Understanding Horticulture

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Understanding Horticulture

• Ms. Gripshover
• Unit 1
• Floral Design

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Our Objectives

• Define horticulture and describe its relationship
  to science and technology
• Identify the three major segments of the
  horticulture industry
• Identify and define activities included in the
  ornamental horticulture industry

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Vocabulary Scavenger Hunt

• Botany
• Floriculture
• Foliage plants
• Horticulture
• Horticulture industry
• Horticulture technology

• Landscape horticulture
• Nursery
• Olericulture
• Ornamental horticulture
• Pomology

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What is horticulture and how does it relate to
science and technology?
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What is horticulture and how does it relate to
science and technology?

• Horticulture- the culture of plants for food,
  comfort, and beautification purposes
• In Latin in means garden culture
• The area of science that is related to
  horticulture is known as botany
• Botany- the study of plants and their processes
• Horticulture technology is the application of
  science to horticulture
• Horticulture industry is the combination of
  scientific technological and production
  activities that insure the satisfaction of the
  consumer

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Task 1 (Answer on your task sheet)

• 1. There are several areas of horticulture for
  example floral design. What are two other areas
  of horticulture that you can think of?
• 2. Define botany.
• 3. What are two ways technology could be used in
  horticulture? (example automated watering
  systems)

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What are the 3 major segments of the horticulture
industry?
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What are the 3 major segments of the horticulture
industry?

• 3 major areas of horticulture
• Ornamental horticulture- the growth and use of
  plants for their beauty the production and use
  of flowering and foliage plants to be used
  indoors and outdoors. Ex landscaping
• Olericulture- the production of vegetable food
  crops planting, storing, harvesting, processing,
  and marketing vegetable crops. Ex Corn
  producer
• Pomology- planting, harvesting, storing,
  processing, and marketing of fruit and nut crops.
  Ex apple orchard

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Task 2 (Answer on your task sheet)

• 4. Give two examples that would fall under
  ornamental horticulture.
• 5. Give two examples that would fall under the
  olericulture industry.
• 6. Give two examples that would fall under the
  olericulture industry.

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How do segments of the ornamental horticulture
industry differ?
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How do segments of the ornamental horticulture
industry differ?

• Ornamental horticulture can be divided into 2
  categories
• Floriculture- cut flowers, potted plants, annual
  bedding plants
• Delivering floral arrangements
• Flower shops
• Landscape- production and use of plants to
  beautify the environment
• Landscape plans
• Landscape maintenance
• Landscape installation
• Both use foliage plants, plants that are used for
  their colorful greenery or leaves

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Task 3

• 7. Explain the primary differences between
  floriculture and landscaping.
• 8. Give two examples of jobs in floriculture.
• 9. Give two examples of jobs in the landscaping
  industry.
• 10. What are foliage plants used for?