Gardening Terms

Strategies and technologies used to reduce water usage and waste in gardening and agriculture. Learn more.

The process by which water enters and moves downward through the soil surface. Learn more.

Saturation of soil with water, depriving roots of oxygen. Learn more.

An area of land that drains all rainfall and runoff into a common outlet such as a river or lake. Learn more.

Designing gardens to use minimal supplemental irrigation. Learn more.

A plant growing where it is not wanted, often competing with cultivated plants. Learn more.

A physical sheet or fabric used to suppress weed growth by excluding light. Learn more.

The reserve of viable weed seeds present in the soil. Learn more.

Beetles with elongated snouts whose larvae feed within seeds, roots, or stems. Learn more.

A single- or dual-wheeled cart used to move materials in the garden. Learn more.

Small, sap-sucking insects that excrete honeydew and transmit plant viruses, common in greenhouses. Learn more.

a circular arrangement of three or more leaves, petals, or other organs at the same node. Learn more.

Loss of rigidity in nonwoody plants due to water stress, disease, or root damage. Learn more.

A row of trees or shrubs planted to reduce wind speed and protect plantings. Learn more.

A tree or shrub planted to reduce wind speed and soil erosion. Learn more.

thin membranous extensions of plant or insect structures, such as petals or seeds. Learn more.

Sowing seeds outdoors in covered containers during winter for natural stratification. Learn more.

dense clusters of abnormal shoot growth caused by disease or pests. Learn more.

A container system for vermicomposting using composting worms. Learn more.