GARDEN VOCABULARY

Fertilize: makes (soil or land) more fertile or productive by adding suitable substances to it.

Sentence: they used manure to fertilize the crops

Lawnmower: a machine for cutting the grass on a lawn.

Sentence: he was pushing the lawnmower up and dow

Cultivar: a plant variety that has been produced in cultivation by selective breeding

Sentence: Although this cultivar can grow 20 feet tall, it does so very slowly

Deciduous: (a tree or shrub) shedding its leaves annually.

Sentence: it’s a forest of deciduous trees

Hedge: a row of bushes or small trees

Sentence: he squeezed through the hedge

Faucet: a device that controls the flow of liquid, especially water, from a pipe

Sentence: remember to turn the faucet off when you’re finished

Cucurbit: any creeping flowering plant

Sentence: The cucurbit family includes pumpkins, squash, and cucumbers

Cucurbit: any creeping flowering plant

Sentence: The cucurbit family includes pumpkins, squash, and cucumbers

Brassica: a family of plants that includes cabbage, broccoli, and turnips, or a plant from this family

Sentence: Vegetables in the brassica family grow best in soil that never dries

Wheelbarrow: a simple vehicle for carrying small loads, typically being an open

Sentence: container supported by a wheel at the front

Crabgrass: a type of weed (= unwanted plant)

Sentence: The walk up the “lawn” was flagstone with crabgrass between the stones.