Botany for Gardeners: The Stem-Modifications
Karen Most stems grow up from the root and aid the plant by holding up the leaves and flowers, carrying water and food between the root and upper parts of the…
Botany for Gardeners: The Stem-Tissues and Their Functions
Stems carry out many functions, producing and holding up lateral stems, flowers and leaves, conducting food and water between the root and these parts, and storing food. In order to…
Botany for Gardeners: Stems: Functions and Types
Plant stems are an important part of any garden. They vary in size, shape, color, and texture all of which add to the beauty of the garden. Stems may be…
Botany for Gardeners: The Root-Factors that Influence Root Growth
A plant with a root that does not grow is a desperate plant. It can not get the water and nutrients it needs and so will die. As gardeners, we…
Botany for Gardeners: The Root-Modifications
When someone says the word “root” you probably think of a big brown hairy mass or a long brown tapered object. But these are only two of the many kinds…
Botany for Gardeners: The Root-Tissues and their Functions
Roots aid plant development and growth in many ways. They absorb water and nutrients, and serve as anchors, support for the stem, and storage organ of food and nutrients. Inside,…
Botany for Gardeners: The Root-Systems
Roots are important to a plant for anchorage, absorption of water and nutrients, support of the stem, and storage of food and nutrients. Some plants need long roots that can…
Botany for Gardeners: The Root-Characteristics and Functions
Most of the plants in our garden have roots. We take the roots for granted and usually don’t consider them an important visual feature of our garden but they are…
Botany for Gardeners: The Leaf-Margins
When you read the description of a plant you may see terms like “entire”, “dentate”, and “crenate”. They are probably referring to the margin/edges of the leaf and are important…
Botany for Gardeners: The Leaf-Shape
Leaf shape is an important characteristic when gardening because it is used for the identification of plants and, more importantly, influences the texture that the plant will give to the…