Garden wound dressing
Cадовые термины
Garden wound dressing (petrolatum), used to cover wounds on the trunks of trees and shrubs.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Variability
Термины кактусовода
Minor morphological differences among individuals of a single species, both within a population and between populations separated from each other by considerable distances.
Variegated plants
Термины кактусовода
Plants with an abnormal distribution of the green pigment — chlorophyll — in their cells, which leads to the appearance of localized color changes on stems (leaves) in the form of patches of various shapes and sizes.
Cornflower
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers "I dare not express my feelings to you"; delicacy, elegance, simplicity, as well as cheerfulness and fidelity. However, among some peoples — hatred.
Vegetative hybridization
Термины кактусовода
Change in hereditary constitution and the creation of new forms by crossing plants of different species.
Vegetative reproduction
Cадовые термины
Reproduction by vegetative parts of plants (cuttings, rhizomes, etc.).
Vegetative reproduction
Термины кактусовода
Asexual, non-seed reproduction of plants in which a new individual is formed by the rooting or grafting of a part of the parent plant. Parts of the stem, leaves, roots, fruits and even individual cells are used for vegetative reproduction.
Vegetative reproduction
Специальные термины
Reproduction without the aid of seeds by vegetative (non-sexual) organs of plants: stems, leaves, rhizomes, bulbs, cuttings, etc.
Vegetative organs
Термины кактусовода
Parts of the body of higher plants (root, stem) that perform the main functions of nutrition, growth and exchange of substances with the external environment. They do not participate directly in sexual reproduction, but can serve as organs…
Vegetative shoot
Специальные термины
A shoot that does not bear flowers (in flowering plants) or sporangia (in spore-bearing plants).
Vegetation period
Термины кактусовода
The time during which a plant exhibits active life processes from awakening in spring until entering winter dormancy.
Vegetation
Термины кактусовода
The state of active life of a plant, manifested in the uptake of nutrients, growth, development of generative organs and other components of the annual cycle.
Velamen
Термины по орихидеям
Hygroscopic tissue of dead, air-filled cells that envelops the aerial roots of epiphytic orchids and is capable of absorbing rainwater, dew, and moisture from the air.
Lady's slipper
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers, capricious beauty, inconstancy;
Corolla
Термины кактусовода
Part of the perianth consisting of petals, colored in various hues, which attract pollinators. Serves as an important morphological character in plant systematics.
Corolla
Специальные термины
The inner part of the double perianth of flowering plants, often brightly colored.
Verbena
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers: sensitivity;
Vertical grading
Ландшафтные термины
A set of measures aimed at transforming the terrain for technical and compositional purposes, including the organization of surface runoff from the site. Its specifics during the reconstruction and restoration of historic parks lie in the …
Vertical greening
Ландшафтные термины
Greening of building facades, park structures and special installations (domes, trellises) with woody climbers and other climbing plants. The purpose of vertical greening is to decorate the facades and walls of buildings, and to protect th…
Vertograd
Ландшафтные термины
Old Russian name for a garden.
Vertugaden
Ландшафтные термины
A small terraced elevation of the amphitheatre type with semicircular convex steps set against a clipped green wall. Used as a stage area; decorated with sculpture, vases, etc.
Shoot branching
Термины кактусовода
The development of several shoots connected to one another from a single original shoot as a result of the development of apical and lateral buds (growth points).
Viaduct
Ландшафтные термины
A structure for carrying a road across a gorge, deep ravine, dry valley, or over a crossroad. It rests on tall supports. Unlike an overpass, in which all spans are identical, the large span of a viaduct corresponds to its highest part.
View
Ландшафтные термины
Part of a landscape. A term widely used in landscape architecture. The skillful revealing of individual artistically expressive views in the landscape is an important aspect of designing and restoring gardens and parks.
Species
Специальные термины
The primary structural unit in the system of living organisms. The principal taxonomic category in biological systematics. A species is understood as the aggregate of populations of individuals capable of interbreeding to produce fertile o…
Viewpoint
Ландшафтные термины
A location in the park from which vistas and landscapes are best perceived. Such a place is usually established by providing a viewing platform.
Vikaria
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers "Will you dance with me?";
Viridarium
Ландшафтные термины
A planted courtyard, a small garden in the peristyle courtyard of a monastery or dwelling. It usually had a geometric layout with a small fountain or pool in the center and flowerbeds. The walls of the house surrounding the garden were cov…
Virulent pathogen
Термины кактусовода
A pathogenic microorganism, i.e., a microorganism capable of causing disease.
Vista
Ландшафтные термины
a view, a narrow perspective directed by framing planes toward an outstanding element of the landscape — the focus of the perspective. It includes the viewpoint (the place from which perception is optimal), the framing (, fixing the view),…
Hanging garden
Ландшафтные термины
A small garden located on a roof, gallery, or special stone supports. It has a built-up soil layer for cultivating grasses, flowers, ornamental shrubs, and sometimes trees. Instead of a continuous soil layer, special portable containers fo…
Vitality
Термины кактусовода
The set of an organism's characteristics that determine its degree of viability.
Air humidity
Cадовые термины
The content of water vapor in the air.
Relative humidity
Cадовые термины
The amount of water in the air compared to the saturation level at the same temperature; expressed as a percentage.
Water deficit
Cадовые термины
A condition of a plant in which it loses more water than it can obtain; leads to wilting.
Water regime of plants
Термины кактусовода
The process of water exchange. Balance is an optimal water regime; deficit is an unbalanced water regime
Waterfall
Ландшафтные термины
A natural or artificially constructed descending stream of water between two bodies of water at different levels. Installed in gardens and parks on changes of relief. Especially characteristic of romantic landscape-style parks (Alupka, Sof…
Water lily (pond lily)
Язык цветов - значения
In the language of flowers: eloquence, persuasiveness, sincerity; "You must never deceive me", "Feelings are raging in my soul";
Water games
Ландшафтные термины
Special devices that appeared in the parks and gardens of the early Baroque. They were intended to spray thin streams of water on unsuspecting visitors.
Aerial roots
Специальные термины
Adventitious roots that develop on aboveground shoots and, as a rule, do not reach the substrate. Common in epiphytic orchids, some aroids, etc. Their main function is the absorption of moisture from the air and photosynthesis (in the latt…