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Introduction

Gardening is the process of growing plants for their vegetables, fruits, flowers, herbs, and appearances within a designated space. Gardens fulfill a wide assortment of purposes, notably the production of aesthetically pleasing areas, medicines, cosmetics, dyes, foods, poisons, wildlife habitats, and saleable goods (see market gardening). People often partake in gardening for its therapeutic, health, educational, cultural, philosophical, environmental, and religious benefits. Gardening varies in scale from the 800 hectare Versailles gardens down to container gardens grown inside. Gardens take many forms, some only contain one type of plant while others involve a complex assortment of plants with no particular order. (Full article...)

Horticulture is the art and science of growing plants. This definition is seen in its etymology, which is derived from the Latin words hortus, which means "garden" and cultura which means "to cultivate". There are various divisions of horticulture because plants are grown for a variety of purposes. These divisions include, but are not limited to: gardening, plant production/propagation, arboriculture, landscaping, floriculture and turf maintenance. For each of these, there are various professions, aspects, tools used and associated challenges; Each requiring highly specialized skills and knowledge of the horticulturist. (Full article...)

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Image 1Garden lighting in Kampala, Uganda (from Garden design)
Image 2The seven layers of the forest garden (from Agroforestry)
Image 3Contour planting integrated with animal grazing on Taylor's Run farm, Australia (from Agroforestry)
Image 4A rock garden in Seiganji, Maibara, Shiga prefecture, Japan (from Garden design)
Image 5Roof garden on the top deck of a multi-storey car park, Edgedale Neighbourhood, Punggol, Singapore (from List of garden types)
Image 6Hindu Rajput-style courtyard garden at Amer Fort. (from History of gardening)
Image 7Alley cropping corn fields between rows of walnut trees (from Agroforestry)
Image 8Ryoan-ji (late 15th century) in Kyoto, Japan, the most famous example of a Zen rock garden (from List of garden types)
Image 9Inhotim, Brumadinho, Brasil (from History of gardening)
Image 10Łazienki Park (from History of gardening)
Image 11Jardín del Generalife de Granada (Spanish garden) (from List of garden types)
Image 12Parc de Bagatelle, a rose garden in Paris (from List of garden types)
Image 13A riparian buffer bordering a river in Iowa (from Agroforestry)
Image 14Sofiero Palace garden (from History of gardening)
Image 15
The Renaissance style gardens at Chateau Villandry.
(from History of gardening)
Image 16Water garden at Lake Palace. (from History of gardening)
Image 17Kuojtakiloyan (from Agroforestry)
Image 18Park in Kuskovo (from History of gardening)
Image 19White garden at Hidcote Manor Garden, one of several garden rooms there. (from History of gardening)
Image 20Katsura Imperial Villa (from History of gardening)
Image 21Engraving from a 1774 edition of La pratique du jardinage, a treatise on gardening by Antoine-Joseph Dezallier d'Argenville. (from Garden writing)
Image 22Jade Belt Bridge, a moon bridge at the Summer Palace, Beijing (from History of gardening)
Image 23Contemporary garden in Colchester, United Kingdom (from History of gardening)
Image 24Garden chairs in Rosenneuheitengarten Beutig in Baden-Baden, Germany (from Garden design)
Image 25The Orangerie in the Gardens of Versailles with the Pièce d’eau des Suisses in the background (French formal garden) (from List of garden types)
Image 26Elswout (from History of gardening)
Image 27The park at Drottningholm Palace (from History of gardening)
Image 28Sōraku-en gardens (Japanese garden) (from List of garden types)
Image 29Alignment of several compost piles on a composting facility in France (from Garden design)
Image 30Mughal-style courtyard garden at Agra Fort. (from History of gardening)
Image 31The Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai, China (created in 1559) shows all the elements of a classical Chinese garden – water, architecture, vegetation, and rocks. (from List of garden types)
Image 32Gardeners gardening at Jetavana, Bodh Gaya 2nd–1st BC (from History of gardening)
Image 33Sigirya gardens in Sri Lanka. (from History of gardening)
Image 34Inspired by Islamic/Moorish gardens, the Patio de la Acequia (Courtyard of the Canal), Generalife, Granada, Spain (from Garden design)
Image 35Real Alcázar de Sevilla (from History of gardening)
Image 36Moata Lake and Saffron Garden, exhibit ancient Indian garden styles. (from History of gardening)
Image 37Opening from the 1712 English edition of The Theory and Practice of Gardening - Wherein is Fully Handled all that Relates to Fine Gardens, Commonly called Pleasure-Gardens, as Parterres, Groves, Bowling-Greens &c. Suggested schemes for gardens of 6 (left) and 12 (right) acres. (from Garden writing)
Image 38Sheffield Park Garden, a landscape garden originally laid out in the 18th century by Capability Brown (from History of gardening)
Image 39Nishat Bagh, terrace garden at Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (Mughal Gardens) (from List of garden types)
Image 40Roses, clematis, a thatched roof: a cottage garden in Brittany (from Garden design)
Image 41The flower of an Inga tree. (from Agroforestry)
Image 42White Garden at Kensington Palace, a Dutch garden planted as a Color garden (from List of garden types)
Image 43Andalusian Patio of Córdoba, Spain (from Garden design)
Image 44Triton Lake at Powerscourt Gardens (from History of gardening)
Image 45Curved garden paths are a common form of hardscaping (from Garden design)
Image 46Hawkwell Field with Gothic temple, Cobham monument and Palladian bridge at Stowe House (from History of gardening)
Image 47King Bimbisara of Magadha visits the Bamboo Garden (Venuvana) in Rajagriha; artwork from Sanchi. (from History of gardening)
Image 48Frogner Park (from History of gardening)
Image 49Robert Hart's forest garden in Shropshire (from Agroforestry)
Image 50A temperate Syntropic system in Dordogne France, including heavily mulched Sunflower plants. (from Agroforestry)
Image 51
The Mughal and English-style garden leading to the Taj Mahal.
(from History of gardening)
Image 52Shade-grown coffee (Coffea arabica) in Sierra Norte of Puebla (from Agroforestry)
Image 53Robert Hart, forest gardening pioneer (from Agroforestry)
Image 54Contemporary garden (from Garden design)
Image 55The Garden of Cosmic Speculation, a sculpture garden in Dumfriesshire, Scotland (from List of garden types)
Image 56Stepping stones in Kiyosumi Garden, in Fukagawa, Tokyo (from History of gardening)
Image 57Labyrinth maze of Barvaux, Durbuy, Belgium (from List of garden types)
Image 58Colour plate from Some English Gardens (1904) by Gertrude Jekyll. (from Garden writing)
Image 59Palm House at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London (from List of garden types)
Image 60A plan of a formal garden for a country estate in Wales, 1765 (from Garden design)
Image 61Map showing the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers (from History of gardening)
Image 62Hortus conclusus depicted by the Upper Rhenish Master (from History of gardening)
Image 63The Shalamar Gardens, Lahore, Pakistan (from Garden design)
Image 64Alley cropping of maize and sweet chestnut, Dordogne, France (from Agroforestry)
Image 65Villa d'Este (from History of gardening)
Image 66Giverny (from History of gardening)
Image 67Oranienbaum, the Grand Menshikov Palace gardens (from History of gardening)
Image 68Scale model of the Fallingwater building, Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh (from History of gardening)
Image 69Contemporary water feature (from Garden design)
Image 70The Muskau Park (from History of gardening)
Image 71The Oak Allee in the Gardens in Hendrie Park at Royal Botanical Gardens (Ontario), designed by J. Austin Floyd in 1965. (from History of gardening)
Image 72Toyohiko Kagawa, forest farming pioneer (from Agroforestry)
Image 73Reflection of the Bagh-e Narenjestan (orange garden) and the Khaneh Ghavam (Ghavam house) at Shiraz, Iran (Persian garden) (from List of garden types)
Image 74Young man waters a newly planted tree in Mali (2010) (from Agroforestry)
Image 75Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar, depicting a water way (from History of gardening)
Image 76Maize grown under Faidherbia albida and Borassus akeassii near Banfora, Burkina Faso (from Agroforestry)
Image 77Silvopasture over the years (Australia) (from Agroforestry)
Image 78Autumn colours at Stourhead, an English landscape garden (from List of garden types)

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Saffron crocus, *Crocus sativus*, with its vivid crimson stigmas and styles

Saffron (/ˈsæfrən, -rɒn/) is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigma and styles, called threads, are collected and dried for use mainly as a seasoning and colouring agent in food. The saffron crocus was slowly propagated throughout much of Eurasia and was later brought to parts of North Africa, North America, and Oceania.

Saffron's taste and iodoform-like or hay-like fragrance result from the phytochemicals picrocrocin and safranal. It also contains a carotenoid pigment, crocin, which imparts a rich golden-yellow hue to dishes and textiles. Its recorded history is attested in a 7th-century BC Assyrian botanical treatise, and it has been traded and used for thousands of years. As of 2018, Iran produced some 88% of the world total for saffron. At US$5,000 per kg or higher, saffron has long been the world's costliest spice by weight. (Full article...)

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Lilium

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A picture of a lily flower, Lilium Citronella. Photo taken at the Chanticleer Garden, where its species was identified.

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