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Included within this are those home gardeners, and members of the landscape and nursery industries, and municipal authorities, that integrate environmental, social, and economic factors to create a more sustainable future. Benefits of sustainable gardening also include improved access to fresh foods and biodiversity in cities. [2] [3]
If you are a homeowner who enjoys a green, dense lawn in the summer, then you won't want to miss our 10 tips for how to achieve the look.
Plant domestication is seen as the birth of agriculture. However, it is arguably proceeded by a very long history of gardening wild plants. While the 12,000 year-old date is the commonly accepted timeline describing plant domestication, there is now evidence from the Ohalo II hunter-gatherer site showing earlier signs of disturbing the soil and cultivation of pre-domesticated crop species. [8]
A retail greenhouse shows some of the diversity of floricultural plants Flower seedlings sold at a local market in Breda, Netherlands. Floriculture is the study of the efficient production of the plants that produce showy, colorful flowers and foliage for human enjoyment in human environments.
At the start, the landscaping contractor issues a statement which is a rough design and layout of what could be done with the land in order to achieve the desired outcome. [4]
Topography impacts nursery design and layout and it is a factor in strategizing what direction to plant rows. [17] It also impacts where windbreaks should be planted. If an area has a flat slope and is open, it will need a windbreak. [18] Soil Conditions. For a nursery to produce healthy crops, it will need to have healthy soil.
Greening is the process of transforming living environments, and also artifacts such as a space, a lifestyle or a brand image, into a more environmentally friendly version (i.e. 'greening your home' or 'greening your office').
Lumber is the most common construction material for making raised beds. [2] If using lumber treated with chromated copper arsenate or CCA (though uncommon since 2004 in the US and Europe [4] [5]), it is recommended to use a plastic liner between the wood and soil if the raised bed is intended for growing edibles.