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Air layering

Garden; Gardening

A method of propagating single-stem plants, such as Ficus elastica decora, which have lost their lower leaves and become leggy. An incision is made to a portion of outer stem layer, damp sphagnum ...

Pruning

Garden; Gardening

The cutting off leaves or branches within limits in order to remove dead or diseased foliage or branches. Also used to control or direct growth, increase quality or yield of flowers or fruit, and to ...

Alcove

Garden; Gardening

An alcove is a recess in a wall or hedge, often curved and often used to house a scultpure, a seat or a fountain.

Giardino segreto

Garden; Gardening

Giardino Segreto is the Italian for 'secret garden'. During the renaissance this described a secret enclosure within a garden.

Public park

Garden; Gardening

A Public park is a piece of land provided for public recreation, sometimes defined as a such a piece of land which is also owned by the public and designed for recreational use.

Alkaline soil

Garden; Gardening

Soil that has a pH level of about 7.0 or more. Sometimes referred to as "sweet" soil.

Gibberellin

Garden; Gardening

A hormone used in plant production. Often used in Camellia blooms and in increasing the size of fruits.

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