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

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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 2024, Iran produced some 90% 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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A picture of a lily flower, Lilium Citronella. Photo taken at the Chanticleer Garden, where its species was identified.

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... that Mel Bartholomew, who developed the time-saving square foot gardening method, said that he gardened "with a salad bowl in mind, not a wheelbarrow"?
... that Tucker Hall and Ewell Hall sit on either side of the Sunken Garden on the College of William & Mary's campus?
... that the Akinada Tobishima Kaido, an island-hopping road, was named after its resemblance to stepping stones in a garden?
... that Nusrati attributes the virtues of a good ruler to his patron Ali Adil Shah II in The Rose Garden of Love?
... that in 2023, a sculpture garden in Praunheim displayed abstract works by Hans Steinbrenner from different periods of his life, and corresponding works by his friends and students?
... that Parimal Garden in Ahmedabad has scrap-metal monkeys?
... that the firm of Israel Sack supplied American antiques to leading private collectors and museums, including the Winterthur Museum, The Henry Ford, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art?
... that Chinese Garden MRT station did not originally have access to the Chinese Garden?

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