Transplanting and spacing out seedlings or small rooted cuttings into individual pots or evenly spaced-out in a tray.

Drawing soil up around a plant's stem to blanch it, to cover tubers and prevent greening, or to support it.

A plant, or a group of closely related plants, within a genus. Species have distinctive characteristics and always breed true to type from seed.

Where the soil surface well broken down to a fine crumbly consistency (usually by raking) and is ready for sowing seeds.

Soil that has a low pH value between 3.5 and 6 (lacking in lime). Most peaty soils and some very sandy soils fall into this category.

Soil that has a high pH value between 7 and 9 (high lime content). Usually chalky soils and some clay soils.

A plant that is usually native to a mountainous zone between the upper limit of tree growth and the permanent snow line. Can also be categorised as any small plant suitable for a rockery.

A plant that grows from seed and completes its life cycle within one growing season.

The part of the flower stamen that contains pollen.

The angle between the leaf (or lateral) and stem of a plant.