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Bell jar

Garden; Gardening

An old term and glass container which is bell shaped. On the top is a knob for the use of protection of a delicate plant. From the Victorian Era and now days known as a cloche.

Heirloom plant

Garden; Gardening

Plants that have been around for 50 years or more. Not all people will consider the same plant an heirloom.

Salt marsh hay

Garden; Gardening

Probably a better mulch that is collected from the grasses grown in coastal marshes. It generally does not contain weed seeds and is fluffy.

The term Bastion comes from military architecture, meaning the projecting part of a fortification (from the Italian word 'bastire', build). In gardens it means a projecting point (usually octagonal ...

Hedge row

Garden; Gardening

Just as it reads - a row of plant material (shrubs and trees) that are suitable for hedges.

Runoff

Garden; Gardening

When liquids (such as in watering an area of ground or a fast rain) washes off quickly a run off is created. Often pesticides and fertilisers are washed into waterways from lawn and garden runoff.

Bare root

Garden; Gardening

Plants that have been dug out of the ground when dormant. The soil is shaken free, washed and stored until shipment. Roses and daylilies commonly come this way, as well as smaller shrubs and bushes, ...