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the laying out and care of a plot of ground devoted partially or wholly to the growing of plants such as flowers, herbs, or vegetables.Gardening
During 1994 plant suppliers offered home gardeners an enticing array of new flowers. Remarkable advances were made in the quality, colour, fragrance, and disease-resistance qualities of ornamental ...
Gardening
The weather was perhaps the greatest single factor affecting home gardening in the United States and Britain during 1993. In the U.S. the "Great Flood of '93" saturated the Midwest, while drought or ...
organic farming
system of crop cultivation employing biological methods of fertilization and pest control as substitutes for chemical fertilizers and pesticides; the latter products are regarded by proponents of ...
The Environment
In a rare coup, Salvia farinacea Strata, a newly introduced bedding plant, captured the triple crown of flower breeders in 1995. It won both the All-America Selections gold medal and the Fleuroselect ...
The Environment
In 2000 home gardeners continued to purchase plants rather than grow them from seed. In addition, buyers grouped annuals, perennials, grasses, and even tender shrubs together in the landscape or ...
The Environment
In nonindustrialized parts of Asia, flower gardens were proliferating in concert with the opening of the economy to private enterprise and the increased availability and affordability of food. In ...
The Environment
The weather continued to have a global impact on gardening in 1998 as cool, wet conditions arising from an El Nino event in the eastern Pacific hurt spring and early-summer sales of both seed and ...
The Environment
In 2002 drought again played a major role in gardening. A drought throughout Europe, especially in Italy, affected horticultural crops, while in the U.S. a shortage of rainfall was reported in ...
The Environment
To the surprise of professional horticulturists, computers had a large impact on the field in 1997. Academics led the way, and numerous universities in industrialized countries converted their ...
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