands of years. In general terms, organic horticulture involves natural processes, often taking place over extended periods of time, and a sustainable, holistic approach  while chemicalbased horticulture focuses on immediate, isolated effects and reductionist strategies.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:12:54 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>NGINA</title>
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				The The Nursery  Garden Industry, NSW  ACT Ltd NGINA is the peak representative body for operators in the nursery and garden industries. Members come from many sectors, including Growers and producers of plants Wholesalers  hirers of plants Retailers of plants and related products Industry gardens  landscapers Allied traders suppliers of growing media, chemicals, containers, tools and equipment, etc. Service providers including consultants, training providers, government departments, etc.The industry nationally generates in excess of 5.5 billion annually and employs over 45,000 people. The industry is the key communication point for consumers and gardeners who 'manage the greenlife' on over 50 of the urban land in Australia, that is the land that supports over 80 of the Australian population. NGIA Quarantine  Biosecurity Review April 2008We are absolutely committed to creating opportunities to enable NGINA members to be profitable, professional and secure in their businesses. Membership provides a strategic and competitive advantage through access to the very best information, representation, education and networking opportunities designed for the nursery and garden industry.The industry is supported nationally by the Nursery  Garden Association NGIA as well as on a state level by The Nursery  Garden Association Victoria NGIV, The Nursery  Garden Association Queensland NGIQ, The Nursery  Garden Association Western Australia NGIWA, The Nursery  Garden Association South Australia NGISA, The Nursery  Garden Industry Northern Territory NGINT and Nursery  Garden Industry Tasmania NGIT.History Of the Nursery  Garden Industry NSW  ACTIn the early years of the 20th Century, the nurserymen and seedsmen belonged to the same organization or at least met together to discuss their overlapping interests. This group evolved in the 1940's to become the NSW Association of Nurserymen, to provide a professional body for growers and sellers of quality plants.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:55:11 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Urban Gardening</title>
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				Urban gardening is the process of growing plants of all types and varieties in an urban environment. Urban gardening, which is also known as urban horticulture or urban agriculture, encompasses several unique gardening concepts, including Container Gardening Common for people with small patios, yards, or balconies. Container gardening makes use of a variety of containers " buckets, old tires, raised beds, windowboxes, kiddie pools, barrels, shoes, and watering cans " for growing all manner of plants for food or beauty. Indoor Gardening When no patios, decks, yards, or balconies are available, indoor gardening can also be an effective urban gardening method. Plants can be grown in containers similar to those in container gardening, as well as in indoor greenhouses or solariums sunrooms. Community Gardening This is a method of using outdoor public or private spaces to cultivate gardens for food or pleasure as a group and is a great choice for those with no yard or outdoor space. Guerilla Gardening A more subversive form of urban gardening, guerilla gardening is a way of adding plants to public spaces that dont technically belong to the gardener such as a vacant lot, median, beside a highway, or in little strips of dirt. Greenroofs Roofs designed with a growing medium for the purpose of cultivating plants are also a form of urban gardening and can be used to grow food, trees, and many other types of plants.Urban gardening provides many environmental, social, and health benefits Provides a local source of food Brings communities and families together Educates urban children about the origins of food Adds green spaces to cities Helps prevent soil erosion Mitigates stormwater runoff Helps filter air and rain water Mitigates the urban heat island effect Creates leisure and recreational spaces for humans
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:05:16 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>BUG Farms</title>
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				Backyard Urban Garden Farms or B.U.G. Farms is a CSA Community Supported Agriculture based in the Glendale neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah. Since 2010 we have been using organic methods to produce a wide variety of vegetables. Our model is based on cultivating large, unused backyard plots in an urban setting to produce food for the Salt Lake City community. With just over an acre of land we can support 100 members.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:00:28 PDT</pubDate>
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				Since 1982, the Youth Garden Grant has supported school and youth educational garden projects that enhance the quality of life for students and their communities.Who is eligible to applyAny nonprofit organization, public or private school, or youth program in the United States or US Territories planning a new garden program or expanding an established one that serves at least 15 youth between the ages of 3 and 18 is eligible to apply. The selection of winners is based on demonstrated program impact and sustainability. Previous Youth Garden Grant winners who wish to reapply must wait one year after receiving the award and must prove that their garden programs have been significantly expanded.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:26:57 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>WNGD</title>
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				Get ready for the Annual World Naked Gardening Day WNGD! People across the globe are encouraged, on the first Saturday of May, to tend their portion of the world's garden unclothed as nature intended.Gardening has a timeless quality, and anyone can do it young and old, singles or groups, the fit and infirm, urban and rural. An elderly lady in a Manhattan apartment can plant new annuals in her window box. Families can rake leaves in their back yard. Free hikers can pull invasive weeds along their favorite stretch of trail. More daring groups can make rapid clothesfree sorties into public parks to do communityfriendly stealth cleanups.Why garden naked First of all, it's fun! Second only to swimming, gardening is at the top of the list of familyfriendly activities people are most ready to consider doing nude. Moreover, our culture needs to move toward a healthy sense of both body acceptance and our relation to the natural environment. Gardening naked is not only a simple joy, it reminds us  even if only for those few sunkissed minutes  that we can be honest with who we are as humans and as part of this planet.All that's involved is getting naked and making the world's gardens  whatever their size, public or private  healthier and more attractive. WNGD has no political agenda, nor is it owned or organized by any one particular group. Naked individuals and groups are encouraged to adopt the day for themselves.Events like WNGD can help develop a sense of community among people of every stripe. Taking part in something that is bigger than any one household, naturist group, or gardening club can move gardeners with an au naturel joie de vivre toward becoming a community. And in the case of WNGD, it's fun, costs no money, runs no unwanted risk, reminds us of our tie to the natural world, and does something good for the environment.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:22:57 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>VGSD</title>
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				Helping people start growing their own food through collaborative garden builds, handson garden education and community outreach.Victory Gardens San Diego VGSD is a program of San Diego Roots Sustainable Food Project and works handinhand with several San Diego foodmovement groups to further our mission.VGSD Values Eating nutritious, locally grown organic food. Promoting genuine empowerment, practical knowledge and selfsufficiency. Fostering community, skill sharing and information exchange, reconnecting people to food history and its traditions. Growing food in innovative spaces. Encouraging a greater understanding of food systems and their connections to local and global sustainability issues. We help anyone seeking an active role in their own food production!Since our inception in March of 2009, VGSD has helped many new gardeners develop almost 100 home, community, school and organizational gardens. These activities have involved hundreds of volunteers and thousands of volunteer service hours to help San Diegans create a healthier, more local food system.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:19:05 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>TGG</title>
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				The Gardeners Guild is a national trade network for professionally qualified gardeners. Our members are selfemployed gardeners who offer garden and grounds maintenance as part of their services.Gardeners must prove that they have at least one horticultural qualification at Level 2 or above before being accepted as a member.  Qualified gardeners have been trained and assessed in their chosen field of horticulture.We have over 600 qualified gardeners nationwide!
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 13:48:30 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>SIPs</title>
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				Subirrigated planter SIP is a generic name for a special type of planting box used in container gardening and commercial landscaping. A SIP is any method of watering plants where the water is introduced from the bottom, allowing the water to soak upwards to the plant through capillary action. It is possible to automate the watering and thus SIPs are popular with professional landscapers in buildings or urban settings. SIPs are available as products, under brand names such as Planter Technology commercial and EarthBox consumer, Ollie Plant Sipper consumer, Octopot consumer, The Refuge Garden consumercommercial or as doityourself projects made from plastic buckets and boxes.One of the disadvantages of closed systems like Earth Boxes and SIPs is that soluble salts cannot be flushed into the lower soil profile and build up over time.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 13:45:18 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>SGA</title>
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				Sustainable Gardening Australia SGA is a notforprofit social organization dedicated to achieving a healthy biodiverse planet and vibrant, sustainable communities.  It is a registered charity.Its principal purposes are to1. encourage, educate and enable home and professional gardeners to adopt sustainable gardening practices to protect or enhance the natural environment or a significant aspect of it and2. provide information or education, or carry on research about, the natural environment or a significant aspect of it. Mission and Values Governance What We Have Achieved Annual Reports Personnel Volunteers and Supporters
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 13:43:36 PDT</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 11:47:48 PDT</pubDate>
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				The phrase square foot gardening was popularized by Mel Bartholomew in a 1981 Rodale Press book and subsequent PBS television series. Bartholomew used a 12' by 12' square with a grid that divided it into 9 squares with equal lengths of 4 feet on each side. Each of these 4' by 4' squares was then invisibly divided into sixteen one foot squares that were each planted with a different species. In smaller square gardens the grids may simply serve as a way to divide the garden but in larger gardens the grids can be made wide enough to be used as narrow walkways. Bartholomew recommends careful spacing of seeds rather than planting the entire seed packet so that fewer but stronger plants will grow.To encourage a variety of different crops over time, each square would be used for a different kind of plant, the number of plants per square depending on an individual plant's size. For example, a single tomato plant might take a full square, as might herbs such as oregano, basil or mint, while most strawberry plants could be planted four per square, and up to sixteen per square of plants such as radish. Tall or climbing plants such as maize or pole beans might be planted in a northern row south in the southern hemisphere so as not to shade other plants, and supported with lattice or netting.One advantage of densely planted crops is that they can form a living mulch, and also prevent weeds from establishing or even germinating. Also, natural insect repellent methods such as companion planting eg planting marigolds or other naturally pestrepelling plants become more efficient in a close space, which may reduce the need to use pesticides. The large variety of crops in a small space also prevents plant diseases from spreading easilySince the beds are typically small, making covers or cages to protect plants from pests, cold, or sun is more practical than with larger gardens. To extend the growing season of a square foot garden, a coldhot frame may be built around the SFG, and by facing the coldhot frame south, the SFG captures more light and heat during the colder months of spring and winter.In 2006, Bartholemew updated the concept with the book All New Square Foot Gardening, which advocates growing in raised beds instead of the ground. The rationale is that by using a premixed blend of peat moss, vermiculite, and compost instead of dirt, one will enjoy the benefits of having perfect soil conditions from day one, instead of needing to undertake a period of soil improvement.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 13:36:41 PDT</pubDate>
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				Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society SAGS works for allotment sites and plot holders throughout Scotland toProtect sites by networking among allotment associations campaigning nationally and locally raising awareness of the planning process and new legislationPreserve skills in gardening and design through recording the ongoing story of allotments coordinating the conservation of seeds and plantsPromote the value of allotments for healthy activity and good food celebrating our open air communities saving the ecosystem and enhancing biodiversity
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 13:27:31 PDT</pubDate>
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				The Royal National Rose Society was a specialist horticultural society in the United Kingdom, dedicated to the cultivation and appreciation of roses. It was founded in 1876 and was based near St Albans in England. It was a membership organization, with members drawn from professional and amateur gardeners and horticultural businesses in the United Kingdom and around the world.Royal patronage commenced in 1901 with Queen Alexandra and continued through to the Queen Mother.At its headquarters, the society owned and maintained the Gardens of the Rose, which were open to the public during specified times and to society members all year round. The gardens were redesigned and replanted in 2005 previously the gardens were planted solely with rose varieties, but the refurbishment saw the installation of a large formal garden featuring approximately 15,000 roses alongside companion planting. The gardens celebrated their 50th anniversary in July 2013.A key function of the society was to conduct trials of new varieties of roses that were submitted by breeders from around the world. It also provided advice to its members with rose related questions, such as finding a specific rose or identifying roses, as well as providing general and specific rose care advice.The society published a magazine called The Rose, and during some of its history also produced the yearly publication The Rose Annual.The society went into administration on 15 May 2017, and the gardens were closed. Former employees told the BBC they were not surprised the society had gone into administration after years of it struggling financially.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 13:23:54 PDT</pubDate>
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				The Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society The Caley is Scotlands national horticultural and gardening society. Members include both amateur and professional, generalists, specialists and many others who simply like gardens and gardening.  We aim to encourage and improve the science, art and practice of all types of horticulture and to advance education in gardening and horticulture for everyone.The Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society was established in 1809 by a group of seventeen Edinburgh worthies who met at the Royal College of Physicians. The outcome was the establishment of a Society for the encouragement and improvement of the best fruit, the most choice flowers and most useful culinary vegetables. Since the beginning, the Society has welcomed skilled professionals, amateurs, nurserymen and professional gardeners. In the early days, as it is now, the activities of the Society were focused on a mix of the theoretical and the practical sides of gardening and horticulture medals and certificates were awarded and shows were held.At the time the Society was founded in 1809, Edinburgh was in the throes of building of the New Town, though only two of the gardens, St Andrew Square and Charlotte Square, were then laid out. Gardening must have been a subject of fairly wide interest because in December of that year a group of Edinburgh worthies met at the Royal College of Physicians, then in George Street, and from this meeting a Society for the encouragement and improvement of the best fruit, the most choice flowers and most useful culinary vegetables was set up. This was the Caledonian Horticultural Society, later to become Royal, and still very much a feature of the Scottish landscape. The inspiration for the Society came from the Horticultural Society, founded in London five years earlier and there were many links between the two societies. Sir Joseph Banks and Richard Salisbury, founders of the London Society, and Thomas Andrew Knight who was President of the London Society from 1811 until 1838, were honorary members from the outset.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:29:16 PDT</pubDate>
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				Interest in organic gardening is greater than ever but so is confusion over exactly how to accomplish it. How do you provide the nutrients plants need to survive What can you do about insects and plant diseases Are some plants too difficult to grow organically in our climate The answers to some of these questions may surprise you.The Organic ChallengeA basic definition of organic gardening is gardening without synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. But organic gardening is much more than simply replacing man made chemicals with those derived from natural sources. It is a philosophy of gardening that supports the health of the whole system. In an organically managed yard or vegetable garden the emphasis is on cultivating an ecosystem that sustains and nourishes plants, soil microbes and beneficial insects rather than simply making plants grow.Creating this ecosystem begins with improving the soil. Adding organic matter by mixing compost into the soil increases its capacity to retain water and nutrients and supports beneficial microbes, which are essential to healthy plant growth. Compost can be made at home from grass clippings, leaves, yard debris, and kitchen scraps, or purchased from garden centers and mulch suppliers. Because of the many turkey farms in southeastern NC, turkey compost is the most readily available commercially made compost in our region. Another way to add organic matter to the soil is to grow cover crops and turn them into the soil just as they begin to flower. Cover crops that can be seeded in spring include buckwheat, cowpeas, millet, and soybeans.Organic FertilizersWhile compost and organic matter will increase your soil's ability to hold nutrients, they do not supply enough nutrients to meet most plants' needs in sandy soils. To make up for the nutrient gap, organic gardeners can apply fertilizers derived from natural sources such as animal manures and byproducts, natural deposits such as rock phosphate, and plant products like seaweed and wood ash. Most retailers that carry gardening supplies also stock organic fertilizers, which can often be distinguished by their earthy smell.Another natural product often added to soil is agricultural lime. Made from naturally occurring limestone, lime is used to raise soil pH if your soil is too acidic. Soil pH levels vary tremendously in coastal North Carolina and many soils near the coast do not require liming. To find if your soil needs additional lime to support healthy plant growth submit samples to the NC Department of Agriculture's soil testing lab. Boxes and forms are available from your local Extension center.Natural Pest ControlOrganic gardeners have realistic expectations when it comes to insects and diseases. They dont try to eliminate all pests from their yard or garden. Instead they seek to keep pests below damaging levels. One of the main methods for keeping pest populations below damaging levels is to encourage thriving populations of beneficial insects and pest predators, including spiders, bats, birds, lizards, and toads. The two most important things you can do in your yard to support these helpful species is to plant a wide variety of plants and flowers and avoid using synthetic pesticides, which are more toxic to pollinators and beneficial insects than to pests.Practicing good sanitation is another method of organic pest control. Removing disease infected leaves or plants, rotating crops so you are not growing the same type in the same spot year after year, and handpicking insect pests and eggs help to suppress pest populations.In addition to cultural control methods, organic gardeners also use sprays to manage plant pests. Several natural pesticides that control insects and diseases are available from local garden centers. Natural products for pest control include neem oil, insecticidal soaps and oils, and minerals like copper and sulfur. Which product to use will depend on your problem so be sure to have any plant problem properly diagnosed before treating.There are some diseases and insects that cannot be adequately controlled organically, making some plants much more challenging to grow. While most herbs and landscape plants can easily be cared for organically, some fruits and vegetables cannot. Tomatoes, squashzucchini and peaches are the most difficult crops to grow without synthetic pesticides in southeastern North Carolina, while figs, blueberries, watermelons, peppers, and eggplant are among the easiest.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:26:04 PDT</pubDate>
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				National Society of Allotment  Leisure Gardeners NSALG is the leading national organization upholding the interests and rights of the allotment community across the UK. We work with government at national and local levels, other organizations and landlords to provide, promote and preserve allotments for all. We offer support, guidance and advice to our members and those with an interest in allotment gardening.In 2011, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales kindly agreed to become the Patron of the Society. The Prince is an avid gardener himself and advocate of green issues, he is also keen to promote and protect the UK's enduring traditions.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:06:00 PDT</pubDate>
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				The National Pollinator Garden Network NPGN is a partnership between conservation organizations, gardening groups, volunteer civic associations and participating federal agencies to inspire people and organizations to create more pollinator habitats. The nine founding organizations launched NPGN in June 2015 with 26 inaugural partners and has grown to approximately 50 national network partners in less than two years.NPGN collectively represents approximately 800,000 gardeners, 20,000 schoolyard gardens and is rapidly closing in on a million registered gardens.The focus of the NPGN is to inspire individuals and community groups, institutions and the garden industry to create more pollinator habitat through sustainable gardening practices, habitat conservation and provide these groups the tools to be successful.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:04:41 PDT</pubDate>
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				The Northwest Perennial Alliance NPA was founded by a small group of plant enthusiasts in Seattle in 1984. It was patterned after the Hardy Plant Society of Great Britain, offering free garden tours, lectures, plant sales and a seed exchange.Today NPA is one of the largest nonprofit gardening organizations in Washington, with members from Snohomish to Olympia and beyond. With its popular Open Gardens program and network of neighborhood garden groups, NPA is the best way to meet other gardeners, and learn more about perennials and hardy plants that will survive and thrive in our climate.NPA is also a partner at Bellevue Botanical Garden, where we maintain the famous NPA Border. This beautiful perennial garden is our gift to the community, and offers handson learning opportunities for NPA members through classes, workshops and volunteer crews.We are a taxexempt, 501c3 nonprofit educational organization, incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington and governed by a Board of Directors elected from the NPA membership.Our MissionThe NPA is an organization of ardent gardeners with a passionate devotion to herbaceous plants.  Members comprise a wide range, professional to amateur, but all with the aim of furthering gardening in the Northwest.We are organized primarily for educational purposes, which include The advancement of horticultural education and knowledge of gardeners through lectures, garden tours, the Northwest Perennial Alliance Border at the Bellevue Botanical Garden, literature, and other educational programs. The advancement of the culture, study and availability of ornamental, hardy herbaceous plants. The conservation of rare, old and lesserknown ornamental, hardy herbaceous plants.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:01:25 PDT</pubDate>
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				Nursery and Garden Industry Australia Limited NGIA is the peak industry body representing commercial growers, retailers and suppliers in Australia.  NGIA is charged with providing leadership, support and additional resources to drive key industry initiatives, which meet the goals of the industry strategic plan.Our Industry VisionWe will create a climate for our members and industry to grow and prosper.Our Industry VisionWe will create a climate for our members and industry to grow and prosper.The three stage strategy Ensure the financial viability of NGIA Work to achieve the unified industry Work to have the unified industry as part of a larger Green Industry AllianceThe five strategic imperatives of the Industry strategic plan 2010  15 are Leverage Industry Statistics and Data Engaging and Connecting Industry Member Benefit Delivery Building Product and Industry Value NGI StructureThis strategic plan builds on previous strategic and investment plans and focuses on Nursery  Garden Industry Australia NGIA operations. It addresses the diversity of businesses, geography, environment, products and markets for the industry and has a particular focus on member expectations and requirements.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:58:14 PDT</pubDate>
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				Mission and PurposeInspire. Connect. Grow. National Garden Bureau is a nonprofit organization that exists to educate, inspire, and motivate people to increase the use of plants in homes, gardens, and workplaces by being the marketing arm of the gardening industry. Our members are experts in the field of horticulture and our information comes directly from these sources.HistoryThe inspiration of James H. Burdett, the National Garden Bureau was born in 1920 in the wake of World War I. He perceived the increasing need of suburbanites for basic instruction in backyard gardening. Because of his unique background as both a former newspaper journalist and an advertising manager of a seed company, he appreciated the role of the media in public education. He pioneered the idea of enlisting horticultural writers and broadcasters in the noble effort of mass education to create a population of gardeners. In the process, he improved the lives of citizens.The Bureau came of age during World War II when the government encouraged homeowners to grow Victory Gardens. By means of annual posters promoting Beauty and Abundance in Your Garden and other materials, the Bureau promoted seeds and gardening on the home front. Then, the postwar years saw an emphasis on community beautification and the Bureau responded with a film, brochures, programs, and information sheets to help gardening communicators further this cause among the public. Incorporation as a notforprofit organization soon followed.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:47:07 PDT</pubDate>
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				The National Dahlia Society was formed in 1881 and for over a century has given unbroken service to gardeners interested in this wonderful flower.  We are now a registered charity, which seeks to promote the dahlia by means of exhibitions shows, trials and conferences.  We are the world's largest alldahlia society and annually hold our main exhibitions at RHS Wisley and the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, Yorkshire, with reduced admission for members of course!     Twice a year  with our Winter Bulletin and summer publication,  The Dahlia Annual  we keep members informed on every aspect of dahlia news, with items covering culture, trials, shows, cultivar selection, etc.  These books are issued free to members, and in addition, on enrollment, our current Classified Directory containing lists of recommended cultivars and 'Dahlias For You' by Ted Collins are also sent free of charge to the new member.     Other events are organized annually, like our conferences, held around the country in March.  Mention must be made of the Society's unique information service, that helps members with any problems they might have and provides for personal contact with our representatives in Wales, Scotland and Ireland.  We also have linking contacts with international dahlia societies, this forming a chain of information for our members that spans the globe.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:44:47 PDT</pubDate>
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				The National Council for the Conservation of Plants  Gardens NCCPG, also known as Plant Heritage, is a botanical conservation organization in the United Kingdom and a registered charity. It was founded in 1978 to combine the talents of botanists, horticulturalists and conservationists with the dedication of keen amateur and professional gardeners. The mission statement of the organization declares that The NCCPG seeks to conserve, document, promote and make available Britain and Ireland's rich biodiversity of garden plants for the benefit of everyone through horticulture, education and science. Specifically, the aims of the organization are to encourage the propagation and conservation of endangered garden plants in the British Isles, both species and cultivars encourage and conduct research into cultivated plants, their origins, their historical and cultural importance and their environments and encourage the education of the public in garden plant conservation.Through its membership and the National Plant Collection Holders, the NCCPG seeks to rediscover and reintroduce endangered garden plants by encouraging their propagation and distribution so that they are grown as widely as possible. The NCCPG works closely with other conservation bodies as well as botanic gardens, the National Trust, the National Trust for Scotland, English Heritage, the Royal Horticultural Society and many specialist horticultural societies.The NCCPG's patron is HRH The Prince of Wales.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:39:46 PDT</pubDate>
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				Growing good kids by igniting a passion for learning, success, and service through a unique gardening education.The Junior Master Gardener program is an international youth gardening program of the university cooperative Extension network. JMG engages children in novel, handson group and individual learning experiences that provide a love of gardening, develop an appreciation for the environment, and cultivate the mind.JMG also inspires youths to be of service to others through service learning and leadership development projects, and rewards them with certification and recognition.Children can get involved in exploring their world through meaningful activities that encourage leadership development, personal pride and responsibility, and community involvement. Youth involved in the program develop critical thinking skills, and the ability to identify community concerns and take action to address them through individual group projects.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:36:52 PDT</pubDate>
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				The following is taken directly from the bylaws of the International Lilac SocietyThe purposes for which the Corporation has been organized are as follows  It is intended that the membership in this notforprofit Corporation will be comprised of people who share n particular appreciation and fondness of the lilac. By the exchange of knowledge, experiences and facts gained by Members, it is proposed that the individual Members will increase their knowledge of the lilac and thereby help to promote a broadened public understanding and awareness of the genus Syringa L. The thrust is to be threefold through education, publication and research.ILS was incorporated in the State of New York in 1974. Each year, we hold an annual convention at rotating sites at we hope! the time of lilac bloom.   ILS publishes a quarterly journal titled what else Lilacs. Each member receives a copy of each journal.  ILS is made up of people from all over who appreciate and promote lilacs.  We include nursery staff, educators, professional and amateur gardeners, landscape architects, scientists, staff of arboreta and display gardens, anybody who appreciate lilacsand anybody who appreciates them! ILS is administered by a Board of Directors that is elected by the membership.  The 15member board elects officers of our corporation.  We have a President, Executive VicePresident, Secretary, Treasurer, Editor, Executive VicePresidents for Canada and Europe, and Regional VicePresidents distributed around the globe.  ILS also maintains committees for certain important activities, including research, publications, audits, propagation, and so on.  ILS is governed as a 501c3 nonprofit corporation under the laws of New York State and the United States of America.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:34:27 PDT</pubDate>
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				Aims of IGCAThe International Garden Centre Association exists to provide a forum for the mutual exchange of information and benefit of similar minded independent garden retailers on a worldwide basis.The objective is achieved throughAim Of The IGCA An Annual Congress held for one week in the fall, each year in a different host country.  This comprises of a business meeting, which elects officials and administers the affairs of the Association, a concentrated business study tour and an excellent social programme.  Individual Study Tours organized on an ad hoc basis by national groups which have special learning requirements.The International Garden Centre Association is committed to improve the state of the art of the Garden Centre Industry.To improve this, IGCA is organising annual congresses, offering Garden Centre visits, workshops, lectures, experience exchange platforms and social events networking with National Garden Centre Associations to exchange best practices, ideas, methods and experience in order to offer added value to the individual Garden Centres offering a communication platform for the young generation to establish them in the Garden Centre business and to take advantage of the IGCA network offering a contact platform to the green industry, the trade press to exchange information and experience establishing contacts to similar branch associations andor horticultural institutions
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 20:20:24 PDT</pubDate>
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				IFFA is the Indigenous Flora and Fauna Association and is dedicated to the future of the Australian flora and fauna, whether in habitats of world heritage quality or in the urban back yard. IFFA's aims and objectives are To promote the appreciation, study, conservation and management of indigenous flora and fauna through research and discussion networking and advocacy and information exchange
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 19:06:31 PDT</pubDate>
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				Horticultural therapy also known as social and therapeutic horticulture or STH is defined by the American Horticultural Therapy Association AHTA as the engagement of a person in gardening and plantbased activities, facilitated by a trained therapist, to achieve specific therapeutic treatment goals. The visual aesthetics of plants are known to elicit feelings of inner peace, which generates positive emotions toward a meaningful appreciation of life. Direct contact with plants guides the individual's focus away from stress enhancing their overall quality of life. The AHTA believes that horticultural therapy is an active process which occurs in the context of an established treatment plan. Horticultural therapists are specially educated and trained members of rehabilitation teams with doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, occupational therapists and other who involve the client in all phases of gardening, from propagation to selling products, as a means of bringing about improvement in their life.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 20:22:48 PDT</pubDate>
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				The University of Maryland Extension's Home and Garden Information Center provides free, researchbased, sustainable gardening information.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 19:04:41 PDT</pubDate>
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				The Historic and Botanic Garden Trainee Programmes HBGTP programme is an unrivalled opportunity for passionate and committed horticulturists. You can earn a salary while developing your professional skills in some of the best historic and botanic gardens that the UK has to offer. Trustees selected this apprenticeship scheme for professional gardeners and horticulturalists because they felt a strong link with the gardens and natural world so dear to the hearts of Barbara and Philip. Fiona Dennis, the scheme co ordinator was able to provide a placement for the Barbara and Philip Denny Trust to support at Fulham Palace Garden which to trustees delight was the home to the Bishops of London the subjects of one of Barbaras books. This has led to a further ongoing link with Fulham Palace Gardens which is additional to the trust support to Historic and Botanic Garden Bursary Scheme.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 18:59:40 PDT</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 11:30:42 PDT</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 11:30:16 PDT</pubDate>
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				GWA The Association for Garden Communicators, formerly the Garden Writers Association, is an organization of professional communicators in the green industry including book authors, bloggers, staff editors, syndicated columnists, freelance writers, photographers, speakers, landscape designers, television and radio personalities, consultants, publishers, extension service agents and more. No other organization in the green industry has as much contact with the buying public as GWA members.MembersFrom writing to photography, from landscape design to sales executive, GWA members represent all facets of the communications industry. No other organization in the industry has as much contact with the buying public as GWA members.Our members provide direct communication and seasoned analysis between the green industry and the consumers who buy goods and services. With handsinthedirt experience, GWA members represent the gold standard of garden communications in all media, including blogs, books, calendars, design, digital publishing, education illustration, layout, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, photography, print, professional speaking, radio, social media, tours, video, web, writing and much more. Our members work with arboretums, garden centers and nurseries, garden clubs, garden programs and event planners, landscape architects and designers, landscape contractors, landscape product manufacturers and marketers, master gardeners, plant breeders and marketers, plant societies, public gardens and parks, touring companies, web and blog developers  more!Members are experienced in crafting messages that support gardening and landscaping. They are the ones who write about new plants they trial, tools they try and share what they learn from professional development programs, trade shows and gardens they visit. GWA members have an average of more than 10 years experience in writing and also focus on these specialties 16 are professional speakers23 work in horticulture photography78 are writers and photographers
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:53:34 PDT</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 11:29:25 PDT</pubDate>
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				The British Garden Media Guild, formerly The Garden Writers' Guild, is a trade organization for professional garden writers, journalists, photographers, broadcasters and members of allied trades. The Guild was established in 1991 to improve the quality of garden writing, photography and broadcasting by improving links between the gardening mass media and the horticultural industry and keeping its members uptodate with events in the world of gardening and horticulture. The Guild also aims to help its members operate efficiently and profitably and improve liaisons between garden writers, photographers, publishers and more.Full membership is restricted to those who have been published and are earning a significant level of income from their gardening and horticultural media activities, although Probationary membership can be given for up to three years to anyone seeking to establish themselves as professionals in this field. Associate membership can also be given to those employed in activities closely linked with horticulture and the garden media " examples being PR, marketing and publishing.The Guild is run by a voluntary committee formed from its members.The Guild's committee organises Briefing Days, during which the horticultural trade and Guild members are made aware of new developments and exchange views. A regular programme of garden visits gives members exclusive behindthescenes access to many UK gardens. Training is provided in key areas of horticultural media and publishing. The Guild publishes a quarterly magazine for members and a monthly enewsletter.The Professional Garden Photographers' Association PGPA is part of the Garden Media Guild. Members of the Guild who are photographers are able to join this Association of more than 100 professional garden photographers from across the UK, Europe, Japan and the USA.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:48:32 PDT</pubDate>
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				It is Garden for the Environment's mission is to provide practical skills for all San Franciscans to personally contribute to sustainability through urban gardens, farms, and food. Whether you are a new gardener or an experienced urban farmer, you can learn in our nationally acclaimed teaching garden.Garden for the Environment is a 12 acre education and demonstration garden in the Inner Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco. Our mission since 1990 has been to teach sustainable gardening practices. We are the only garden in San Francisco that is solely dedicated to this goal.We took over a desolate and vacant lot in 1990 and began growing a vibrant demonstration garden that is designed to inspire and educate youth and adults. We envision a city full of living things that celebrates our coastal environment with smart plant choices and practical garden design.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:42:56 PDT</pubDate>
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				A garden center is a retail operation that sells plants and related products for the domestic garden as its primary business. It is a development from the concept of the retail plant nursery but with a wider range of outdoor products and onsite facilities. It is now usual for garden centers to obtain their stock from plants which have been propagated elsewhere, such as by specialist nurseries or wholesalers.A garden centre UK spelling in the UK sells plants, compost, fertilizers, tools and landscaping products such as statues, furniture and garden ornaments. Some also sell petrelated products and small pets such as guinea pigs, rabbits, fish and mice. Most garden centres have branched out and sell home and interior products as well, such as items of furniture. Garden centres have also branched out into selling goods based around camping and the outdoors, selling clothing and items related to outdoor activities.Some of the items that can be found in US garden centers US spelling, often called nurseries, include annual and perennial flowers, trees and shrubs, roses, container gardens, hanging baskets, houseplants, water gardening, seeds and bulbs, potting mixes, soil amendments and mulch, fertilizers and chemicals, pottery, garden tools and supplies, fountains and garden decor, much like their UK counterparts.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:35:09 PDT</pubDate>
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				GBBD stands for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 11:27:48 PDT</pubDate>
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				FG stands for First Garden.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 11:27:23 PDT</pubDate>
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				Development In Gardening's projects enable vulnerable and HIVaffected communities to meet their own needs and improve their wellbeing through nutritionsensitive and sustainable agriculture.DIG's Objectives Improve the health of individuals through gardens designed to meet specific nutritional needs Work with participants to build agricultural skills necessary to develop and maintain diverse, sustainable gardens Build the capacity of gardeners as local resources for information, education, and replication Promote Gender Equity at both the household and community level Link nutrition, gardening, and health Enhance community's food security and livelihoodsDIG's Core Values We believe access to nutritious food is a basic human right and can be lifesaving, especially for vulnerable populations living in poverty and fighting lifethreatening diseases such as HIV. We use a grassroots approach in working with communities to influence local policy and protect development achievements. We rigorously promote environmentally, economically, culturally, and educationally appropriate responses to barriers preventing equality of opportunities. We respond to diversities and promote inclusiveness, particularly highlighting the potential of women and girls, and of people living with HIV, people living with disabilities and other vulnerable groups. We promote gender equity as a fundamental human right. We partner with a broad range of organizations local and international, civil and government, urban and rural, faithbased and secular. We promote, support and transfer environmentally restorative strategies resulting in climateresilient practices. We engage in collaborative approaches that build on the unique circumstances of the local context to facilitate full local project ownership.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:26:08 PDT</pubDate>
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				The Direct Gardening Association, formerly the Mailorder Gardening Association, is a member organization of gardening and garden magazine companies. The ultimate goal of the DGA is to provide the finest gardening products, information, and service through the catalogs and magazines of its members.The organization meets twice annually to discuss and implement ways to make mailorder shopping for garden products the best choice for consumers.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:21:21 PDT</pubDate>
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				The Cottage Garden Society CGS is an informal and friendly society of about 3,000 members in many countries, though most are based in the UK. It brings together amateurs and professionals who share an enthusiasm for this type of gardening.The Society was founded in 1982 when cottage garden plants were becoming unfashionable. Those starting the Society wanted to protect this vanishing planting style.  They were concerned that, in the move to easily maintained gardens, hard landscaping was becoming more important than the plants.Interest in the Society soon grew and from small beginnings with the founders based in North Wales and Cheshire, they now have over 35 regional groups spread throughout the United Kingdom.  Most of these groups meet monthly for talks, garden visits, seed swaps and plant sales. You do need to be a member of the National Society to attend regional group meetings and be covered by their insurance.Any member of the National Society can join a regional group for the extra benefits of mixing with likeminded gardeners in your own area.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:19:17 PDT</pubDate>
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				California Garden Clubs Inc was organized on December 5, 1931 and admitted to membership in National Garden Clubs, Inc., Pacific Region Garden Clubs, Inc. on December 5, 1931.  The organization was incorporated in California May 18, 1936.  They are the largest nonprofit, volunteer gardening organization in the state of California with over 350 garden clubs, plant societies, affiliates and youth groups throughout the state representing more than 21,000 members.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:16:24 PDT</pubDate>
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				Biointensive gardening focuses a lot on the quality of the soil. When farmers use biointensive gardening, they will loosen up the soil at least twice as deep as normal gardening preparations. This way, their plants roots can penetrate through the soil deeper and get more nutrients and water from deep underground.Another important aspect of biointensive soil building is compost. It is important to return nutrients into the soil after plants have taken them out of the soil. With a biointensive planting method, you will put compost, usually made up of dry leaves and straw, kitchen scraps and clippings from the yard, back into the soil by mixing it into the ground really deep. It will allow for larger yields for crops because the soil will be more nutrient rich.Biointensive sustainable garden plants include any plants you can plant in your garden. The difference is how they are grown. You will place your plants in more space saving arrangements, and this way your biointensive gardening efforts will be fruitful. Farmers are using the land more efficiently, and are able to plant more in the space they have.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:13:45 PDT</pubDate>
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				When the 1964 Plant Varieties and Seeds Act came in to force the first ornamentals scheme to be implemented was for roses. Swift organization within the ornamentals sector in the UK meant that rose breeders were able to protect their new varieties under the new law.The British Association of Rose Breeders BARB was formed in 1973 with the objective to encourage, improve and extend the introduction and growing of new Rose varieties under Plant Breeders' Rights by the best means that justly and conjointly advance the wellbeing of breeders, growers, users and the varieties themselves.BARB is a nonprofit making, unincorporated association, whose Members are breeders, or representatives of breeders, of vegetatively propagated ornamental plant varieties. As a trade association it represents its Members' interests to Government and Industry bodies nationally and internationally. It also provides an economic licensing, monitoring and royalty collection service to its Members and aims to promote the benefits of new varieties generically to its registered licensees in the nursery trade.On behalf of its members BARB currently administers in excess of 700 protected rose varieties from some 35 different raisers of roses, including amateur breeders it has on its database approximately 55 registered licensed growers. These Rose varieties are offered to the trade on an annual basis in the form of a product schedule catalogue.Maintenance and enforcement of Plant Breeders' Rights on the ground is undertaken by Field Officers who conduct regular visits to licensed growers to ensure that crop returns are accurately recorded.UK Membership of BARB currently stands at 17 and a fulltime general manager, Ian Kennedy, runs the business of the Secretariat. The Association is funded by a combination of membership subscriptions and an annual levy based on units administered on behalf of each Member.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:07:59 PDT</pubDate>
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				BUG stands for Backyard Urban Gardening.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:01:32 PDT</pubDate>
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				The Allotment Regeneration Initiative ARI was launched in 2002 by the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens FCFCG with the support of Esme Fairbairn Foundation. Esme Fairbairn and the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens FCFCG have jointly produced a report which highlights ARIs many successes in promoting and expanding the use of allotments
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 14:56:41 PDT</pubDate>
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				The American Horticultural Therapy Association is the only US organization committed to promoting and developing the practice of horticultural therapy as a unique and dynamic human service modality. A 501c3 nonprofit, AHTA advocates on behalf of the professional interests of horticultural therapy practitioners and strives to increase beneficial outcomes for participants, host facilities, researchers, and educators.Originally formed in 1973 as the National Council for Therapy and Rehabilitation through Horticulture, the organization adopted its current name in 1987. Throughout its history, AHTA has sustained its founders vision to expand and advance the practice of horticultural therapy.Today, AHTA defines and encourages the pursuit of outstanding standards of practice, disseminates critical knowledge across diverse constituent audiences, and recognizes and promotes excellence in clinical, professional, educational, and research achievement.Membership is comprised of individuals and organizations from throughout the U.S., Canada, Japan, and beyond. To learn more about AHTA, its initiatives, resources, and benefits, please explore their website.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 14:52:27 PDT</pubDate>
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				Founded in 1922, the nonprofit American Horticultural Society AHS is one of the oldest memberbased national gardening organizations in North America. The Societys membership includes nearly 20,000 avid gardeners and horticultural professionals, as well as numerous regional and national partner organizations.Through its educational programs, awards, and publications, the AHS connects people to gardening, raises awareness of earthfriendly gardening practices, introduces children to plants, brings together leaders to address important national issues, and showcases the art and science of horticulture.The AHS headquarters at River Farm in Alexandria, Virginia, is a national showcase for gardening and horticultural practices.Once part of George Washington's farmland, this 25acre historic site overlooking the Potomac River features a blend of formal and naturalistic gardens, including a fouracre meadow, a vegetable demonstration garden, and an awardwinning childrens garden.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 13:37:31 PDT</pubDate>
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				The mission of the American Community Gardening Association is to build community by increasing and enhancing community gardening and greening across the United States and Canada.The American Community Gardening Association ACGA is a binational nonprofit membership organization of professionals, volunteers and supporters of community greening in urban and rural communities. The Association recognizes that community gardening improves peoples quality of life by providing a catalyst for neighborhood and community development, stimulating social interaction, encouraging selfreliance, beautifying neighborhoods, producing nutritious food, reducing family food budgets, conserving resources and creating opportunities for recreation, exercise, therapy and education.ACGA and its member organizations work to promote and support all aspects of community food and ornamental gardening, urban forestry, preservation and management of open space, and integrated planning and management of developing urban and rural lands.The Association supports community gardening by facilitating the formation and expansion of state and regional community gardening networks developing resources in support of community gardening and, encouraging research and conducting educational programs.The American Community Gardening Association is registered as a 501c3 nonprofit corporation. We are happy to share our financial information with our members, donors and funders. Recent IRS filings are available at www.guidestar.org.
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				Grdn stands for Garden.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 11:17:17 PDT</pubDate>
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				Dec generally stands for deciduous.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 11:16:03 PDT</pubDate>
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				Hum generally stands for Hummingbird.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 11:15:39 PDT</pubDate>
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				Some garden nursery abbreviations can mean several very different tings, depending on who you talk to, such as WWet ConditionsWest
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 11:15:00 PDT</pubDate>
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				Some garden nursery abbreviations can mean several very different tings, depending on who you talk to, such as DTDrought TolerantDry Tropical
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 11:14:22 PDT</pubDate>
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				A species is a subgroup of plants in a genus that can all interbreed.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 11:12:20 PDT</pubDate>
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				This is a specific type of plant that does grow in nature
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 11:11:48 PDT</pubDate>
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				A cultivar is a plant or grouping of plants selected for desirable characteristics that can be maintained by propagation. Most cultivars have arisen in cultivation but a few are special selections from the wild. Popular ornamental garden plants like roses, camellias, daffodils, rhododendrons, and azaleas are cultivars produced by careful breeding and selection for flower color and form.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 11:09:48 PDT</pubDate>
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				Abbreviation for Stay At Home MomBilly's mom doesn't work outside the house, she's a sahm.
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				A Meter US, or Metre internationally is a unit of length in the International System of Units.  One Meter is equivalent to that of 3.28 Feet or 39.37 Inches.
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				Vermiculite is a sterile soil amendment created when the mineral mica has been heated to the point of expansion like popcorn through exfoliation. Vermiculite makes a good addition to container potting mixes as it will help retain moisture and air within the soil.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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				Variegation is the appearance of differently colored zones in the leaves, and sometimes the stems, of plants. This may be due to a number of causes. Some variegation is attractive and ornamental and gardeners tend to preserve these. The term is also sometimes used to refer to color zonation in flowers, minerals, and the skin, fur, feathers or scales of animals.
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				An umbel is an inflorescence which consists of a number of short flower stalks called pedicels which spread from a common point, somewhat like umbrella ribs. The arrangement can vary from being flat topped to almost spherical. Umbels can be simple or compound. The secondary umbels of compound umbels are known as umbellules.Umbels are a characteristic of plants such as carrot, parsley, dill, and fennel in the family Apiaceae ivy, aralia and fatsia in the family Araliaceae and onion Allium in the family Alliaceae. A compressed cyme is called umbelliform if it resembles an umbel.
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				Tubers are various types of modified plant structures that are enlarged to store nutrients. They are used by plants to survive the winter or dry months, to provide energy and nutrients for regrowth during the next growing season, and as a means of asexual reproduction. There are both stem and root tubers.Stem TuberA Stem Tuber forms from thickened rhizomes or stolons. The top sides of the tuber produce shoots that grow into typical stems and leaves and the under sides produce roots. They tend to form at the sides of the parent plant and are most often located near the soil surface. The belowground stem tuber is normally a shortlived storage and regenerative organ developing from a shoot that branches off a mature plant.The offspring or new tubers, are attached to a parent tuber or form at the end of a hypogeogenous rhizome. In the fall the plant dies except for the new offspring stem tubers which have one dominant bud, which in spring regrows a new shoot producing stems and leaves, in summer the tubers decay and new tubers begin to grow. Some plants also form smaller tubers andor tubercules which act like seeds, producing small plants that resemble in morphology and size seedlings. Some stem tubers are long lived such as those of tuberous begonia but many tuberous plants have tubers that survive only until the plants have fully leafed out, at which point the tuber is reduced to a shriveled up husk.Root TubersA tuberous root or storage root, is a modified lateral root, enlarged to function as a storage organ. The enlarged area of the roottuber, or storage root, can be produced at the end or middle of a root or involve the entire root. It is thus different in origin but similar in function and appearance to a stem tuber. Examples of plants with notable tuberous roots include the sweet potato, cassava, yam and dahlia.Root tubers are perennating organs, thickened roots that store nutrients over periods when the plant cannot actively grow, thus permitting survival from one year to the next. The massive enlargement of secondary roots typically represented by Sweet Potato Ipomoea batatas, have the internal and external cell and tissue structures of a normal root, they produce adventitious roots and stems which again produce adventitious roots.
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			<title>Transpiration</title>
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				Transpiration is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts especially from leaves but also from stems and flowers. Leaf surfaces are dotted with pores which are called stomata, and in most plants they are more numerous on the undersides of the foliage. The stomata are bordered by guard cells and their stomatal accessory cells together known as stomatal complex that open and close the pore.Transpiration occurs through the stomatal apertures, and can be thought of as a necessary cost associated with the opening of the stomata to allow the diffusion of carbon dioxide gas from the air for photosynthesis. Transpiration also cools plants, changes osmotic pressure of cells, and enables mass flow of mineral nutrients and water from roots to shoots.Mass flow of liquid water from the roots to the leaves is driven in part by capillary action, but primarily driven by water potential differences. In taller plants and trees, the force of gravity can only be overcome by the decrease in hydrostatic water pressure in the upper parts of the plants due to the diffusion of water out of stomata into the atmosphere. Water is absorbed at the roots by osmosis, and any dissolved mineral nutrients travel with it through the xylem.
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				Top Dressing refers to the process of evenly spreading a fertilizer or other soil amendment over the surface of the soil.Aerial Top Dressing is the process of the spreading of fertilisers such as superphosphate over farmland through the use of an aircraft. Aerial topdressing was developed in New Zealand in the 1940s and was rapidly adopted elsewhere in the 1950s.
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				Thinning refers to the process of removing excess seedlings to allow sufficient room for other plants to grow.Thinning in forestry is the selective removal of trees, primarily undertaken to improve the growth rate or health of the remaining trees. This may be done to make the stand more profitable in an upcoming final felling or to achieve ecological goals such as increasing biodiversity or accelerating the development of desired structural attributes such as large diameter trees with long tree crowns.
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				A tendril is a specialized stem, leaf or petiole with a threadlike shape that is used by climbing plants for support, attachment and cellular invasion by parasitic plants, generally by twining around suitable hosts. They do not have a lamina or blade, but they can photosynthesize.They can be formed from modified shoots, modified leaves, or auxiliary branches and are sensitive to airborne chemicals, often determining the direction of growth, as in species of Cuscuta.
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				A taproot is an enlarged, somewhat straight to tapering, plant root that grows downward. It forms a center from which other roots sprout laterally. Plants with taproots are difficult to transplant. The presence of a taproot is why dandelions are hard to uproot"the top is pulled, but the long taproot stays in the ground, and resprouts.The taproot system contrasts with the fibrous root system with many branched roots.
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			<title>Systemic</title>
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				In botany Systemic refers to a chemical which is absorbed directly into a plants system to either kill feeding insects on the plant, or to kill the plant itself.
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				A Basal Shoot, Root Sprout, Adventitious Shoot, Water Sprout or Sucker is a shoot or cane which grows from a bud at the base of a tree or shrub or from its roots.A plant that produces suckers is referred to as Surculose. Root Suckers may emerge some distance from the originating plant. Suckers also may arise from the stumps of trees that have been cut down.
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				Staking is the practice of driving a stake into the ground next to a plant as a support for growth. When attaching the plant to a stake, be sure that it is tied loosely so it doesn't strangle the stem. When staking a potted plant, the stake should be set into the planter before the plant is added.
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				Spores are the reproductive cell structure of ferns, fungi and mosses. Fern spores develop inside small green capsules on the underside of the fronds, called sporangia. These types of plants do not form flowers nor produce seeds.Spores are usually haploid and unicellular and are produced by meiosis in the sporangium of a diploid sporophyte. Under favourable conditions the spore can develop into a new organism using mitotic division, producing a multicellular gametophyte, which eventually goes on to produce gametes. Two gametes fuse to form a zygote which develops into a new sporophyte. This cycle is known as alternation of generations.The spores of seed plants, however, are produced internally and the megaspores, formed within the ovules and the microspores are involved in the formation of more complex structures that form the dispersal units, the seeds and pollen grains.
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				Sphagnum is a genus of between 120 species of mosses, commonly called peat moss due to its prevalence in wet habitats where it contributes to the formation of peat bogs and mires. Sphagnum accumulations can store water, since both living and dead plants can hold large quantities of water inside their cells plants may hold from 1626 times as much water as their dry weight depending on the species.The empty cells help retain water in drier conditions. Hence, as sphagnum moss grows, it can slowly spread into drier conditions, forming larger peatlands, both raised bogs and blanket bogs. These peat accumulations then provide habitat for a wide array of peatland plants, including sedges and ericaceous shrubs, as well as orchids and carnivorous plants.Sphagnum and the peat formed from it do not decay readily because of the phenolic compounds embedded in the moss's cell walls. In addition, bogs, like all wetlands, develop anaerobic soil conditions, which produces slower anaerobic decay rather than aerobic microbial action.Peat moss can also acidify its surroundings by taking up cations, such as calcium and magnesium, and releasing hydrogen ions. Under the right conditions, peat can accumulate to a depth of many meters. Different species of Sphagnum have different tolerance limits for flooding and pH, so any one peatland may have a number of different Sphagnum species.Individual peat moss plants consist of a main stem, with tightly arranged clusters of branch fascicles usually consisting of two or three spreading branches and two to four hanging branches. The top of the plant, or capitulum, has compact clusters of young branches.Along the stem are scattered leaves of various shapes, named stem leaves the shape varies according to species. The leaves consist of two kinds of cells small, green, living cells chlorophyllose cells, and large, clear, structural, dead cells hyaline cells. The latter have the large waterholding capacity.
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			<title>Relative Humidity</title>
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				Relative Humidity is the measurement of the amount of moisture in the atmosphere. The relative humidity of air depends on temperature and the pressure of the system of interest.
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			<title>Runner</title>
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				A Runner refers to a slender stem growing out from the base of some plants, which terminates with a new offset plant. The new plant may be severed from the parent after it has developed sufficient roots.
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				A Rosette is a circular arrangement of leaves, with all the leaves at a similar height.Though rosettes usually sit near the soil, their structure is an example of a modified stem.Dandelion's and Agave are examples of plants which have Rosette leaves.
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			<title>Rootbound</title>
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				Rootbound is a condition which exists when a potted plant has outgrown its container. The roots become entangled and matted together, and the growth of the plant becomes stunted.When repotting, loosen the roots on the outer edges of the root ball, to induce them to once again grow outward.
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				A Root Ball is the main mass of roots at the base of a plant such as a shrub. It is of particular significance in horticulture when plants are repotted or planted in the ground. The quality and preparation of the root ball will determine how well the plant will survive this transplantation and then flourish in its new situation.
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				A rhizome is a modified subterranean stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes may also be referred to as creeping rootstalks or rootstocks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and are diageotropic or grow perpendicular to the force of gravity. The rhizome also retains the ability to allow new shoots to grow upwards.If a rhizome is separated into pieces, each piece may be able to give rise to a new plant. The rhizome is used as storage for starches, proteins, and other nutrients by the plant. These nutrients become useful for the plant when new shoots must be formed or when the plant dies back for the winter. This is a process known as vegetative reproduction and is used by farmers and gardeners to propagate certain plants. This also allows for lateral spread of grasses like bamboo and bunch grasses. Examples of plants that are propagated this way include hops, asparagus, ginger, irises, Lily of the Valley, Cannas, and sympodial orchids. Some examples of rhizomes that are used directly in cooking are ginger, turmeric, galangal, and fingerroot.Stored rhizomes are subject to bacterial and fungal infections making them unsuitable for replanting and greatly diminishing stocks. However rhizomes can also be produced artificially from tissue cultures. The ability to easily grow rhizomes from tissue cultures leads to better stocks for replanting and greater yields. The plant hormones ethylene and jasmonic acid have been found to help induce and regulate the growth of rhizomes, specifically in Rheum rabarbarum otherwise known as rhubarb. Ethylene that was applied externally was found to affect internal ethylene levels, allowing for easy manipulations of ethylene concentrations. Knowledge on how to use these hormones to induce rhizome growth could help farmers and biologists producing plants grown from rhizomes with better ways on how to cultivate and grow better plants.A stolon is similar to a rhizome, but, unlike a rhizome, which is the main stem of the plant, a stolon sprouts from an existing stem, has long internodes, and generates new shoots at the end, such as in the strawberry plant. In general, rhizomes have short internodes they send out roots from the bottom of the nodes and new upwardgrowing shoots from the top of the nodes. It is a method of reproduction for plants. A stem tuber is a thickened part of a rhizome or stolon that has been enlarged for use as a storage organ. In general, a tuber is high in starch, for example, the common potato, which is a modified stolon. The term tuber is often used imprecisely, and is sometimes applied to plants with rhizomes.Some plants have rhizomes that grow above ground or that lie at the soil surface, including some Iris species, and ferns, whose spreading stems are rhizomes. Plants with underground rhizomes include gingers, bamboo, the Venus Flytrap, Chinese lantern, Western poisonoak, hops, and Alstroemeria, and the weeds Johnson grass, bermuda grass, and purple nut sedge. Rhizomes generally form a single layer, but in Giant Horsetails, can be multitiered.
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			<title>Organic Material</title>
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				Organic Material is a reference term to any material which has originated from a living organism such as peat moss, compost, or manure.
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				The node is the point on a stem where one or more leaves, branches, or flowers start to grow.
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			<title>Naturalize</title>
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				The term Naturalize in reference to gardening refers to planting randomly, without an obvious pattern. The idea is to create the effect that the plants grew in that space without any human interaction, such as you would find in the wild.
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			<title>Monoecious</title>
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				The term Monoecious refers to plants which bear separate male and female flowers on the same plant
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				Loam is soil composed of sand, silt, and clay in relatively even concentration about 404020 concentration respectively. These proportions can vary to a degree however, and result in different types of loam soils sandy loam, silty loam, clay loam, sandy clay loam, silty clay loam, and loam. Loam soils generally contain more nutrients, moisture and humus than sandy soils, have better drainage and infiltration of water and air than silty soils, and are easier to till than clay soils. The different types of loam soils each have slightly different characteristics, with some draining liquids more efficiently than others.Loam is considered ideal for gardening and agricultural uses because it retains nutrients well and retains water while still allowing excess water to drain away. A soil dominated by one or two of the three particle size groups can behave like loam if it has a strong granular structure, promoted by a high content of organic matter. However, a soil that meets the textural definition of loam can lose its characteristic desirable qualities when it is compacted, depleted of organic matter, or has clay dispersed throughout its fineearth fraction.Loam is found in a majority of successful farms in regions around the world known for their fertile land. Loam soil feels soft and crumbly and is easy to work over a wide range of moisture conditions.
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				Leaf Mold is a form of compost produced by the fungal breakdown of shrub and tree leaves, which are generally too dry, acidic, or low in nitrogen for bacterial decomposition.Due to the slow decaying nature of their high carbon content, dry leaves break down far more slowly than most other compost ingredients. This can be overcome either by placing the collected leaves wet in plastic bags taking care to avoid collecting from areas that may be subject to high levels of pollution such as roadsides, or in specially constructed wire bins, to encourage fungal action.  To accelerate this fungal breakdown, it is useful to keep the leaves wet and avoid the drying effects of wind. The traditional wire enclosure may slow down the process by allowing the contents to dry out unless it is lined with cardboard or similar material.Leaves alone can take between one and two years to break down into rich humic matter with a smell reminiscent of ancient woodland. While not high in nutrient content, leaf mold is an excellent humic soil conditioner. To speed up the decomposition process, fallen leaves can be shredded. Adding fresh grass clippings to autumn leaves will also speed the process. For best results watch the pile to keep moisture content high enough, observe temperatures, and turn the pile occasionally to improve the cycle.
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			<title>Leaching</title>
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				Leaching refers to the loss of watersoluble plant nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation. Soil structure, crop planting, type and application rates of fertilizers, and other factors are taken into account to avoid excessive nutrient loss.
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				Layering is a means of plant propagation in which a portion of an aerial stem grows roots while still attached to the parent plant and then detaches as an independent plant. Layering has evolved as a common means of vegetative propagation of numerous species in natural environments. Layering is also utilized by horticulturists to propagate desirable plants.Natural layering typically occurs when a branch touches the ground, whereupon it produces adventitious roots. At a later stage the connection with the parent plant is severed and a new plant is produced as a result.The horticultural layering process typically involves wounding the target region to expose the inner stem and optionally applying rooting compounds. In ground layering, the stem is bent down and the target region buried in the soil. This is done in plant nurseries in imitation of natural layering by many plants such as brambles which bow over and touch the tip on the ground, at which point it grows roots and, when separated, can continue as a separate plant. In either case, the rooting process may take from several weeks to a year.Layering is more complicated than taking cuttings, but has the advantage that the propagated portion can continue to receive water and nutrients from the parent plant while it is forming roots. This is important for plants that form roots slowly, or for propagating large pieces.Ground Layering or mound layering is the typical propagation technique for the popular MallingMerton series2 of clonal apple rootstocks, in which the original plants are set in the ground with the stem nearly horizontal, which forces side buds to grow upward. After these are started, the original stem is buried up to some distance from the tip. At the end of the growing season, the side branches will have rooted, and can be separated while the plant is dormant. Some of these will be used for grafting rootstocks, and some can be reused in the nursery for the next growing season's crop.Air Layering or marcotting is the process of wounding a target area of a plant and then surrounding it with a moistureretaining wrapper such as sphagnum moss, which is further surrounded in a moisture barrier such as plastic film. Rooting hormone is often applied to encourage the wounded region to grow roots.When sufficient roots have grown from the wound, the stem from the parent plant is removed and planted. It takes about three months for the new plant to become mature.
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				A Lath is a thin, narrow strip of straightgrained wood. A lattice, or latticework, is a crisscrossed or interlaced arrangement of Laths, or the pattern made by such an arrangement.In gardening, a Lath is an overhead structure of evenly spaced slats of wood or other materials used to create shade.
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				An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Inflorescence can also be defined as the reproductive portion of a plant that bears a cluster of flowers in a specific pattern.The stem holding the whole inflorescence is called a peduncle and the main stem holding the flowers or more branches within the inflorescence is called the rachis. The stalk of each single flower is called a pedicel.The fruiting stage of an inflorescence is known as an infructescence.A flower that is not part of an inflorescence is called a solitary flower and its stalk is also referred to as a peduncle.Any flower in an inflorescence may be referred to as a floret, especially when the individual flowers are particularly small and borne in a tight cluster, such as in a pseudanthium.
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				Honeydew is a sugarrich sticky liquid, secreted by aphids and some scale insects as they feed on plant sap. When their mouthpart penetrates the phloem, the sugary, highpressure liquid is forced out of the gut's terminal opening. Honeydew is particularly common as a secretion in the Hemipteran insects and is often the basis for trophobiosis. Some caterpillars of Lycaenidae butterflies and some moths also produce honeydew. Honeydew can cause sooty mold on many ornamental plants. Honeydew is also secreted by certain fungi, particularly ergot.Honeydew is collected by certain species of birds, wasps, stingless bees and honey bees, which process it into a dark, strong honey honeydew honey. This is highly prized in parts of Europe and Asia for its reputed medicinal value.Ants may collect, or milk honeydew directly from aphids and other honeydew producers, which benefit from their presence due to their driving away predators such as lady beetles or parasitic wasps.
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				A herbaceous plant or simply an herb is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground. Herbaceous plants may be annuals, biennials or perennials.Some relatively fastgrowing herbaceous plants especially annuals are pioneers, or earlysuccessional species. Others form the main vegetation of many stable habitats, occurring for example in the ground layer of forests, or in naturally open habitats such as meadow, salt marsh or desert.Some herbaceous plants can grow rather large, such as the Musa genus, to which the banana belongs.The age of some herbaceous perennial plants can be determined by analyzing annual growth rings in the secondary root xylem, a method called herbchronology.
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				Hardiness of plants describes their ability to survive adverse growing conditions. It is usually limited to discussions of climatic adversity. Thus a plant's ability to tolerate cold, heat, drought, flooding, or wind are typically considered measurements of hardiness.In temperate latitudes, the term most often describes resistance to cold, or coldhardiness, and is generally measured by the lowest temperature a plant can withstand. Hardiness of a plant is usually divided into three categories tender, halfhardy, and hardy. Tender plants are those killed by freezing temperatures, while hardy plants survive freezing at least down to certain temperatures, depending on the plant. Halfhardy is a term to describe bedding plants which are sown in heat in winter or early spring, and planted outside after all danger of frost has passed.
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				Hardpan or Ouklip is a general term for a dense layer of soil, usually found below the uppermost topsoil layer. There are different types of hardpan, all sharing the general characteristic of being a distinct soil layer that is largely impervious to water.Some Hardpans are formed by deposits in the soil that fuse and bind the soil particles, these deposits can range from dissolved silica to matrices formed from iron oxides and calcium carbonate. Others are manmade, such as hardpan formed by compaction from repeated plowing, particularly with moldboard plows, or by heavy traffic or pollution.
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				Hardening Off is the process of acclimatizing a greenhouse or indoor grown plants in gradual stages to different temperatures or to outdoor growing conditions.
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				Girdling, or ring barking, is the complete removal of a strip of bark from around the entire circumference of either a branch or trunk of a woody plant. Girdling results in the death of wood tissues above the damage. A branch completely girdled will fail and when the main trunk of a tree is girdled, the entire tree will die, if it cannot regrow from above to bridge the wound. Healing can only happen when the xylem is not cut into and damaged.Commonly Girdling is caused by the choking of a branch by a wire or other material, most often in the stems of woody plants that have been tied to tightly to a stake or support.
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				Frost is the condensation and freezing of moisture in the air. It is formed when the temperature of a solid surface is below the freezing point of water and also below the frost point. The size of frost crystals varies depending on the time they have been building up and the amount of water vapor available.Frost crystals are translucent, but scatter light in many directions, so that a coating of frost appears white. There are many types of frost, such as radiation and window frost.Frost may damage crops or reduce future crop yields, hence farmers may take measures to prevent it forming. Tender plants can suffer extensive damage or die when exposed to frost.
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				Foliar Feeding is a technique of feeding plants by applying liquid fertilizer directly to their leaves as it has been known for many years that plants are able to absorb essential elements through their leaves. The absorption takes place through the stomata of the leaves and also through the epidermis. Movement of elements is usually faster through the stomata, but the total absorption may be as great through the epidermis. Plants are also able to absorb nutrients through their bark.A popular version of the feeding is to use seabased nutrient mixes, especially kelp, because they contain many of the fifty trace nutrients the more trace is needed, the harder it is to balance the element within the soil. Trace elements are considered most fit for delivery by Foliar Feeding. Kelp also contains some hormones considered good for the cellular development of the plants' leaves, flowers, and fruit, again making Foliar Feeding useful to organic gardeners who eschew artificial hormone applications.
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				A Row Cover or Cloche is any material used as a protective covering to shield plants usually vegetables primarily from the undesirable effects of cold and wind, and also from insect damage.Row Cover is usually a lightweight synthetic, such as clear plastic or polyester. It is placed directly above rows of crops on a supporting framework often on wire hoops to form a low tunnel and usually left in place for several weeks until crops are well established.A Floating Row Cover is an extremely lightweight Row Cover fabric that can be placed directly over plants, without need for a supporting framework instead it is simply anchored to the ground against the wind.A protective tunnel formed with Row Cover is sometimes called a Cloche. More often, a Cloche, or Bell Jar, refers to a covering made of glass or plastic, placed over individual plants to provide similar protection as row cover.
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				Fertilizer is any organic or inorganic material of natural or synthetic origin that is added to a soil to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants. Conservative estimates report 30 to 50 of crop yields are attributed to natural or synthetic commercial fertilizer.Inorganic fertilizer use has also significantly supported global population growth " it has been estimated that almost half the people on the Earth are currently fed as a result of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer use.See Also Growth Elements, Slow Release Fertilizer, Granular Fertilizer, Complete Fertilizer
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				Evaporation is the process by which a liquid returns to the air through vaporization.  With sufficient temperature liquid will turn into vapor quickly through boiling.Evaporation is an essential part of the water cycle. The sun solar energy drives evaporation of water from oceans, lakes, moisture in the soil, and other sources of water.
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				An Evergreen is a plant that has leaves in all four seasons and is thus always green. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season. There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs.Leaf persistence in Evergreen plants varies from a few months with new leaves constantly being grown as old ones are shed to several decades over thirty years in the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine.
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				Espalier is the horticultural and ancient agricultural practice of controlling woody plant growth originally for the production of fruit, by pruning and tying branches to a frame so that they grow into a flat plane, frequently in formal patterns, against a structure such as a wall, fence, or trellis, and also plants which have been shaped in this way.Espaliers, trained into flat twodimensional forms, are ideal not only for decorative purposes, but also for gardens in which space is limited. In a temperate climate, they may be planted next to a wall that can reflect more sunlight and retain heat overnight or planted so that they absorb maximum sunlight by training them parallel to the equator. These two facts allow the season to be extended so that fruit has more time to mature.A restricted form of training consists of a central stem and a number of paired horizontal branches all trained in the same plane. The most important advantage is that of being able to increase the growth of a branch by training it vertically. Later, one can decrease growth while increasing fruit production by training it horizontally.A Belgian fence is created by cutting back an unbranched, slender tree to between fifteen and eighteen inches above the ground. The topmost three buds are allowed to form one in the middle is trained vertically while two others are trained into a V shape. Any other buds are rubbed away. Removing the vertical stem completes the individual Vshaped espalier. By placing many similarly trained trees in a line two feet apart with their branches trained to the same plane, a Belgian fence is created.The Belgian fence is an intermediary form that can then be used to train onward to many other forms of espalier, including Stepover where the branches are lowered down to the horizontal in autumn while still flexible enough and tied to a trellis, Fan where the branches are lowered and cut back then trained further, Horizontal T where the branches are trained to horizontal as with stepover but the vertical stem is trained up to another level and cut usually in spring of the second year, where another V shape is created and the resulting branches finally being lowered to another wire in autumn of the second year. Multiple levels of horizontal branching can be trained in this way.In each case, branches are first trained vertically so they will grow vigorously and then later, after the desired growth is achieved, they are lowered to the horizontal to reduce their vigor while optimizing spur formation.Espalier training can be used on fullsized trees in order to keep their fruit within reach. As such, it probably predates grafting of trees onto dwarfing root stock. Using dwarf or semidwarf plants is still a good idea as it reduces the amount of pruning that is necessary.
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				An Epiphyte is a plant that grows on another plant such as a tree nonparasitically or sometimes upon some other object such as a building, wire, or fence and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, and sometimes from debris accumulating around it.Epiphytes are usually found in the temperate zone such as many mosses, liverworts, lichens and algae or in the tropics such as many ferns, cacti, orchids, and bromeliads.
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				A Drip Line is the area defined by the outermost circumference of a tree canopy where water drips from and onto the ground.
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				Double Flower describes varieties of flowers with extra petals, often containing flowers within flowers. The Double Flower trait is often noted alongside the scientific name with the abbreviation fl. pl. flore pleno, an ablative form meaning with full flower.The first abnormality to be documented in flowers, Double Flower are popular varieties of many commercial flower types, including roses, camellias and carnations. Where seed is available few double varieties come true from seed many double flower varieties have no reproductive organs and as a result, they are sterile and must be propagated through cuttings.Environmental agencies ask gardeners not to plant doubleflowered species as they have little or no wildlife value as access to the nectaries is typically blocked by the mutation.
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				Double digging is a gardening technique used to increase soil drainage and aeration. It involves the loosening of two layers of soil, and the addition of organic matter.Double digging is typically done when cultivating soil in a new garden, or when deep topsoil is required. On poor or heavy soils, or for vegetable gardens, double digging might be required every 3"5 years. In other cases, double digging is only really needed on starting a new garden, or on total replanting.First the top layer is dug off with a spade, forming a shallow trench, and then the underlayer at the bottom of the trench is dug with a fork. When breaking up the lower layer, organic matter such as compost is usually added to the soil. If the soil is in need of other minerals like gypsum or phosphorus this can also be added here.A second trench is then started, back filling the first trench. This process is repeated until the whole bed has been treated. There will be soil left over from the first trench, which is used to fill the last trench.Walking on top of the bed will crushflatten it, so the gardener must be sure to protect the doubledug garden from too much foot traffic.
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				The term Thatch refers to the layer of dead stems that builds up under many lawn grasses. Thatch should be removed periodically to promote better water and nutrient penetration into the soil.Dethatching or Scarification of lawns or turf is a mechanical process whereby the surface and subsurface of the lawn, green or sports pitch is rigorously abraded by penetrating metal blades, tines or prongs.Thatch is a buildup of organic matter which can include, dead grass leaves, stems, stolons, rhizomes and overcrowded grass roots and lateral weed growth. Thatch can stifle the growth and health of grass or turf. Removing the thatch helps the grass by encouraging it to thicken up and also makes it stronger and less susceptible to disease. Reducing thatch levels increases the levels of water, air and nutrients that can get through to the root zone of the grass plants.Significant thatch problems in lawns can cause diseases and can encourage moss to grow in the areas where grass has died. A byproduct of scarifying or Dethatching is that moss is also removed, and depending on how deep the scarifying blades are set, root cutting can also occur, and this in turn helps grass to thicken up over time.Scarifying is normally carried out in autumn or spring. When scarifying or Dethatching not all thatch should be removed as a small amount of thatch is beneficial to the lawn. A lawn that has excessive thatch may feel spongy when trod upon. After removing thatch, it can be swept or raked up using a lawn sweeper.
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				A Dibble Stick or dibber, or dibble is a pointed wooden stick for making holes in the ground so that seeds, seedlings or small bulbs can be planted. Dibble Stick come in a variety of designs including the straight Dibble Stick, Thandled Dibble Stick, trowel Dibble Stick, and Lshaped Dibble Stick.The Dibble Stick was first recorded in Roman times and has remained mostly unchanged since. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, farmers would use longhandled Dibble Stick of metal or wood to plant crops. One man would walk with a Dibble Stick making holes, and a second man would plant seeds in each hole and fill it in. It was not until the Renaissance that Dibble Stick became a manufactured item, some made of iron for penetrating harder soils and clay.
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				Damping Off is a horticultural disease or condition, caused by a number of different pathogens that kill or weaken seeds or seedlings before or after they germinate. It is most prevalent in wet and cool conditions.There are various symptoms associated with Damping Off these reflect the variety of different pathogenic organisms which can cause the condition. However all symptoms result in the death of at least some seedlings in any given population.Groups of seedlings may die in roughly circular patches, the seedlings sometimes having stem lesions at ground level. Stems of seedlings may also become thin and tough wirestem resulting in reduced seedling vigor. Leaf spotting sometimes accompanies other symptoms, as does a grey mold growth on stems and leaves. Roots sometimes rot completely or back to just discolored stumps.
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				A bulb is a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf bases that function as food storage organs during dormancy.A bulb's leaf bases, also known as scales, generally do not support leaves, but contain food reserves to enable the plant to survive adverse conditions. At the center of the bulb is a vegetative growing point or an unexpanded flowering shoot. The base is formed by a stem, and plant growth occurs from this basal plate.  Roots emerge from the underside of the base, and new stems and leaves from the upper side.
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				A bud is an undeveloped or embryonic shoot and normally occurs in the axil of a leaf or at the tip of the stem. Once formed, a bud may remain for some time in a dormant condition, or it may form a shoot immediately.  Buds may be specialized to develop flowers or short shoots, or may have the potential for general shoot development.
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				Bolting is when crops prematurely produce a flowering stem or stems before the crop is harvested in a natural attempt to produce seeds reproduce. These flowering stems are usually vigorous extensions of existing leafbearing stems, and in order to produce them, a plant diverts resources away from producing the edible parts such as fruit, leaves, or roots, resulting in a poor quality harvest from the grower's point of view. Plants that have produced flowering stems in this way are said to have bolted. Crops which commonly bolt include lettuce, beetroot, brassicas, spinach, celery and onions.
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				Vernalization is the plant's ability to flower in the spring by exposure to the prolonged cold of winter. After vernalization, plants have acquired the ability to flower, but they may require additional seasonal cues or weeks of growth before they will actually flower.Many plants grown in temperate climates require vernalization and must experience a period of low winter temperature to initiate or accelerate the flowering process. This ensures that reproductive development and seed production occurs in spring and summer, rather than in autumn. The needed cold is often expressed in chill hours. Typical vernalization temperatures are between 5 and 10 degrees Celsius 40 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
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				Perlite is an amorphous volcanic glass that has a relatively high water content, typically formed by the hydration of obsidian. It occurs naturally and has the unusual property of greatly expanding when heated sufficiently. It is an industrial mineral and a commercial product useful for its light weight after processing.  Perlite is a nonrenewable resource. The world reserves of perlite are estimated at 700 million tonnes.Perlite can be used as a soil amendment or alone as a medium for hydroponics or for starting cuttings. When used as an amendment it has high permeability  low water retention and helps prevent soil compaction.Perlite is an excellent filter aid. It is used extensively as an alternative to diatomaceous earth. The popularity of perlite usage in this application is growing considerably worldwide. Perlite filters are fairly commonplace in filtering beer before it is bottled.
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				A Bedding Plant commonly an annual is one which has already been grown to blooming or nearblooming size before being planted out in a usually formal area for seasonal display of colorful flowers or foliage.  These are nursery grown and suitable for growing in beds.
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			<title>Bare Root</title>
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				Bare Root plants are those which are commonly listed for sale which have had all of the soil removed from their roots.
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			<title>Aquatic Plants</title>
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				Aquatic Plants are those that grow in, live in, or live on the surface of water.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Arboretum</title>
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				An Arboretum plural arboreta is a collection of trees and shrubs, generally for educational or scientific purposes.Related collections include a fruticetum meaning shrub, and a viticetum, and a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study.An arboretum specializing in growing conifers is known as a pinetum. Other specialist arboreta include salicetums willows, populetums, and quercetums oaks.
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			<title>Yard</title>
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				A Yard is a unit of volume measure for bulk materials usually loam, sand or mulch. A cubic yard measures 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet or 27 cubic feet.
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			<title>Xeriscape</title>
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				The term Xeriscape is a method of landscaping that uses droughtresistant plants that are well adapted to a local area. Xeriscaping is often used as a water conservation strategy and  is well suited as an option for regions that do not have easily accessible or reliable supplies of fresh water.  The term is coined by combining xeros a Greek word for dry with landscaping.In some areas, terms such as waterconserving landscapes, droughttolerant landscaping, and smart scaping are used instead. Plants whose natural requirements are appropriate to the local climate are emphasized, and care is taken to avoid losing water to evaporation and runoff. The specific plants used in xeriscaping depend upon the climate. Xeriscaping is different from natural landscaping, because the emphasis in xeriscaping is on selection of plants for water conservation, not necessarily selecting native plants.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Wounding</title>
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				Wounding is the deliberate cutting of plant stems to increase root formation.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Willow Water</title>
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				Willow Water is a solution from willow Salix said to aid in rooting cuttings.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Wildlife Garden</title>
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				A Wildlife Garden is a garden often naturalized created using plants that are meant to attract and feeding animals.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Wardian Case</title>
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				A Wardian Case is an air tight enclosed glass case. It was invented in 1833 by Dr. Nathanial Wardian, a plant collector, who was the first to succeed in transporting live plants over great distances in his case between Australia and England.The Wardian case revolutionized plant collecting and became a popular feature in Victorian living rooms. In the 19th century, these ornate terrariums were used for ferns and rare plants.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Wall Garden</title>
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				A Wall Garden is a garden that has been planted against a man made structure with the goal of protecting plants.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Volunteer</title>
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				A Volunteer is a plant that shows up on it's own. It's a not planted specimen blown in from a neighbor's yard, from a bird or other animal, or perennials that have gone to seed from your own garden.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Vine</title>
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				A Vine is a plant which trails and climbs by means of attaching parts and stems.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Vernacular Name</title>
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				A Vernacular Name is the common name of a plant in a local language as opposed to Latin or Greek.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Trellis</title>
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				A Trellis is a decorative latticework used to support climbing plants, often used as a screen for privacy. Trellises can be made of wood, metal, or plastic.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Transplant Shock</title>
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				Transplant Shock is a stage that a newly transplanted tree, plant, or shrub may go through when transplanted. During this period the plant may look ill while it adjusts to it's new location.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Transplant</title>
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				To Transplant a tree, plant, or shrub is to remove it from one place and replant it in another or from a container into the ground.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Topiary</title>
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				Topiary is the horticultural art of clipping and training evergreen trees  shrubs to form geometric shapes, animals, or an interesting pattern.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Topsoil</title>
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				Topsoil is the surface layer of soil, generally consisting of good loam and organic matter, and is the most fertile layer of soil. This term may also apply to good quality soil sold at nurseries and garden centers.
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			<title>Till</title>
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				To Till or to work the soil by cultivating or by digging it either by hand or by machine.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Terrarium</title>
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				A Terrarium is a partly or entirely closed glass container used to house a collection of indoor plants in a miniature ecosystem. This environment helps plants with high humidity.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Succulent</title>
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				Succulents are plants that have leaves or stems which are thick, fleshy and very watery. They often have waxy outer layers that allow the plants to retain water well.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Stratification</title>
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				Stratification is a temperature treatment, or chilling process, of seed used to break dormancy, enhancing their germination.
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			<title>Solariztion</title>
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				Solariztion is the process by which one can sterilize the soil by the sun.You will need to first cultivate the area to be sterilized, then water well, and then cover with 24 mil of clear plastic. Over a period of several weeks to a few months soil temperatures will raise high enough to kill many damaging soil pests and weed seed to a depth of nearly 8 inches.
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			<title>Soil Amendment</title>
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				Soil Amendments are ingredients such as sand, peat moss, or compost, that are added to soil to improve its texture.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sod</title>
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				Sod is the surface layer of a lawn or a stretch of closely mown grass.
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			<title>Slow Release Fertilizer</title>
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				A Slow Release Fertilizer is one that has been formulated to be inactive until activated by water or a specific temperature. A Slow Release Fertilizer also activates slowly over a period of time such as if you where to purchase a 3month or 6month formulation.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Seed Pod</title>
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				A Seed Pod is the hardened protective shell that contains the maturing seeds of a plant.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sapling</title>
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				The term Sapling refers to a very young tree.
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			<title>Sandy Soil</title>
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				Sandy Soil is a soil which contains from 50 to 100 percent fine sands, as well as coarse sands with 35 to 100 percent fine gravel and some fine sand. Sandy Soil is an easytowork soil but needs lots of amending with compost and other organic material to increase nutrient content and retain moisture.Because it has more air spaces due to the granular nature, fertilizers and other nutrients wash through the soil more easily. The porosity also means that water drains quickly, thus increasing the need for frequent watering. Choosing xeriscape or water wise plants is an option where water is an issue.
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			<title>Rooting Hormone</title>
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				Rooting Hormone is a chemical available in powder or liquid form which promotes the formation and development of roots at the base of a properly prepared cutting and contains hormones and antifungus growth prohibitors.
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			<title>Root Rot</title>
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				Root Rot is a plant disease, usually caused by fungi, that lead to the degeneration of roots.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Rock Garden</title>
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				A Rock Garden is an area constructed of larger rocks which have been arranged to look like they where naturally set in the area. Generally plants that are complimentary are those that generally do not need a lot of care.
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			<title>Retaining Wall</title>
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				A Retaining Wall is a wall that has been built on a slope to stabilize the area and keep soil from sliding or eroding.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Regionally Appropriate</title>
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				Regionally Appropriate plants are those that that are winter and summer hardy in your area.  You should reference the USDA plant hardiness zone rating.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Raised Bed</title>
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				A Raised Bed is an elevated garden bed which can offer better drainage, aeration, and warmer soil than a conventional bed. A Raised Bed is also the best way for a gardener with clay soil to grow vegetables or flowers.
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			<title>Pruning</title>
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				Pruning is the process of trimming leaves or branches in order to remove dead, injured or diseased foliage. Pruning is also used to control or direct growth, increase quality or yield of flowers or fruit, and to ensure growth position of main branches to enhance structural strength, beauty and to avoid winter damage.
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			<title>Pressure Treated Wood</title>
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				Pressure Treated Wood is a wood which has been impregnated with preservatives to resist decay and it is not recommended for use in your garden area where vegetables or herbs will grow or are presently growing.Pressure treating is a process that forces a chemical preservative deep into the wood. The wood product is placed into a humongous cylindrical holding tank, and the tank is depressurized to remove all air. The tank is then filled with the preservative under high pressure, forcing it deeply into the wood. The tank is then drained and the remaining preservative reused. The wood is removed from the tank and prepared for shipment to your local lumberyard.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Potting Soil</title>
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				Potting Soil is a soil mixture designed for use in container gardens and potted plants and is available as a prepackaged readytouse mixture that may include sand, compost, vermiculite, and peat moss.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Photosynthesis</title>
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				Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy, normally from the sun, into chemical energy that the plant needs to grow. Carbohydrates, such as sugars, are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water. Oxygen is also released but is mostly a waste product.Most plants, most algae, and cyanobacteria perform the process of photosynthesis, and are called photoautotrophs. Photosynthesis maintains atmospheric oxygen levels and supplies all of the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for all life on Earth.Although photosynthesis is performed differently by different species, the process always begins when energy from light is absorbed by proteins called reaction centres that contain green chlorophyll pigments. In plants, these proteins are held inside organelles called chloroplasts, which are most abundant in leaf cells, while in bacteria they are embedded in the plasma membrane.In these lightdependent reactions, some energy is used to strip electrons from suitable substances such as water, producing oxygen gas. Furthermore, two further compounds are generated reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate NADPH and adenosine triphosphate ATP, the energy currency of cells.
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				Plants need 17 elements for optimal growth.  Three of these elements are found in the air that we breathe and the water that we drink Carbon C, 6 Hydrogen H, 1 Oxygen O, 8Six are Macronutrients Nitrogen N, 7 Potassium K, 19 Magnesium Mg, 12 Calcium Ca, 20 Phosphorus P, 15 Sulfur S, 16Eight are Micronutrients or Trace Elements Iron Fe, 26 Zinc Zn, 30 Molybdenum Mo, 42 Manganese Mn, 25 Boron B, 5 Copper Cu, 29 Cobalt Co, 27 Chlorine Cl, 17Note The above is to be read as  Name Chemical Symbol, Atomic Number
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				The pH or potential of Hydrogen Level of soil is a measurement of the concentration of hydrogen ions.pH is measured on a scale from 0 to 14 pH and indicates whether the the soil is neutral, acidic, or alkaline. For example, soil with a pH of 7.0 is said to be neutral, soil with a pH below 7.0 is acidic, and soil with a pH above 7.0 is alkaline.Different plants require a certain pH for optimal growth, and plant color is sometimes subject to change at different pH adding acid to the soil will make a blue hydrangea a more rich and fulfilling blue color.
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				A Pesticide is any substance used to control or kill pests such as insects, weeds, birds, mammals, fish, or microbial life.
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				A Pest is an insect or animal that is detrimental to the health and well being of plants, trees, or other animals.
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				Pollination is the process by which pollen is transferred from the stamen male part of the flower to the pistil female part of the flower, which results in the formation of a seed. Hybrids are created when the pollen from one kind of plant is used to pollinate and entirely different variety, resulting in a new plant altogether.The study of pollination brings together many disciplines, such as botany, horticulture, entomology, and ecology. The pollination process as an interaction between flower and vector was first addressed in the 18th century by Christian Konrad Sprengel. It is important in horticulture and agriculture, because fruiting is dependent on fertilisation, which is the result of pollination.
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				Perennials are plants that live for more than one growing season commonly three years or more under normal conditions.  The length and severity of the winter, particularly how deep the ground freezes, is the prime factor in determining what plants are perennials.There are two types of perennials Herbaceous Perennials usually flower and set seed in spring and summer then die to the ground at the end of the growing season but send up new shoots the following spring.  Woody perennials such as trees and shrubs do not die back to the ground but instead get larger each year.Perennials usually produce one flower crop each year, lasting anywhere from a week to a month or longer. It is generally grown as a nearly permanent fixture in a garden and typically grows as a clump that expands outward through time, either by runners or reseeding to self propagate.New perennials are typically made by dividing the clumps though some grow easily from seeds. Dividing clumps creates new plants and helps keep the old clump growing and flowering vigorously.
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				Peat Moss is the preserved and compressed remains of dead bog plants or moss which is rich in nutrients and has a high water retention.  Peat Moss is commonly used as a soil amendment and tends to add to the acidity of the soil pH. It is free from weeds and disease organisms.
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				A Pathogen is an organism generally a virus or fungus that can cause a disease in a plant.
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				An Ornamental plant is one that is grown strictly for its foliage or flower ornamental value rather than for food or any other economic use it is regarded as showy or visually pleasing. Most landscape plants are ornamental.
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				Organic Gardening is a method of gardening by utilizing only materials derived from living things such as by utilizing composts and manures.
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				Organic refers to fertilizers and chemicals that have been obtained from a source which is or has been living such as peat moss, compost, and manure.
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				An Orchard is a managed planting of fruit trees used for fruit production.A grove and plantation are often used when the fruits are tropical, such as a citrus grove or a banana plantation.
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				An heirloom plant, heirloom variety, heritage fruit, or heirloom vegetable is an old cultivar that is still maintained by gardeners and farmers particularly in isolated or ethnic communities.  These may have been commonly grown during earlier periods in human history, but are not used in modern largescale agriculture.  In some parts of the world, notably the European Union, it is illegal to sell seeds of cultivars that are not listed as approved for sale.Many heirloom vegetables have kept their traits through open pollination, while fruit varieties such as apples have been propagated over the centuries through grafts and cuttings. The trend of growing heirloom plants in gardens has been growing in popularity in North America and Europe in recent decades.
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				Old Roses are the varieties of roses that existed before 1867 when the first Hybrid Tea Rose was introduced.Some of the classes of Old Roses are the Albas, Bourbons, Boursaults, Centifolias, Chinas, Damasks, Gallicas, Hybrid Perpetuals, Mosses, Noisettes, Portlands, and Tea roses.  As a group, Old Roses tend to be onceblooming, though some are repeat bloomers.
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			<title>Nutrient Jelly</title>
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				Nutrient Jelly is a vegetable gelatin made from various kinds of algae or seaweed.
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			<title>Nursery</title>
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				A Nursery is any place that young trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals are propagated or grown until they are ready to be planted or sold.
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			<title>Nitrification</title>
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				Nitrification is the process by which ammonia is converted to nitrites and then into nitrates this process naturally occurs in the environment, where it is carried out by specialized bacteria.
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			<title>Nitrate of Soda</title>
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				Nitrate of Soda is a strong alkaline fertilizer with about 15 nitrogen.
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			<title>Neutral</title>
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				Neutral is a term that refers to the soil's pH value a soil having a pH value of 7.0 is neutral, that is neither acidic nor alkaline.
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			<title>Neem Oil</title>
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				Neem Oil is pressed from seeds of the Neem tree. Neem Oil has been used for centuries as an safe and effective growth regulator and antifeedant for insect pests.Need Oil is nontoxic to humans, birds, mammals and beneficial insects and is good for existing infestations and for prevention, both on contact and as a systemic.
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				Mulch is an organic soil covering such as leaves, straw, or peat that you place around plants to maintain soil temperature and prevent the evaporation of moisture, the freezing of roots, and the growth of weeds.Mulch can improve soil fertility and structure, reduces pest and disease damage, prevent erosion, and can even improve the flavor of crops. Any kind of coarse welldecomposed organic matter compost will work as a mulch such as leaves, grass clippings, aged sawdust, pine straw, ground bark, and aged stable bedding straw
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			<title>Mowing Strip</title>
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				A Mowing Strip is a strip of edging placed between your lawn and a planting bed or patio that has been set just below ground level to provide a flat surface for one wheel of your lawnmower so that the blades can cut to the edge of the lawn so that you don't need to utilize a weedwhacker. Mowing strips are commonly made of pavers or cement.
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				Moss is a type of simple, nonvascular, nonflowering plant that has short stems with small leaves and inhabits moist shady sites. Moss grows in low carpets or rounded cushions and reproduces by means of spores.
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			<title>Moon Garden</title>
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				Moon or evening gardens are gardens designed to be seen at dusk and into the night.
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			<title>Microclimate</title>
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				A Microclimate is a physical area with a set of conditions different from those in the surrounding area. It can be a very local or small scale climate such as valley or woodland the variations of the climate within this area, are usually influenced by hills, hollows, structures or proximity to bodies of water.Most yards provide a variety of environments for growing plants a southern exposure has sun all day, a northern exposure may get no direct sun at all, an eastern exposure will generally provide shelter from the hotter sun rays. All of these factors will affect the warmth and humidity of the air in close proximity to your garden.
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				Manure is decomposed animal waste material that is used as a soil amendment. Adding raw or fresh manure to a compost pile can stimulate the activity due to its high nitrogen content. However, do not add raw manure directly to your garden.
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			<title>Botanical Latin</title>
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				Botanical Latin or Binomial Nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages.The first part of the name identifies the genus to which the species belongs the second part identifies the species within the genus. For example, humans belong to the genus Homo and within this genus to the species Homo sapiens.The formal introduction of this system of naming species is credited to Swedish natural scientist Carl Linnaeus, effectively beginning with his work Species Plantarum in 1753.
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			<title>Macrantha</title>
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				Macrantha is a Botanical Latin term which means that you will have larger flowers.
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			<title>Light Shade</title>
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				Plants growing best in Light Shade prefer direct sunlight for less than three hours per day typically the cooler parts of the day would be preferential.  When a plant description states that it will thrive well in shade it generally is referring to Light Shade.
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			<title>Lattice</title>
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				A Lattice is a framework or structure generally having a pattern used for screening, shade or to support delicate vines.
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			<title>Larva</title>
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				Larva are immature insects such as maggots or caterpillars.
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			<title>Landscaping</title>
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				Landscaping is the process of improving the natural beauty of a plot of land by planting flowers, shrubs, and trees or by altering the contours of the ground.Soft landscaping or Softscaping consists of adding vegetation such as flowers, shrubs, trees, hedges, grasses, and ground covers.Hard landscaping or Hardscaping consists of adding nonvegetation materials such as brick, stone, concrete, tile, wood, forming paths, retaining walls, arbors, gazebos and other outdoor structures.
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			<title>Indirect Sunlight</title>
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				Indirect Sunlight is diffused light as opposed to the direct rays of the sun such as the light that occurs in an area that the sun cannot directly shine upon.
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			<title>Indigenous</title>
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				Indigenous plant species or trees are those which are native to or occur naturally in a specific region.
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			<title>Hydroponics</title>
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				The science of growing a plant in water containing nutrients instead of in soil many vegetables are commercially grown Hydroponically.
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			<title>Hydroculture</title>
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				Hydroculture is the longterm growing of plants in a waterbased nutrient solutions.
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			<title>Horticulture</title>
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				Horticulture is the art and science of gardening.
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			<title>Hybrid</title>
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				Humus is a Latin word meaning the ground humus is the brown or black organic part of the soil resulting from the partial decay of leaves and other matter.  It is the primary source of nitrogenous food for plants, and allows the soil to increasing its ability to hold water.
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				A Hummingbird Garden is a garden designed with the intent to specifically attract hummingbirds.
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				A Hedge is a planting of trees or shrubs planted relatively close to one another so that the branches will intertwine to provide a barrier fence for a windbreaker or privacy.
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				A Hardscape includes any garden feature that is not a plant such as a birdbath, a fountain, a deck, a patio, fencing, a trellis, or a bench.
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				A Hardiness Zone is a geographical index of region that define a plant's ability to withstand annual minimum winter temperatures andor lengths of growing seasons.Hardiness zones range from zone 1, with a minimum temperature of 50 degrees F, to zone 10, with minimum temperatures of 30 to 40 degrees F and can also be referred to as a USDA zone.
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				A Habitat is the environment or region in which a plant is native to or is usually found growing examples would be a swamp, or woodland, etc. Various factors of native habitats would include climate and soil however, microclimates also play a role.
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			<title>Guano</title>
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				Guano is dried bat or bird droppings used as a fertilizer. It has a high amount of nitrogen about 13.
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			<title>Growing Season</title>
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				A Growing Season is the period of time from the last frost date in Spring to the first frost date in the Fall and can vary depending on your planting zone.
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			<title>Ground Cover</title>
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				Ground Cover is group of plants commonly of a short variety that spreads naturally and easily, used to cover bare earth and create a uniform appearance.Ground Cover acts as a living mulch these plants are used for covering the ground, such as where grass is unwanted or cannot thrive easily, and may also be used to provide a lowgrowing carpet between other plants.
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				A Greenhouse is an enclosed structure commonly glass in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather.
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				Green Manure is a fastgrowing cover crop such as rye grass that is grown to improve nitrogen availability in the soil.It is usually turned into the soil several weeks before a new planting when turned into the soil it will add organic matter humus to the soil.
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			<title>Granular Fertilizer</title>
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				A Granular Fertilizer is a fertilizer with slowrelease nutrient granules.
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				Grafting is the process of joining desirable stems, leaves, flowers, or fruits of one plant known as the scion or cion on to a hardier or more disease resistant stem of another known as the stock or rootstock.This propagation technique will give the scion a stronger root system than it would normally have had. This practice is commonly done in roses, fruit trees and in some ornamental's.Although the technique of grafting may seem daunting, most people to accomplish successful grafts with little instruction and a little trial and error.
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			<title>Germinate</title>
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				Germination is the process of beginning the growth of seeds, the action of sprouting, budding or shooting, above the soil.This occurs whenever a plant or seed begins to vegetate into leafy young plants, the breaking of dormancy in seeds, or the sprouting of pollen grains.
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				Genus is a method of classifying groups and subgroups of related plants.The Genus is the plant equivalent of a surnames plants in the same Genus are closely related and have structural characteristics in common.When a Genus is followed by the name of a species you have the plant's botanical name generally in Latin.
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			<title>Gazebo</title>
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				A Gazebo is a freestanding roofed structure that is generally open on its sides and is designed to provide a shaded resting place.
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			<title>Erosion</title>
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				Erosion is the natural process of wearing, washing away, or removal of soil commonly by wind or water.You can prevent winter erosion by mulching or planting cover crops after the last harvest of the season.
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			<title>Dwarf</title>
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				A Dwarf is a plant or tree that grows shorter than what would be considered normal growth often times a quarter or less than normal size.  Dwarf plants may lose the ability of the parents to bear fruit and may not even resemble their parents.
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			<title>Dormancy</title>
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				Dormancy is the yearly cycle in a plants life when growth and other activity ceases or slows and the plant rests.  It is normal that during this time the leaves have fallen or the top growth has died down.This naturally occurs in winter but not always. In some cases plants will go dormant during their growing season due to unfavorable weather  such as a drought or during low or high temperatures.It is not uncommon that in these extreme situations the plant may die down to the roots. In the case with seeds and bulbs, this period is thought of as a suspended state of growth. Fertilizing should be withheld when a plant is in dormancy.
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			<title>Division</title>
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				Division or Dividing is the method of propagating or increasing plants by splitting up the roots by digging, cutting or pulling apart that have begun to get bound or have grown together.Each divided section will have it's own root system and will have one or more buds. This process should generally be done to mature perennials every 3 to 4 years and will promote abundant blooms.
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			<title>Dead Heading</title>
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				Dead Heading is the process of removing spent flowers by pinching them off or removing them with with a sharp instrument like a gardening shear.By Dead Heading used or spent blooms helps to keep the plants well groomed, prevent disease, and discourage plants from setting seed. This process will also promote more vigorous blooming and a bushier plant.
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				Container Gardening is the process of using containers, such as flower pots, to grow plants rather than using an actual garden plot.
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			<title>Compost</title>
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				Compost is a mixture that consits largely of decayed or decaying organic matter vegetation and manure that is used for fertilizer, mulch, and can be used to improve the structure of soil.
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			<title>Complete Fertilizer</title>
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				Complete Fertilizer is a plant food which contains all three primary elements Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium.
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			<title>Companion Planting</title>
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				Companion Planting is the act of planting two or more different plants within close proximity of one another with the hope that traits from each plant will benefit one another.The term Companion Planting is used in relation to both perennials and vegetables. It has been part of gardening folklore and orcharding in many cultures for many years.In regard to perennials this would refer to combining plants that make a colorful, contrasting display, or providing pollination. An example in regard to vegetables, this could refer to planting tomatoes with basil as it is said that they compliment one another.
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			<title>Cloning</title>
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				Cloning a plant is a propagation process where plants are genetically derived or propagated from a single mother plant by vegetative means. All are identical to each other and to the mother plant.
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			<title>Clay Soil</title>
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				Clay soil is soil with very small, flat, particles that pack together tightly. Clay soil hardens when dry, is sticky when wet, and drains poorly without organic amendments.Soils that are comprised mostly of clay are called heavy soils and are very difficult to dig. Clay has more nutrients than sand and clay soils are usually more fertile.Clay absorbs moisture rather than allowing it to drain away as sand will do about four times as much. Roots have a more difficult time growing in clay as clay has less air space than other soils.In the spring, clay soils warm slowly since they are denser and usually contain more moisture. Clay rich soil can contain from 30 to 100 percent clay as is described as being finetextured.
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			<title>Butterfly Garden</title>
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				A Butterfly Garden is a garden designed to attract butterflies Lepidoptera.
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			<title>Brown Rot</title>
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				Brown Rot is a fungus that is a very common disease on fruit.You should remove all infected parts of the plant. You can prevent brown rot by buying disease resistant varieties of your fruiting plants.
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			<title>Bonsai</title>
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				Bonsai is the art of miniaturizing or dwarfing plants mainly trees and shrubs in containers by careful root and stem pruning coupled with root restriction.
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			<title>Black Spot</title>
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				Black Spot is a disease on the foliage of roses caused by moisture.To avoid black spot, plant disease resistant roses, and clean up after pruning. You can use a fungicide such as captan, copper, or lime sulfur during damp weather they are most effective when you follow the instructions carefully. You can also use baking soda sodium bicarbonate at a rate of one teaspoon to one gallon. Use in the morning to prevent sun scald. You can also try neem oil.
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			<title>Biennial</title>
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				A biennial plant is a one which takes two years to complete its cycle. In the first year the plant grows leaves, stems, and roots, then it enters a dormant period during the colder months. The stem will generally remain very short and the leaves will be low to the ground, forming a rosette.  Many biennials require a cold treatment, or vernalization, before they will flower.During the next spring or summer the stem of the biennial plant will elongate greatly, or bolt. The plant will then flower, producing fruits and seeds before it completes its cycle.
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			<title>Backfill</title>
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				Replacing dirt from the original hole after planting.
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			<title>Arbor</title>
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				An arbor is a free standing structure used in a garden to support vines or climbing plants. Oftentimes an arbor can be used for shade, a walkway, or a focal point.Arbors can be constructed with various materials such as branches for a more rustic look and feel, latticework, treated lumber, and newer plastic kits are available.
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			<title>Aphids</title>
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				Aphids are small, sap sucking, insects. They infect foliage and are easily recognized by a sugary secretion that often attracts ants. Aphids can be controlled with applications of insecticidal soap.
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			<title>Annual</title>
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				Annuals are plants that complete their life cycle in one season.Tender perennials, plants that live for years in climates where there is no frost, but die wherever freezing occurs, can also be considered as an annual.  Often these plants can sometimes be brought indoors through the colder months and replanted outdoors the next summer.
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			<title>Aeration</title>
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				Aeration is the loosening or digging of the soil to increase air and water penetration.
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			<title>Acre</title>
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				An acre is a measurement of land totaling 43,560 square feet. A square acre would be 208.75 feet on each side.
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			<title>Deciduous</title>
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				Deciduous plants such as trees, shrubs, vines, and flowers lose their leaves seasonally or shed other plant structures such as petals after flowering or fruiting when ripe or at the end of their growing season.In a general sense, deciduous means the dropping of a part that is no longer needed, or falling away after its purpose is finished. In plants it is the result of natural processes.
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			<title>Pergola</title>
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				A pergola, arbor or arbour is a garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars that usually support crossbeams and a sturdy open lattice, often upon which woody vines are trained. As a type of gazebo, it may also be an extension of a building, or serve as protection for an open terrace or a link between pavilions.The origin of the word is the Late Latin pergula, referring to a projecting eave. The English term was borrowed from Italian. It was mentioned in an Italian context in 1645, by John Evelyn at the cloister of Trinit dei Monti in Rome and used by him in an English context in 1654, when, in the company of the fifth Earl of Pembroke, Evelyn watched the coursing of hares from a pergola built on the downs near Salisbury for that purpose.Pergolas may link pavilions or extend from a building's door to an open garden feature such as an isolated terrace or pool. Freestanding pergolas, those not attached to a home or other structure, provide a sitting area that allows for breeze and light sun, but offers protection from the harsh glare of direct sunlight. Pergolas also give climbing plants a structure on which to grow.Pergolas are more permanent architectural features than the green tunnels of late medieval and early Renaissance gardens, which were often formed of springy withies easily replaced shoots of willow or hazel bound together at the heads to form a series of arches, then loosely woven with long slats, on which climbers were grown, to make a passage that was both cool and shaded and moderately dry in a shower. At the Medici villa, La Petraia, inner and outer curving segments of such green walks, the forerunners of pergolas, give structure to the pattern, which can be viewed from the long terrace above it, and provide rare privacy in a teeming household, offering to those walking within it leafy glimpses into an orderly paradise, a formallyplanted enclosed orchard that consciously recalled the Garden of Eden before Adam's Fall.The clearly artificial nature of the pergola made it fall from favor in the naturalistic gardening styles of the 18th and 19th centuries, but handsome pergolas on brick and stone pillars with powerful crossbeams were a feature of the gardens designed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll and epitomize their trademark of firm structure luxuriantly planted. A particularly extensive pergola features at the gardens of The Hill, Hampstead London, designed by Thomas Mawson for his client W. H. Lever.Modern pergola designs of wood rather than brick or stone pillars are more affordable and are increasing in popularity. Generally, pergolas are either made from a weatherresistant wood, such as Western Redcedar Thuja plicata or, formerly, of Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirens, or are painted or stained.Source Wikipedia
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