Gardening

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Canker

Garden; Gardening

An area on soft or rotten woody stems or twigs that is caused by bacteria and fungi.

Lacewing

Garden; Gardening

Think beneficial. About one inch in length will eat mites, aphids, and thrip.

Stem cutting

Garden; Gardening

A portion of a stem that only includes one or more nodes taken from a plant. This will not include the apex or the tip. Stem cuttings are a great way to propagate.

Courtyard garden

Garden; Gardening

A Courtyard Garden is a rectangular space surrounded by walls or buildings. See the entries for atrium, peristyle and xystus.

Transpiration

Garden; Gardening

The loss of water through the pores of the leaf.

Cane

Garden; Gardening

A slender, straight, not very woody branch or stem of a plant (i.e. bamboo, rose, raspberry and blackberry bushes.)

Labyrinth

Garden; Gardening

The name comes Labyrinth comes from the maze of passages where, in Greek mythogy, Theseus had to escape from the Minotaur. In gardens it network of paths designed as a puzzle to entertain visitors.