Horticulture

Horticulture is the practice of growing flowers, fruit, and vegetables in gardens and orchards. A person who practices horticulture is called a horticulturist.

The word horticulture comes from the Latin words hortus meaning "garden plant" and cultura meaning "culture".

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Fruit vines

Horticulture contains the following topics

Apple blossoms

Apples
Cabbage

Cabbages
Green Beans

Green Beans
Tree rippened orange hand picked to sell as fruit.

Oranges
Close-up of shelled peanuts

Peanuts
Close-up of green and red bell peppers

Peppers
Horticulturist inspects strawberries

Strawberries
An old style tobacco drying barn is loaded with green tobacco leaves

Tobacco
Close-up of tomatoes

Tomatoes
Farmer checks his watermelon crop

Watermelons