{"id":6583,"date":"2018-05-03T12:40:28","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T16:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=6583"},"modified":"2018-05-03T12:40:28","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T16:40:28","slug":"garden-center-english-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/garden-center-english-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden Center English Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6584\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6584\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6584\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Garden-Center-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Garden-Center-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Garden-Center-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Garden-Center-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Katie Treadway on Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was a long winter. For much longer than usual the cold refused to yield to the spring sunshine, and buds and blossoms resisted our pleas to grace us with their presence. But there was one place where spring could be found \u2013 the greenhouses of your local <strong>garden center<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you have no skill or interest in gardening, and even if you never fail to kill even the hardiest cactus, you really should treat yourself to a visit to a garden center. Here you will find pots of flowers, herbs, vegetables, and every imaginable plant which will grow in your region of the country. You will find pots and soil and plant food. You will also find a place which is inspiring in its cheerfulness and serenity. And after a dreary winter, it is a most welcome place to be.<\/p>\n<p>If you go to a garden center you will want to know some of the words and phrases which you will encounter. I won\u2019t bother too much with the names of plants, but here are some examples of the unique vocabulary and products at your local plant peddler.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Annuals<\/strong> \u2013 These are the plants which last only for one growing season.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aquatic plants<\/strong> \u2013 Plants which grow in or on the water. Water lilies, for example.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bedding plants <\/strong>\u2013 Plants, mostly annuals, which are grown in the greenhouse nursery and are planted in garden beds for color.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Benches<\/strong> \u2013 People like to sit on benches in their garden areas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biennials <\/strong>&#8211; These plants usually live for two years, normally producing flowers and seed in the second year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bulbs <\/strong>\u2013 Flower bulbs are planted late season or in the fall. In the spring, beauty comes to life. Tulips, for instance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Complete fertilizer <\/strong>\u2013 Plant food which contains all three of the primary ingredients for plant growth \u2013 potassium, nitrogen, and phosphorus.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flats <\/strong>\u2013 Longer, shallow boxes for carrying plants to and from various locations. My wife keeps too many of them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fountains<\/strong> \u2013 You can have fountains in your garden area. If you sit on a bench and listen to a fountain long enough, you will need to go to the bathroom.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Garden apparel <\/strong>\u2013 Hats, gloves, boots, knee pads, and more to make the time you spend toiling in the garden more tolerable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Garden soil \u2013 <\/strong>Bagged and premixed organic material including topsoil, minerals, and maybe compost and manure. Specialty garden soil is available for flower beds, trees and shrubs, or vegetables.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grasses <\/strong>\u2013 Decorative grass plants.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ground cover <\/strong>\u2013 A group of plants which are planted to fill in bare patches and in and around rocks and stone walls.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hangers<\/strong> \u2013 Annuals which are sold in hanging pots. I\u2019m personally fond of <strong>calibrachoas<\/strong>, a pretty, sprawling flowering plant, also known as <em>Million Bells<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Herbs <\/strong>\u2013 Plants which are used for cooking, medicine, or other practical uses. I grow them in pots on my deck which is why there\u2019s never any place to sit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6585\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Plants-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Plants-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Plants-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Plants-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Plants.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo by Gemma Evans on Unsplash<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Liquid fertilizer <\/strong>\u2013 Food for your plants which is often sprayed through a hose or mixed in a large watering can.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manure <\/strong>\u2013 Animal-based organic fertilizer. Of course, you can always go to a cow barn and collect your own.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mulch <\/strong>\u2013 A loosely combined layer of material covering the main soil of the garden and used to control weeds and conserve soil moisture. Garden centers will sell many types of mulch, in many different forms. My wife has me buy about 30 heavy bags of superior quality mulch each year, and each year I think she\u2019s trying to kill me.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Perennials <\/strong>\u2013 Hardy plants and flowers which will return for many years. Or so you hope.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pest control<\/strong> \u2013 Often sold in spray bottles, you need something to get rid of anything in your area which is eating your precious plants.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Popcorn<\/strong> \u2013 Okay, most garden centers don\u2019t offer popcorn, but one near me does, and I eat more than my share.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Potting soil <\/strong>&#8211; A soil mixture designed for use in container gardens and potted plants. If you buy garden soil when your wife wanted you to buy potting soil, she will let you know the difference.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Succulents\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Plants which contain and hold lots of water, and can grow in almost any soil condition. Cacti, for example.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Statuary <\/strong>\u2013 Stone or resin figurines used to decorate your garden area. You will also find clever signs and markers at your garden center with sayings like <em>Butterflies Welcome<\/em> or <em>Beware of Toad<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stones<\/strong> \u2013 Used to make retainer walls, for edging and defining the area of a garden, stepping stones within the garden, or any of several projects that you\u2019ll procrastinate about until next year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tools <\/strong>\u2013 <strong>Rakes<\/strong>, <strong>shovels<\/strong>, <strong>spades<\/strong>, <strong>wheelbarrows<\/strong>, <strong>carts<\/strong>, <strong>hoes<\/strong>, <strong>pitchforks<\/strong>, <strong>augurs<\/strong>, <strong>hedge trimmers<\/strong>, <strong>hand pruners, axes<\/strong>, <strong>saws<\/strong>, <strong>hatchets<\/strong>\u2026The list goes on. One year I bought a <strong>potato digging tool<\/strong> by mistake, thinking that it looked useful. You\u2019re welcome to borrow it any time!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Watering tools <\/strong>\u2013 Hoses, hose attachments, and watering cans. You can\u2019t count on the rain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weeding tools <\/strong>\u2013 Because weeds happen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I\u2019m sure that I\u2019ve left some things out. Please feel free to add to this list in comments. More importantly, however, please visit your local garden center today. You will feel so much better!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Garden-Center-350x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Garden-Center-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Garden-Center-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Garden-Center-1024x575.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. It was a long winter. For much longer than usual the cold refused to yield to the spring sunshine, and buds and blossoms resisted our pleas to grace us with their presence. 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