Removing excess seedlings, to allow sufficient room for the remaining plants to grow. Thinning also refers to removing entire branches from a tree or shrub, to give the plant a more open structure.

To feed?plants by sprinkling fertilizer or compost on top of them.

To evenly spread fertilizers or other soil amendments over the surface of the soil.

A method of pruning and training certain plants into formal shapes such as animals.

The top layer of?native?soil. This term may also apply to good quality soil sold at nurseries and garden centers.

A?method of controlling plant growth, especially on climbing plants, by tying the stems to a support and pruning the plant back regularly.

The release of moisture through the leaves of a plant.

The process of digging up a plant and moving it to another location.

A flat underground stem which stores food and plant energy and from which a plant grows.?(e.g.?Dahlias)

A mostly flat topped flower cluster in which individual flower stems radiate from a common point, like the ribs of an umbrella.

Leaves which are marked with multiple colors.

A naturally grown or cultivated type of plant species.

A sterile soil amendment created when the mineral 'mica' has been heated to the point of expansion,?like popcorn. A good addition to container potting mixes, vermiculite retains moisture and air within the soil.

Fertilizer that contains weed killer for broadleaf weeds, such as dandelions or grassy weeds such as?crabgrass.

Unwanted plants that grow rampantly through other plantings, competing for food, water and light.