Gardening

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Heart rot

Garden; Gardening

Most commonly heard of in reference to trees. The centre merely has rotted out. Can also happen in root vegetables.

Row covers

Garden; Gardening

Any type of semitransparent materials used to cover plants, trap heat, enhance growth, and provide protection from frost or winds. Commercial growers sometimes use this method.

Baroque

Garden; Gardening

The term Baroque is applied to the late Renaissance period (1600-1750) when all the arts were combined to produce dramatic effects. It is said to derive from the Portuguese word for a rough pearl.

Heaving

Garden; Gardening

When there is a climate change from frost to warming of the soil, it often causes the soil to buckle upward. Sometimes called frost heaves.

Basin

Garden; Gardening

The word Basin is used in French gardens (pronounced 'bass-an') to mean a geometrical pool of the type made in Baroque gardens.

Hedge

Garden; Gardening

Suitable trees, shrubs, or bushes planted relatively close together so that the branches will intertwine to provide a barrier fence for a windbreaker or privacy. Hedges can be any height or width ...