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A gardener Hendrick Danckerts, Royal Gardener John Rose and King Charles II, 1675 Gardener on a stepladder collecting fruit c.1910. A gardener is any person involved in gardening, [1] arguably the oldest occupation, from the hobbyist in a residential garden, the home-owner supplementing the family food with a small vegetable garden or orchard, to an employee in a plant nursery or the head ...
The Chief Gardener of the Imperial Palace Grounds was a key figure on Trantor, the galactic capitol in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series – a high functionary with a palatial office in the enormous Imperial complex and "an army of men and women under him" [2] There are multiple gardeners, botanists and herbologists in the Harry Potter series:
Floriculture crops include cut flowers [1] and cut cultivated greens, bedding plants (garden flowers or annuals, and perennials, houseplants (foliage plants and flowering potted plants). [2] [3] These plants are produced in ground beds, flower fields or in containers in a greenhouse. Protected cultivation is often used because these plants have ...
Gardening is second on Headway's list of the top 17 productive hobbies to try this year. Gardening is ninth on Milk Glass Home & Kitchen’s list of the 36 best slow living hobbies to help you unwind.
The North Florida Botanical Society, a private non-profit organization, was formed on September 16, 1977. They had a goal of creating a botanical garden in the North Florida area. [1] A request was made to the Alachua County Commission for a 33-acre are of land for use in developing the botanical garden, which was unanimously approved.
They include a Japanese garden, cactus garden, and butterfly garden, and Chilean flamingos. Plants include bougainvilleas, royal palms, water lilies, shrimp plants, and fruit trees. The garden atmosphere is peaceful and many of the plants are quite large (compared to typical specimens) due to their long history of protection and cultivation.
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Hollis Garden is a public botanical garden in Lakeland, Florida, in the United States. It is divided into 16 themed sections or "rooms" with plantings being rotated throughout the year. Not all of the rooms feature heavy planting, for example the Gazebo and Trellis area displays Tuscan style, neoclassical architectural design elements.