horticulture
Science of gardening
Horticulture is the cultivation of gardens—growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants.
It differs from agriculture mainly in scale and intensity: agriculture covers broad-acre farming, while horticulture focuses on smaller plots requiring more hands-on care.
She studied horticulture before opening her nursery.
Climate-controlled plant enclosure
- nurseryRoom for infants
- glasshouseStructure for growing plants
- polytunnelSemicircular plastic crop cover
- coldframeBottomless glazed growing box
orangery · conservatory · seedbed · arboretum · allotment · market-garden
Act of spreading widely
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
mulching · composting · transplanting · deadheading · espalier · hydroponics · layering · budding
Newly germinated plants
- cuttingsSnipped portions for growing
- perennialsFlora regrowing annually
- annualsSingle-season plants
- bulbsUnderground plant storage
tubers · rootstock · ornamentals · specimen · groundcover · climbers · shrubs · herbaceous
Science of flora
- entomologyStudy of insects
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- agronomyCrop and soil science
greenhouse
Climate-controlled plant enclosure
- nurseryRoom for infants
- glasshouseStructure for growing plants
- polytunnelSemicircular plastic crop cover
coldframe · orangery · conservatory · seedbed · arboretum · allotment · market-garden
propagation
Act of spreading widely
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
fertilization · mulching · composting · transplanting · deadheading · espalier · hydroponics · layering · budding · pollination
seedlings
Newly germinated plants
- cuttingsSnipped portions for growing
- perennialsFlora regrowing annually
- annualsSingle-season plants
bulbs · tubers · rootstock · ornamentals · specimen · groundcover · climbers · shrubs · herbaceous · succulents
botany
Science of flora
- entomologyStudy of insects
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
agronomy · hybridization · germplasm · phenology · mycology
secateurs
Garden cutting tool
- agriculturefarms, crops, farm, farmers, farming
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- food systemsfood supply, food distribution, food chain, food bank, food production
- horticulturegardening, planting, seeds, seedlings, germination
- industriesbusiness, factories, education, health, supply chain
- landscapinglawn care, landscaping, lawn mowing, grading, gardening
horticultureforestry
Managing wooded land
silviculture · industrial agriculture · plantation agriculture · agronomy · logging
horticulturewilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
wild nature · natural vegetation · fallow land · rewilding · deforestation
horticulturemining
Extracting earth's resources
quarrying · excavation · construction · demolition · manufacturing
horticultural, horticulturist, horticulturists, horticulturalist