What is Horticulture??

What is it to You! Take a couple minutes with the neighbor at your table and write a list of items you use everyday which are byproducts of the Horticulture Industry. Keep thinking of items until I say STOP!!

Horticulture Is… –noun the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants. 2. the science and art of cultivating such plants.

Floriculture the science and practice of growing, harvesting, storing, designing and marketing flowering plants.

Olericulture –noun the cultivation of vegetables for the home or market.

Pomology the science and practice of growing, harvesting, storing, processing and marketing tree grown fruits.

Landscaping/Nursery The industry that deals with the science and practice of propagation (reproducing), growing, planting, maintaining, and using grasses, annuals, shrubs and trees Nursery: a place where young trees or other plants are raised for transplanting, for sale, or for experimental study. Landscape: the layout of the young plants grown in a nursery operation

Other Areas of Agriculture

Biology The science that deals with both plants and animal organisms and life processes.

Zoology The science or branch of biology dealing with animals.

Botany The science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.

Agronomy The science of soil management and the production of field crops.

Forestry the science and practice of growing, managing and harvesting trees for building materials and other products. the process of establishing and managing forests; forestation.

Annual Plants that only live for one growing season (ex. Beans, corn)

Biennials Plants that live for two growing seasons. Typically do not flower until second season.

Perennials Having a life cycle last two or more years.

Evergreen Plants that remain green year round

Deciduous Plants which lose their functional leaves during dormant season.

Project! Divisions Brochure: You are to create a brochure which is pleasing to the eye. It must contain 6 panels, 5 of which are of the horticulture divisions, and 1 is about you. Each panel must have at least 1 picture. Under each picture there should be a label of that division and some way to define the word the pics are describing. Creativity counts! (5 pts per def., 5 pts. per label, 5 pt. Per pic, 15 pts personal information and 10 pts creative.) TOTAL PTS: 100 pts