Types of Horticulture

the growing and using of plants for their beauty

• Pomology

• Landscape horticulture

• Olericulture

• Floraculture

producing and using plants to make outdoor environments more appealing

• Landscape horticulture

• Pomology

• Horticulture

• Floriculture

the culture of plants for food, comfort, and beauty

• Horticulture

• Pomology

• Floriculture

• Olericulture

the growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of vegetables

• Olericulture

• Landscape horticulture

• Pomology

• Horticulture

Pomology is:

• The production of pom poms

• The industry of cut flowers

• The science of vegetables

• The production of fruit and nut crops

Floriculture is the study of:

• Bedding and garden plants

• Foliage plants

• Potted flowering plants

• All of the above

Aesthetics is all about:

• Increasing yield

• Increasing production

• Producing plants that are pleasing in appearance

• None of the above

Flowers can be used for the expression of emotion, decor and as part of special occasions.

• True

• False

A greenhouse is..

• a structure enclosed by glass or plastic that allows light transmission for the growth of plants

• a structure that restricts sunlight from reaching plants

The scientific study of plants.

• Pomology

• Botany

• xylem

• horticulture