Horticulture
___________ is commonly known as garden cultivation.
Horticulture
The production, transportation, and use of flowers and foliage plants falls under the _____________ industry of ornamental horticulture.
Floriculture
Pomology is the growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of ___________.
fruits and nuts
Name a rule to follow when working in our garden or greenhouse space.
Stay in area, use tools properly, no running, no throwing dirt, etc.
Name the 4 main parts of a plant.
Stem, roots, leaves, & fruit/flower
Ornamental horticulture is divided into two areas: Floriculture and ____________.
Landscape
Name one type of flower that grew in our outside garden.
Zinnias, Cosmos, Marigolds,
Olericulture is the growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of _____________.
Vegetables
Give one example of a job in horticulture.
Florist, landscaper, gardener, harvester, nursery/greenhouse technician, nursery/greenhouse manager
Name 2 things that all plants need to survive.
Nutrients, water, air (CO2), space, and sunlight
There are 4 areas of horticulture. Name 1.
Floriculture, Olericulture, Landscape and Pomology
_____________are retail stores that sell cut flowers, flowering potted plants, foliage plants produced by greenhouse growers.
Florist
Producing and using plants to make outdoor environments more appealing is called ___________.
Landscaping
Shrubs and ornamental trees are grown in _____________ before being transplanted.
Nurseries
What is it called when plants create energy to make their own food?
Photosynthesis
___________ is the growing and using of plants for cut arrangements.
Floriculture
____________ __________ __________ are sold in the containers in which they grow and are used to plant in yards or as decorations in the home.
Flowering Potted Plants
A ___________ (a job) designs, plans, installs plants, and maintains plants in the outdoor environment.
Landscaper
Where would you usually find foliage plants?
In offices and businesses uses these plants to create an attractive interior environment
The mixture of equal parts: sand, silt and clay
loam
The latin meaning of Hort- is “garden” and culture is “to ________”.
Grow
_____ ___________ are sold to florists who arrange them into beautiful bouquets and sell them to the public.
Cut flowers
Foliage plants are grown mostly for their __________ leaves and stems.
Green
What does it mean to "till" up the soil?
Tilling is loosening and breaking up the soil so that plants can grow.
What is the difference between dirt and soil?
Dirt is "dead" and does not have the nutrients that soil does for a plant to grow.