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Horticulture
Horticulture has been defined as the agriculture of plants, mainly for food, materials, comfort and beauty. According to American horticulturist Liberty Hyde Bailey, "Horticulture is the growing of flowers, fruits and vegetables, and of plants for ornament and fancy." A more precise definition can be given as "The cultivation, processing, and sale of fruits, nuts, vegetables, and ornamental plants as well as many additional services". It also includes plant conservation, landscape restoration, soil management, landscape and garden design, construction and maintenance, and arboriculture. In con
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You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think.
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― You Might As Well Live: The Life and Times of Dorothy Parker
― You Might As Well Live: The Life and Times of Dorothy Parker
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Your soil and plants are friends that benefit from constant care and attention to the details I explain.
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― Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing
― Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing
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