Gardening

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eurythmy

Garden; Gardening

Eurythmy derives the Greek eu (meaning good) and rhuthmos (meaning proportion or rhythm). According to Vitruvius 'good rhythm' is one of the aims of design.

perlite

Garden; Gardening

Granular volcanic rock, used to improve the aeration in potting soil. No nutrient value.

evaporation

Garden; Gardening

Process by which water returns to the air. Higher temperatures speed the process of evaporation.

permaculture

Garden; Gardening

A very advanced system of trying to grow and provide food by using perennial plants instead of the annuals the agriculture world uses now for most of our food.

evapotranspiration

Garden; Gardening

Known as ET, it is the amount of water that transpires through a plants leaves combined with the amount that evaporates from the soil in which it is growing.

perspective

Garden; Gardening

Perspective drawing is the art of delineating a solid object on a flat surface. Once the art had been perfected, during the renaissance, it was used to create perspective effects in gardens.