Garden Vocabulary

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Instructions: Test your knowledge of gardening and botanical terms — from 'perennial' to 'topiary' and everything in between!

1.
What is a 'perennial' plant?
A
A plant that dies after one season
B
A plant that lives for more than two years and blooms repeatedly
C
A plant that only grows in spring
D
A plant that never flowers
2.
What does 'topiary' refer to?
A
The art of clipping shrubs into ornamental shapes
B
A garden map
C
A type of soil
D
A tropical garden
3.
What is 'mulch' used for in gardening?
A
Painting fences
B
Measuring rainfall
C
Covering soil to retain moisture and suppress weeds
D
Feeding birds
4.
What does 'germination' mean?
A
Transplanting a plant
B
Pruning dead branches
C
The process of a seed beginning to sprout and grow
D
Killing garden pests
5.
What is an 'annual' plant?
A
A plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season
B
A plant found in yearly gardening magazines
C
A plant that grows year-round
D
A plant that only blooms once every ten years
6.
What does 'deadheading' mean in gardening?
A
Killing a plant
B
Cutting down a tree
C
Following a touring band
D
Removing spent flowers to encourage new blooms
7.
What is a 'trellis'?
A
A watering technique
B
A garden pest
C
A framework structure for climbing plants to grow on
D
A type of soil amendment
8.
What does 'propagation' mean in gardening?
A
Spreading fertilizer
B
Watering plants regularly
C
The process of growing new plants from seeds, cuttings, or other methods
D
Weeding the garden
9.
What is 'compost'?
A
A flower arrangement
B
A type of garden tool
C
Decomposed organic matter used to enrich soil
D
Chemical fertilizer
10.
What does 'hardiness zone' refer to?
A
A zone in the garden for hard soil
B
The toughest part of a garden
C
A geographic area defined by climate conditions indicating which plants will thrive
D
The area around concrete paths
11.
What is 'espalier'?
A
The technique of training trees to grow flat against a wall or support
B
A type of garden chair
C
A Spanish garden style
D
An herb used in cooking
12.
What does 'bolting' mean when a plant bolts?
A
The plant is secured to a stake
B
The plant falls over
C
The plant grows very fast
D
The plant prematurely produces flowers and seeds, usually due to heat
13.
What is a 'tuber' in gardening?
A
A garden hose attachment
B
A type of worm
C
A type of flower pot
D
A thickened underground stem that stores nutrients, like a potato
14.
What does 'succession planting' mean?
A
Planting crops at intervals so they mature at different times for a continuous harvest
B
Planting in rows
C
Planting in order of height
D
Planting the same crop every year
15.
What is a 'rhizome'?
A
A garden tool
B
A horizontal underground stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes
C
A type of flower
D
A fungal disease

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