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Gardening Glossary

A complete A–Z of 196 gardening terms, definitions and tips for Irish gardeners.

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Aeration Aeration is the process of creating small holes or channels in soil to allow air, water, and nutrients…
Alkaline Soil Alkaline soil has a pH above 7.0, meaning it contains high levels of calcium, magnesium, or sodium. Many…
Alpine Plant Alpine Plant is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Annual Annual is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Aphids Aphids is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Atlantic Climate Atlantic Climate is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Autumn Bulbs in Ireland Autumn Bulbs in Ireland is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It…
Autumn Planting Autumn Planting is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
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Bedding Plant Bedding Plant is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Bent Grass Bent Grass is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Biennial Biennial is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Blight Blight is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Border Spade Border Spade is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Botrytis Botrytis is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Broadcast Sowing Broadcast Sowing is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Bulb Bulb is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Bulb Planting Bulb Planting is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
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Capillary Action Capillary Action is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Caterpillars Caterpillars is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Clay Soil Clay soil is a heavy, dense soil type made up of very fine mineral particles that stick together…
Climber Climber is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Clubroot Clubroot is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Companion Planting Companion Planting is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Compost Compost is a key concept in soil & compost that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Composting Composting is the controlled biological process of breaking down organic waste materials into nutrient-rich compost. Kitchen scraps, garden…
Corm Corm is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Cotyledon Cotyledon is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Crop Rotation Crop Rotation is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Cutting Cutting is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
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Damping Off Damping Off is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Deadheading Deadheading is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Deciduous Deciduous is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Dethatching Dethatching is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Dibber Dibber is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Direct Sowing Direct Sowing is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Division Division is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Dormancy Dormancy is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Drainage Drainage refers to how quickly water moves through soil and away from plant roots. Good drainage prevents waterlogging,…
Drip Irrigation Drip Irrigation is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Drought Tolerant Drought Tolerant is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Dutch Hoe Dutch Hoe is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
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Espalier Espalier is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Evergreen Evergreen is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Exotic Plant Exotic Plant is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
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F1 Hybrid F1 Hybrid is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Fertiliser Fertiliser is a substance containing concentrated plant nutrients — primarily nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium — applied to soil…
First Frost Date Ireland First Frost Date Ireland is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It…
Frost Protection Frost Protection is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Fungicide Fungicide is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
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Garden Fork Garden Fork is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Garden Kneeler Garden Kneeler is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Garden Shears Garden Shears is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Gardening Gloves Gardening Gloves is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Germination Germination is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Grafting Grafting is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Green Manure Green manure is a crop grown specifically to be dug back into the soil to improve its fertility…
Grey Water Grey Water is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Groundcover Groundcover is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Groundwater Groundwater is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important role…
Growing Zones in Ireland Growing Zones in Ireland is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It…
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Half Hardy Half Hardy is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Hand Trowel Hand Trowel is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Hardening Off Hardening Off is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Hardy Annual Hardy Annual is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Hardy Plant Hardy Plant is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Hedging Hedging is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Herbaceous Herbaceous is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Herbicide Herbicide is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Hoe Hoe is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Hosepipe Hosepipe is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important role…
Houseplant Houseplant is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Humus Humus is the dark, stable, organic component of soil formed by the complete decomposition of plant and animal…
Hydrophobic Soil Hydrophobic Soil is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
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Integrated Pest Management Integrated Pest Management is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It…
Intercropping Intercropping is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Irish Growing Season Irish Growing Season is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Irrigation Irrigation is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important role…
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Last Frost Date Ireland Last Frost Date Ireland is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It…
Late Frost Late Frost is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Lawn Aeration Lawn Aeration is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Lawn Feed Lawn Feed is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Lawn Fertilising Lawn Fertilising is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Lawn Moss Lawn Moss is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Lawn pH Lawn pH is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Lawn Repair Lawn Repair is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Lawn Scarification Lawn Scarification is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Lawn Seeding Lawn Seeding is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Lawn Watering Lawn Watering is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Lawn Weed Control Lawn Weed Control is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Lawnmower Lawnmower is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Layering Layering is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Leaching Leaching is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important role…
Leaf Miner Leaf Miner is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Loam Loam is the ideal garden soil type, containing a balanced mixture of sand, silt, and clay particles along…
Loppers Loppers is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
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Mealybug Mealybug is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Mild Winter Mild Winter is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Mildew Mildew is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Moisture Retention Moisture Retention is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Mowing Mowing is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Mulch Mulch is any material spread over the soil surface to conserve moisture, suppress weeds, regulate soil temperature, and…
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Native Plant Native Plant is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Nematodes Nematodes is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
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Organic Matter Organic matter refers to any material derived from living organisms, including compost, leaf mould, manure, and plant residues.…
Organic Pesticide Organic Pesticide is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Overseeding Overseeding is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Overwatering Overwatering is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important role…
Overwintering Overwintering is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
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Peat Peat is a dark, spongy material formed from partially decomposed plant matter accumulated over thousands of years in…
Percolation Percolation is the downward movement of water through soil under the force of gravity. The rate of percolation…
Perennial Perennial is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Pesticide Pesticide is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
PH Level Soil pH measures how acidic or alkaline your soil is on a scale from 0 to 14, with…
Phytophthora Phytophthora is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Pinching Out Pinching Out is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Pollination Pollination is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Potting Mix Potting mix is a specially formulated growing medium designed for container gardening, seed starting, and houseplants. Unlike garden…
Potting On Potting On is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Pressure Washer Pressure Washer is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Pricking Out Pricking Out is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Propagation Propagation is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Pruning Pruning is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Pruning Saw Pruning Saw is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
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Rainwater Harvesting Rainwater Harvesting is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Raised Bed A raised bed is a garden bed built above the existing ground level, typically enclosed by timber, stone,…
Rake Rake is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Red Spider Mite Red Spider Mite is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It…
Rhizome Rhizome is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Rock Plant Rock Plant is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Root Bound Root Bound is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Rotavator Rotavator is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Run-Off Run-Off is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important role…
Rust Disease Rust Disease is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Ryegrass Ryegrass is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
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Sandy Soil Sandy soil is a light, free-draining soil type made up of large mineral particles with large air spaces…
Scale Insect Scale Insect is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Scarifying Scarifying is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Secateurs Secateurs is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Seed Collection by Deadheading Seed Collection by Deadheading is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand.…
Seed Saving Seed Saving is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Seed Stratification Seed Stratification is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Seed Viability Seed Viability is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Self Seeding Self Seeding is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Shrub Shrub is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Slug Control Slug Control is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Snail Control Snail Control is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Soaker Hose Soaker Hose is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Sod Sod is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Soil Amendments Soil amendments are materials added to soil to improve its physical properties, nutrient content, or biological activity. Common…
Soil Conditioner A soil conditioner is any product that improves the physical or chemical properties of soil to make it…
Soil Structure Soil structure describes how individual soil particles are arranged into larger aggregates or clumps, and the spaces between…
Spade Spade is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Specimen Plant Specimen Plant is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Spring Bulbs in Ireland Spring Bulbs in Ireland is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It…
Spring Planting Spring Planting is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Sprinkler Sprinkler is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important role…
Staking Staking is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Stratification Stratification is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Sub-Shrub Sub-Shrub is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Subsoil Subsoil is the layer of soil beneath the topsoil, typically lighter in colour and lower in organic matter…
Succession Planting Succession Planting is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Succulent Succulent is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Summer Bedding in Ireland Summer Bedding in Ireland is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It…
Summer Garden Care Summer Garden Care is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
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Tap Root Tap Root is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Tender Perennial Tender Perennial is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Tender Plant Tender Plant is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Thatch Thatch is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Thinning Thinning is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Tilth Tilth refers to the physical condition of soil in relation to its suitability for planting seeds and growing…
Top Dressing Top Dressing is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Topiary Topiary is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Topsoil Topsoil is the uppermost layer of soil, typically 15-30cm deep, containing the highest concentration of organic matter, nutrients,…
Transplanting Transplanting is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Tree Tree is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Trug Trug is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Tuber Tuber is a key concept in seeds & bulbs that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Turf Turf is a key concept in lawn care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
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Underwatering Underwatering is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important role…
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Vermiculite Vermiculite is a lightweight, expanded mineral used in gardening to improve drainage and aeration in potting mixes and…
Vine Weevil Vine Weevil is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
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Water Butt Water Butt is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Water Stress Water Stress is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Watering Can Watering Can is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Watering Lance Watering Lance is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…
Wet Summer Wet Summer is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Wheelbarrow Wheelbarrow is a key concept in tools & equipment that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Whitefly Whitefly is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Wildflower Wildflower is a key concept in plant types that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important…
Wilting Wilting is a key concept in watering that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an important role…
Winter Digging Winter Digging is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Winter Protection in Ireland Winter Protection in Ireland is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It…
Winter Sowing Winter Sowing is a key concept in planting techniques that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
Wireworm Wireworm is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays an…
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Year-Round Gardening in Ireland Year-Round Gardening in Ireland is a key concept in seasonal care that every Irish gardener should understand. It…
Yellowing Leaves Yellowing Leaves is a key concept in pests & disease that every Irish gardener should understand. It plays…

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