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Potpourri

Garden; Gardening

A mixture of sweet smelling leaves, petals, blooms to create a perfume in a room. Tussie - massies in the Victorian era were popular nosegay potpourri creations.

Acid rain

Garden; Gardening

Rainwater that contains sulphur dioxide and other pollutants from industrial plants. There has been considerable damage done to the forests of the US and Canada.

Gall

Garden; Gardening

An unusual and abnormal growth on a plant. Caused by insects, but can also be caused by bacteria and fungi. No harm to the plant material other than it is unsightly.

Potager

Garden; Gardening

Potager is the French word for a vegetable garden.

Fusarium

Garden; Gardening

This fungal disease is soil borne and causes wilting and death mostly in herbaceous plants. Often represent is the "V" in V,F,N in plant tags that denote fusarium resistant.

Pot bound

Garden; Gardening

A plant growing in a pot which is too small to allow proper leaf and stem growth. Roots will start to grow in a circle in the pot.

Acheve

Garden; Gardening

A one seeded fruit which does not split open to release it's seed, ie. the "seeds" on a strawberry.

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