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Foundation planting

Garden; Gardening

Any plant that is used around a building for the sole purpose of making it look more esthetic. In earlier days it was to cover the foundation.

In general use, the word Beautiful means 'possessing beauty'. In the eighteenth century the term was given a specific use (eg by Edmund Burke), in contrast with the word 'Sublime', so that Beautiful ...

Heel cutting

Garden; Gardening

A short, side branch taken as a cutting with a small piece of the main stem. (Often taken with old rose cuttings.)

Rustication

Garden; Gardening

Rustication is stonework with roughened surfaces and recessed joints.

Bedding plant

Garden; Gardening

Usually an annual plant temporarily in a garden display. Some interstates have "smiley faces" that are done in a bedding plant display. Sometimes called carpet bedding.

Heeling-in

Garden; Gardening

This is a temporary planting procedure until a plant can be put in its permanent place. The plant will benefit from the soil temperature.

Sacred grove

Garden; Gardening

In Ancient Egypt, Sacred Groves were placed within temple compounds. In Homeric Greece they were places of resort, outside citadels, often dedicated to specific gods and associated with a fresh ...