Tag Archives: Garden Language

Garden Lingo: U – Z

U
UMBEL – Flat topped clustered flower in which individual stems radiete from a common point like an umbrella. Continue reading →

SALT MARSH HAY – a better mulch collected from the grasses grown in coastal marshes. Generally does not contain weed seeds and is fluffy.

SAP – the fluid in plants . Continue reading →

OFFSET – A young plantlet which appears on a mature plant. Continue reading →

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LATH – An overhead structure used to create shade. Continue reading →

GALL – the unusual and abnormal growth on a plant caused by insects, bacteria and fungi.

GENUS – is the way of naming the plants. Continue reading →