Superstition & Plants: Heather

Purple heather

Pink heather

White heather

Heather is a small bush which grows on open windy land and has small purple, pink or white flowers. People connect heather with Scotland where the mountainsides are purple with heather in the autumn. White heather is said to be lucky and gypsies sometimes try to sell it. Gypsies also used to sell clothes pegs for good luck.

Botany: Types of Gardens

A garden is a plot of ground where plants are cultivated.

Types of Gardens

flower garden - a garden featuring flowering plants
formal garden - a garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs
orchard, woodlet, grove, plantation - garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
herb garden - a garden for growing herbs
hop field, hop garden - a garden where hops are grown
kitchen garden, vegetable garden, vegetable patch - a small garden where vegetables are grown
landscaping - a garden laid out for esthetic effect; "they spent a great deal of money on the landscaping"
market garden - a garden where fruit and vegetables are grown for marketing
plot of ground, plot of land, patch, plot - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"
pot farm - a plot of ground where marijuana is grown and harvested (often hidden in a national forest)
rock garden, rockery - a garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plants
roof garden - a garden on a flat roof of a building
rose garden - a garden for growing roses
sunken garden - a garden set below the level of the ground surrounding it
tea garden - a public garden where tea is served
topiary - a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals

Did you know?

Alexander Garden (1730?-1791) was a Scottish-born American naturalist and physician who contributed to the classification of New World plants. The gardenia is named after him.