deadheading
Snipping spent flowers off
Deadheading is removing spent flowers from plants to encourage new blooms and prevent seed formation: I spent the morning deadheading the roses.
In transportation, deadheading refers to operating a vehicle without passengers or cargo—a bus returning empty to the depot, or an airline employee traveling free to reach an assignment: The pilot was deadheading to Chicago.
Cutting vegetation for health
- bloomsFlowers or flourishes
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
- petalsColored bloom segments
- rosesThorny flowering shrubs
perennials · annuals · blossoms · shears · secateurs · snipping · spent · faded
pruning
Cutting vegetation for health
roses · perennials · annuals · blossoms · shears · secateurs · snipping · spent · faded · wilted
repositioning
Moving to new spot
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- nonrevenueGenerating no income
- crewWorking team aboard
airline · pilot · flight · cabin · off-duty · layover · jumpseat · relocation · dispatch · scheduling
- gardeninggardener, gardening, flowers, seeds, soil
- gardening termsgrowing, blooming, wilting, pruning, grafting
- horticulturehorticulture, gardening, cultivation, planting, seeds
- plant carewatering, fertilizing, fertilizer, pruning, transplanting
- groundskeepinglawn care, mowing, groundskeeping, lawn mowing, trimming
- general floral practicesfloriculture, pruning, fertilizing, propagation, flower beds
deadheadingfertilizing
Adding nutrients to soil
planting · watering · propagating · nurturing · cultivating