Here in the northern United States, spring has nearly sprung, when plants start blooming again and people start to think about gardening. So I thought it would be a good time to learn about gardening terms in Portuguese.<\/p>\n
First off, a garden is a jardim<\/em>. Next, there’s jardinagem<\/em> (gardening), to grow flowers and plants, and there’s paisagismo<\/em>, which is landscaping. To grow something is to cultivar<\/em>. So for example, you could say: Eu cultivo rosas brancas<\/em>. (I grow white roses.)<\/p>\n When planting flowers, you can plant anuais<\/em> (annuals)\u00a0bienais<\/em> (biannuals) and perenes<\/em> (perennials). Some examples of annuals are the girassol<\/em> (sunflower), tagetes<\/em> (marigold), and boca-de-le\u00e3o<\/em> (snapdragon). An example of a biannual is the margarida<\/em> (daisy). Examples of perennials are the a\u00e7ucena<\/em> (lily), lavanda<\/em> (lavender), and mosquitinho<\/em> (baby’s breath).<\/p>\n You can also grow legumes<\/em> (vegetables), such as alho-porr\u00f3<\/em> (leek), alface<\/em> (lettuce), and rabanete<\/em> (raddish). Or you can grow frutas<\/em> (fruits), like melancia<\/em> (watermelon) or morango<\/em> (strawberry). You could also grow ervas<\/em> (herbs) like hortel\u00e3<\/em> (peppermint) or tomilho<\/em> (thyme).<\/p>\n