Horticulture = Growing plants

1. Horticulture = Growing plants • ‘Hortis’ is Greek for ‘Grass’ • ‘Culture’ = ‘growing’ • Horti + culture = ‘growing grass’ • Horticulture is not just growing grass. • Today, horticulture is about growing all plants, not just grass. • Horticulture is a big business. • There are 7 kinds of horticulture business:

2. A vegetable farm Horticulture – Production / Farm An apple orchard The child is picking an apple. The man is picking vegetables with his son.

3. Horticulture - Turf / Grass / Lawn Golf Courses Lawn Bowls Tennis courts A turf mower The child is pushing the lawn mower. Is this safe? The man is spraying weeds. He is wearing safety gear. This woman is using a whipper snipper. Is she safe?

4. Horticulture - Parks and Gardens Geelong Botanic Gardens These men are pruning a hedge. A hedge looks like this. This woman is pruning a small tree. She uses secateurs to do the pruning. The man is using a weed gun to kill pests. The red roses are beautiful and smell nice.

5. Horticulture - Nursery • These people are putting seedlings into pots. • They are ‘potting up’. • They are wearing orange safety jumpers, safety glasses and sun hats. Shop / retail Nursery. Nursery factories. Lots of plants grown and sold to businesses. Tree nursery Seedling nursery Pot plant nursery

6. Horticulture - Landscape A landscape with a swimming pool, paving to walk on, plants in pots and a wall behind the pool. A landscape plan Landscaping = making gardens • The young man is digging soil. • He is digging soil with a shovel. • He is shovelling soil into the wheelbarrow.

7. Floriculture – Growing flowers A florist shop Growing flowers in a hot house Growing flowers on a farm A bouquet of flowers

8. Arboriculture – Trees / Tree Doctor Wood chipper Tree climber A chainsaw is a machine. It cuts wood. A chainsaw is very, very dangerous. This person is using chainsaw safety gear: Helmet, ear muffs, face mask, gloves, chaps (for legs), boots with metal toes. Travel Tower