Gardening Glossary
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Annuals
Plants that complete their lifecycle in one year or season.
Biennials
Plants that take two years to complete their lifecycle.
Cultivar
A plant variety that has been produced in cultivation by selective breeding.
Deadheading
The horticultural practice of removing faded or dead flowers from plants.
Evergreen
Plants that retain their leaves all year round.
Fertilizer
A substance added to soil to increase its nutrients and improve plant health.
Germination
The process by which a plant grows from a seed.
Hardening Off
Acclimating plants to outdoor conditions before transplanting them outside.
Mulch
A layer of material applied to the surface of soil to conserve moisture, improve the soil’s fertility, and reduce weed growth.
Organic
In gardening, refers to practices that do not use synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
Photosynthesis
The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
Rhizome
A continuously growing horizontal underground stem that puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals.
Transplanting
The action of moving a plant from one location to another.
Weed
A plant considered undesirable, unattractive, or troublesome, especially one growing where it is not wanted, often in competition with cultivated plants.
Xeriscaping
Landscaping in a style that reduces or eliminates the need for supplemental water from irrigation.
Zone (Hardiness Zone)
Geographical