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Pulhamite

Garden; Gardening

Pulhamite is a reconstituted stone devised by James Pulham in the 1840s. It was used to make artificial rocks.

Aerobic

Garden; Gardening

Usually used for describing a characteristic of compost heaps. Describes organisms living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen.

Geotropism

Garden; Gardening

Not a commonly used term but it is the response to gravity. Plant parts that grow downward, such as the roots, would be positive geotropism. A negative geotropism would be the stems growing upward.

Adventitious plant

Garden; Gardening

A young plant that develops in an asexual manner on the leaves or stems of the mother plant. (Kolanchoe are good examples of this.)

Prairie gardening

Garden; Gardening

Specifically creating a garden of plants from the Midwestern states of the U.S. Most associated with the designer Jens Jensen.

Aerate

Garden; Gardening

Loosening or puncturing the soil to increase water penetration.

Gazebo

Garden; Gardening

A Gazebo is a garden pavilion with a good view, often placed at the corner of a garden.

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