family . The plant’s flower are usually colourful and fragrant. Nowadays there are no less than 28,000 known species, divided in about 763 genera. In…
and pomaceous fruit. Apples originate from Asia and Europe and were grown there for thousands of years, before European colonists introduced the tree…
of the family Rosaceae. Rose also refers to the flowers the plant bears. There are more than one hundred rose species and thousands of different…
are used for flavouring dishes or food products. In the culinary world, there is a strict difference between herbs and spices. Herbs are the leafy…
to the eyelash-like fringe of hairs along both edges of the thin wings. There are more than 6,000 known species. Most are harmless, some are predators…
Gerbera viridifolia. The result is generally known as Gerbera hybrida and there are now many cultivars that differ greatly in size, shape and colour.…
are processed to make wine or juice and dried to produce raisins. Nowadays there are between 5,000 and 10,000 varieties of Vitis vinifera grapes, but…
extensively cultivated all over the world. When it comes to numbers and volumes; there is more maize produced every year (in terms of weight) than of…
Geranium, or Pansies. These are usually grown in 10” to 12” pots, though there are numerous specialty sizes for select markets. Foliage Baskets –…
bands, and their length exceeds that of the body. The legs are also long, there are two distinctive dark green spots on the abdomen at the base of the…
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