Nursery and Landscape #1: Introduction

The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops AND the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.

• agriculture
• xeriscaping
• greenhouse
• horticulture

The preparation of land or growing media to grow and yield crops (hoeing, weeding, plowing...).

• cultivation
• xeriscaping
• drip irrigation
• horticulture

The growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers.

• horticulture
• agriculture
• cultivation
• hardscape

In horticulture, this is a place where young plants and trees are cultivated and grown. A wholesale operation sells the plants to a retail opertion, and is also called a "grower" operation. SunBlest Gardens is a wholesale operation (they do not sell to the public, only to nurseries). Some retail operations (like Tallahassee Nursery, Native Nursery, Just Fruits and Exotics) grow their own plants as well as buying young plants from growers.

• nursery industry
• landscape industry
• horticulture
• agriculture

Companies that care for and maintain landscapes for residences and business establishments. This industry also includes companies that design and construct pathways, stone walls and fences, patios and decks.

• hardscape
• nursery industry
• landscape architect
• landscape industry

A professional trained in the art and science of arranging plants and hardscapes. Designs gardens, parks, recreation facilities, landscapes, and traffic patterns...

• landscape industry
• hardscape
• aquaponics
• landscape architect

The non-living parts of a landscape like rock or a bench.

• perennial
• annual
• hardscape
• xeriscaping

Landscaping using plants adapted to dry conditions, like cacti and aloe.

• agriculture
• hardscape
• perennial
• xeriscaping

A plant that lives for only one season and must be replanted every year.

• greenhouse
• annual
• hardscape
• perennial

A plant that lives for many years and develops an extensive root system.

• perennial
• hydroponics
• xeriscaping
• annual