Definition of horticulture
:the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants
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Isaacson is the horticulture program coordinator at the University of Illinois Extension/Lake County in Grayslake, which is taking applications until Sept. 15 for those who want to become master gardeners.
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Make strategic decisions about the use of land drawing on elements of horticulture and urban planning.
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Mrs. Farley taught courses at Barnes, including ornamental horticulture, the history of plant exploration and discovery.
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Sarah Stolz is a Campbell County Extension agent for horticulture.
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Valley Center: Arissa W. Saliba, Bachelor of Science, horticulture.
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Proceeds help support student internships in the college's horticulture career programs, including sustainable agriculture.
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So when the long time corporate-America type began thinking about making a career change, the world of horticulture seemed to be calling her by name.
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Tim Johnson is director of horticulture for the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe.
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Hortus is Latin for "garden", and the first gardens were planted about 10,000 years ago in what is often called the Fertile Crescent—the crescent-shaped area stretching from Israel north through Syria and down Iraq's two great rivers to the Persian Gulf. Probably more fertile in previous centuries than it is today, it was the original home of such food plants as wheat, barley, peas, and lentils or their ancient ancestors (not to mention the ancestors of cows, pigs, sheep, and goats as well). Many horticulturists today work as researchers or plant breeders or tend orchards and greenhouses—but most American households contain at least one amateur horticulturist.
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