Hydroseeding

Image by/from Franklyn Melville-Brown, Franklynmelvillebrown at English Wikipedia Hydroseeding (or hydraulic mulch seeding, hydro-mulching, hydraseeding) is a planting process that uses a slurry of seed and mulch. It is often used as an erosion control technique on construction sites, as an alternative to the traditional process of broadcasting or sowing dry seed. The hydroseeding slurry…

The Plantsman (Magazine)

Image by/from Mike Grant and Rita Heaton The Plantsman (rebranded from September 2019 as The Plant Review), published quarterly by the Royal Horticultural Society, was a 68-page magazine “dedicated to a deeper understanding and appreciation of garden plants”. Its authoritative articles were written by acknowledged experts on plant-related subjects, including plant profiles, horticulture, botany and…

Pruning Shears

Image by/from KoS Pruning shears, also called hand pruners (in American English), or secateurs, are a type of scissors for use on plants. They are strong enough to prune hard branches of trees and shrubs, sometimes up to two centimetres thick. They are used in gardening, arboriculture, plant nursery works, farming, flower arranging, and nature…

Victory Garden

Victory Garden

Victory gardens, also called war gardens or food gardens for defense, were vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Germany during World War I and World War II. George Washington Carver wrote an agricultural tract and promoted the idea of what…