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What
did they say? What does that mean? You needn't be flummoxed by those
green fingered experts with our 'Diggin' Dictionary - where we explain
in 'simple' terms what all that gardening gobbledygook actually
means!
| Brassica |
Leaf
crop |
| Canker |
Bacterial
disease that effects the bark of a tree |
| Clematis |
Colourful
climbing plant. |
| Cultivar |
A
variety of plant that has been produced and maintained through
cultivation. |
| Ericaceous |
Acid
based |
| Espaliere |
A
tree or shrub that is trained onto a wall/fence in tiers. |
| Green
Manure |
Annual
crop that can be grown then dug in to help enrich the soil ready
for new crops. |
| Hardy |
Will
withstand the winter. |
| Half
Hardy |
Requires
protection for the winter months. |
| Herbaceous |
Plants
which grow again year after year. |
| Loam |
A
loose soil composed of clay, sand, and organic matter, often
highly fertile |
| Mattock |
A
flat-ended pickaxe with a log splitting head for making heavy
soils easier to dig amongst its many uses. |
| Potage |
Garden
that is cosmetic but also productive with ornamentals and fruit
and vegetable plants growing together. |
| Potash |
The
main chemical that all plants require to flower and fruit. |
| Rhizomous |
Plants
whose root system spreads out underneath the ground |
| Root
crop |
onions,
potatoes, parsnips |
| Scree |
A
river of loose gravel or shingle |
| Semi-Dwarf |
A
fruit that normally grows tall but is grafted onto a slower
growing root stock. |
| Sempervivum |
A
succulent, rossette shaped alpine plant that is commonly known
as a House Leek |
| Variegated |
Different
colors on the same leaf, or flower. |
| Winter
Rock |
A
problem caused by the compaction of the soil at the base of
trees and shrubs forcing the soil to hold water around the crown
of the plant slowly rotting the stump causing the plant to collapse |
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