A soil with a pH lower than 7.0 is an acid soil. (a soil pH higher than 7.0 is alkaline) Basically, pH is a measure of the amount of lime (calcium) contained in your soil.

A measure of land totaling 43,560 square feet. A square acre is 208.75 feet on each side.

Loosening or puncturing the soil to increase water penetration.

Composting activity that goes on with the use of oxygen. This is a quicker, but more labor intensive method resulting in compost that can be spread over the garden.

A specialized method of plant propagation accomplished by cutting into the bark of the plant to induce new roots to form.

A soil with a pH higher than 7.0 is an alkaline soil. (a soil pH lower than 7.0 is acidic) Basically, pH is a measure of the amount of lime (calcium) contained in your soil.

Organic substances added to the soil to improve moisture retention, oxygen level and nutritive content.

Composting without the use of oxygen. This process requires little to no effort, but requires more time to mature. Annual-a plant with a life cycle (from seed to flowering, fruiting, and dying) of one full growing season, typically one year in duration.

Plants whose life cycle lasts only one year, from seed to blooms to seed.

Insects that look like black, yellow, green or white grains of rice. Aphids suck the juices of new growth on plants.

Apical buds, also called terminal buds, are at the tip of a plant stem.

Plants which grow in, live in, or live on the water.

A garden with a large collection of trees and shrubs cultivated for scientific or educational purposes.

A method of plant preparation in which the entire root system is contained inside a ball of soil and wrapped in burlap for protection.

Plants offered for sale which have had all of the soil removed from their roots.