Abstract:
People have been growing and enjoying flowers and foliage plants for as long as history has been recorded. Once people’s needs were met for a place to live and food to eat, they began to grow and use plants for their
beauty, fragrance, and shade, both indoors and out. Over the years, people have studied flowering and foliage plants, so that today we have vigorous hybrid plants with specific flowers, colors, fragrance, and disease resistance. Horticulture includes all growing plant materials and
their uses. Each of the many thousands of plants has particular growing conditions, and you should know what these are in order to grow them successfully. This handbook will help you become acquainted with the growing and use of plants in gardens and home yard landscaping. We also will discuss how to make cut flower arrangements that you, your friends, and family can enjoy.
