Gardening

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Giochi d'acqua

Garden; Gardening

Giochi d'acqua (Italian = 'water joke') Typically, a concealed fountain which sprayed water on unsuspecting guests in renaissance gardens.

Pumice

Garden; Gardening

Pumice is an igneous rock derived from lava. It is light and porous. Pumice was used as a building stone by the Romans and has been much-used in making grottos because it favour the growth of plants.

Gloriette

Garden; Gardening

In mediaeval gardens a gloriette was a summerhouse, often in the woods near a castle. It might be used by the ladies to take a meal while watching a hunt.

Relative humidity

Garden; Gardening

The measurement of the amount of moisture in the atmosphere.

Granular fertiliser

Garden; Gardening

A fertiliser that is dry and is a tiny pellet form. It is spreadable and should be measured. A granular fertiliser can come in both a natural and synthetic form.

Re-seeding

Garden; Gardening

Plants that drop their seeds for next season. Called "easily re-seeders". Wildflowers and weeds are the biggest categories.

Small sap sucking insects. They infect foliage and are easily recognised by the sugary "honey dew" that they secrete that often attracts ants. Can be controlled by application of soapy solution. (see ...