Horticulture = Growing plants
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Horticulture = Growing plants • ‘Hortis’ is Greek for ‘Grass’ • ‘Culture’ = ‘growing’ • Horti + culture = ‘growing grass’ • Horticulture is not just growing grass. • Today, horticulture is about growing all plants, not just grass. • Horticulture is a big business. • There are 7 kinds of horticulture business:
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Horticulture = Growing plants. ‘ Hortis ’ is Greek for ‘Grass’ ‘Culture’ = ‘ growing’ Horti + culture = ‘growing grass’ Horticulture is not just growing grass. Today, horticulture is about growing all plants, not just grass. Horticulture is a big business. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Horticulture = Growing plants
• ‘Hortis’ is Greek for ‘Grass’• ‘Culture’ = ‘growing’
• Horti + culture = ‘growing grass’
• Horticulture is not just growing grass. • Today, horticulture is about growing all plants, not
just grass. • Horticulture is a big business.• There are 7 kinds of horticulture business:
Horticulture – Production / Farm
The child is picking an apple.
An apple orchard
A vegetable farm
The man is picking vegetables with his son.
Horticulture - Turf / Grass / Lawn
A turf mower
Tennis courts
Lawn BowlsGolf Courses
The child is pushing the lawn mower. Is this safe?
The man is spraying weeds. He is wearing safety gear.
This woman is using a whipper snipper. Is she safe?
Horticulture - Parks and Gardens
Geelong Botanic Gardens
The man is using a weed gun to kill pests.The red roses are beautiful and smell nice.
This woman is pruning a small tree. She uses secateurs to do the pruning.
These men are pruning a hedge. A hedge looks like this.
Horticulture - Nursery
Seedling nursery
Shop / retail Nursery.
Tree nurseryPot plant nursery
Nursery factories. Lots of plants grown and sold to businesses.
•These people are putting seedlings into pots.•They are ‘potting up’. •They are wearing orange safety jumpers, safety glasses and sun hats.
Landscaping = making gardens
Horticulture - Landscape
•The young man is digging soil. •He is digging soil with a shovel.•He is shovelling soil into the wheelbarrow.
A landscape plan
A landscape with a swimming pool, paving to walk on, plants in pots and a wall behind the pool.
Floriculture – Growing flowers
A florist shop
A bouquet of flowers
Growing flowers in a hot house
Growing flowers on a farm
Arboriculture – Trees / Tree Doctor
Tree climber
TravelTower
Wood chipper
A chainsaw is a machine. It cuts wood.
A chainsaw is very, very dangerous.
This person is using chainsaw safety gear:
Helmet, ear muffs, face mask, gloves, chaps (for legs), boots with metal toes.
