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Paradise

Garden; Gardening

Paradise was originally a Persian name (paradeisos) for a park stocked with exotic animals, the word Paradise was used by the Greeks to mean 'an ideal place'.

Wind break

Garden; Gardening

A purposeful planting of hedges and trees to protect a field, home, or garden against forceful winds, providing a shelter and preventing damage.

Pale

Garden; Gardening

Pale comes from the Latin palus=stake, and means a pointed wooden stake driven into the ground to make a paling fence.

Wetable powder

Garden; Gardening

A material that will not dissolve in water, but remains suspended in it. Most often referred to pesticides when used as sprays.

Dither

Garden; Gardening

Just a plain old utensil of any kind to make a hole in the ground to drop a seed into.

Dormancy

Garden; Gardening

The yearly cycle in a plants life when growth slows and the plant rests. fertilising should be withheld when a plant is in dormancy.

Papyrus

Garden; Gardening

Papyrus is an aquatic plant (Cyperus papyrus) used by the Egyptians for many purposes, including the making of columns and a thick paper-like substance.