37 Terms
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tortoise island
Garden; Gardening
The tale of islands supported by tortorises (the Isles of the Immortals) came from China and led to the making of islands with rocks representing tortorises in Japanese gardens
parasitic plant
Garden; Gardening
A plant which lives on, and acquires it's nutrients from another plant. This often results in declined vigor or death of the host plant.
winter garden
Garden; Gardening
A Winter Garden can be either (1) an outdoor area used for winter-flowering plants, or, (2) a conservatory.
mosaiculture
Garden; Gardening
Mosaiculture is a French term for the use of bedding plants 'like a mosaic' to form patterns. The patterns could be geometrical or representational (eg butterflies).
trade name
Garden; Gardening
An arbitrary name created by a nursery or some other organization to distinguish it from all others - a way of protecting it from misuse legally.
