Sample Descriptive List
Glossary of Landscaping Terms (from https://www.lawnnibbler.com/glossary-of-landscaping-terms/)
A method of increasing water and oxygen into compact soil by
creating tiny slices or holes throughout the area.
Annual
A plant which grows to maturity and dies within one season;
most are frost-sensitive.
Biennial
A plant which produces a vegetable one season, a
flower the next season, then dies. For example, parsley.
Bulb
An underground storage component of the plant, containing the
stem covered by scales; bulbs are planted similarly to seeds.
Clay
A soil particle which is plate-like, extremely small and may
retain nutrients well.
Clod
A lump of clay which is difficult to break apart.
Compost
A soil product created from decomposed garden material, used
in flower beds to add nutrients and encourage good growth.
Deciduous
A plant that looses its leaves in the winter.
Defoliation
The process when a plant looses all its leaves.
Dethatching
Removing thatches in grass; removal of the dead grass,
commonly with a dethatching machine, or a large rake.
Drainage
The rate that water will pass through soil.
Drought Tolerance
The ability of a plant to thrive without much water.
Evergreen
A plant whose leaves or needles are green year-round.
Fertilizer
A material added to feed plants rich in nutrients, usually
nitrogen (often lost with frequent mowing), phosphates and potash.
Fescue
A luxury turf composed of soft compact fine-leafed grasses.
Fungicide
The chemical used to control a fungus-related disease.
Germination
The sprouting of a seed, spore or pollen grain.
Grading
The process of changing the slope level of an area of soil.
Ground Cover
Plants which are low-growing and create a blanket
appearance over an area.
Hedge
A variety of shrubs that when planted close together will
give a wall-like appearance; often used to separate areas.
Herbacous
Dying down at the end of the growing season.
Herbicide
A chemical used to control weeds.
Inorganic Fertilizer