Plants (& Animals)
A type of plant that harms the ecological, environmental, and economic aspects of a particular region; it can be non-native and can be introduced into new places from other regions around the world.
Invasive species/invasive
The convenient tool used to scrape weeds using a string; it is heavy and can hurt a lot if misused.
Weed whacker/whacker
The natural process in which heat is trapped in the Earth's atmosphere; it also influences weather patterns and is the reason we aren't dead.
Greenhouse effect
The neighborhood where the Delaware Center for Horticulture (DCH) is located.
Trolley Square
A 9-week horticultural training program for unemployed and underemployed, which has trained more than 117 individuals in entry-level skills in horticultural education with a success rate of more than 70%.
Branches to Chances (BtC)
The plant that monarch butterflies call "home."
Milkweed
A tool used to remove weeds by scraping it back and forth; you can cut the weed to the surface in a flat way, or below the surface at an angle.
Scuffle hoe/scuffler
The phenomenon where we calculated a 51-degree difference between the asphalt in the sun v.s. the plants under shade.
Heat island effect
The huge area inside DCH where most events are held; a sink, for some reason, is inside there!
The Founders' Room
The small area just outside DCH where we maintained and put mulch inside it.
Lovering Triangle.
The type of arrangement of leaves on a stem (or phyllotaxy) where several leaves arise, or appear to arise, from the same level on a stem
Hint: Joe Pye Weed has this structure.
Whorled
The product provided by DCH that prevents urushiol, the oil that causes poison ivy/oak rash, from bonding into the skin.
Tecnu
The geological process where wind, water, ice, or gravity moves rock, soil, and sand from one place to another. Can be very annoying when deciding to plant with this in the way.
Erosion
The small area near the top of the DCH building comprised of decking with a drainage layer, planted media (soil), and hardscape pavers; it provides a great outdoor setting for cocktail hours and special events!
Infinity (Green) Roof
The Latin name for black-eyed susan.
Rudbeckia hirta
A flowering plant that takes two years to complete its biological life cycle.
Biennial
A tool used to measure distance; you can walk with it, and it keeps counting how many feet until you want it to stop.
Surveyor's wheel/clickwheel/waywiser
A channel designed to concentrate and convey stormwater runoff while removing debris and pollution; they can also be beneficial in recharging groundwater, reducing flooding and erosion, and creating a valuable habitat for pollinators.
Bioswale
One of our sites where there were TERRIBLE amounts of morningglory.
Shallcross Triangle
The zone hardiness code for Wilmington, DE.
7B
The 1st answer is the main pigment in a plant that gives it its green color. The 2nd answer concerns the organelle that contains this photochemical catalyst.
Chlorophyll, chloroplast.
The nickname I gave to a certain broom that used to be in the garage.
"96% Efficiency"
A geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants.
Hardiness zone/zone hardiness
The number of bathrooms in DCH.
7
The exact address AND zip code for DCH.
1810 N Dupont Street, Wilmington, DE, 19806