Gardening

Gardening

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Gardening

Campagna is the Italian word for open country. The 'Roman campagna' is the countryside around Rome - which was painted by landscape artists (eg Claude and Poussin) and helped to give form to English ...

Kiosk

Garden; Gardening

A Kiosk is a pavilion in a Islamic garden.

Coppice

Garden; Gardening

From a French word meaning 'to cut', a coppice is a wood maintained by periodical cutting. It the middle ages this was an important means of growing wood for fencing and kindling.

Moist but not wet

Garden; Gardening

Plants that grow well in moist conditions but not entirely wet. Whether it be in the ground or in a container.

Topdress

Garden; Gardening

A process that means to apply on the surface of soil. Usually referring to the spreading of organic material such as ground bark or manure, compost, or fertilizer.

Buttress

Garden; Gardening

From the French bouter=to bear against, and used to describe a mass of brick or masonry which resists the outward pressure of a wall, arch or vault.

Iron chelate

Garden; Gardening

This is often recommended when plants are showing signs of chlorosis. It is a form of iron, being readily absorbed by plants, especially in alkaline soils.