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Gardening is the process of growing plants for theirvegetables,fruits,flowers,herbs, and appearances within a designated space.Gardens fulfill a wide assortment of purposes, notably the production ofaesthetically pleasing areas,medicines,cosmetics,dyes,foods,poisons, wildlifehabitats, and saleable goods (seemarket gardening). People often partake in gardening for itstherapeutic,health,educational,cultural,philosophical,environmental, andreligious benefits.Gardening varies in scale from the 800 hectareVersailles gardens down tocontainer 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 (fromLatin:horti + culture) is the art and science of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs and ornamental plants. Horticulture is commonly associated with the more professional and technical aspects of plant cultivation on a smaller and more controlled scale thanagronomy. There are various divisions of horticulture because plants are grown for a variety of purposes. These divisions include, but are not limited to:propagation,arboriculture,landscaping,floriculture andturf maintenance. For each of these, there are various professions, aspects, tools used and associated challenges -- each requiring highly specialized skills and knowledge on the part of the horticulturist. (Full article...)
TheMenara Gardens (Arabic:حدائق المنارة) are a historic public garden andorchard inMarrakech,Morocco. They were established in the 12th century (circa 1157) by theAlmohad Caliphate rulerAbd al-Mu'min. Along with theAgdal Gardens and the historic walled city of Marrakesh, the gardens have been listed asUNESCOWorld Heritage Site since 1985. The gardens are laid out around a central water basin andreservoir, next to which is a pleasurepavilion dating in its current form from the 19th century. The reservoir and its pavilion, often framed in pictures against the background of theHigh Atlas Mountains to the south, are considered one of the iconic views and symbols of Marrakesh. (Full article...)
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