What is Horticulture?

Answer 1

"Horticulturists can work in industry, government, or educational institutions. They can be cropping systems engineers, wholesale or retail business managers, propagators and tissue culture specialists (fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, and turf), crop inspectors, crop production advisors, extension specialists, plant breeders, research scientists, and of course, teachers."

So basically a horticulturist is a lot like a botanist only they do more of the plant growing and maintenance than classifying plants. I copy and pasted the above information as did one other gentlemen who forgot to credit the wikipedia for where he got the information. Mine's below.

Answer 2

The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants.
Horticulture involves five areas of study. These areas are floriculture (includes production and marketing of floral crops), landscape horticulture (includes production, marketing and maintenance of landscape plants), olericulture (includes production and marketing of vegetables), pomology (includes production and marketing of fruits), and postharvest physiology (involves maintaining quality and preventing spoilage of horticultural crops).

Answer 3

Horticulture is anything and everything to do with plants

Answer 4

dorothy parker when asked to use horticulture in a sentance

You can lead a ***** to culture but you cant make her think!

Answer 5

The science and art of growing fruit, flowers, ornamental plants, and vegetables in small gardens

Answer 6

The best definition I can give you is "the raising of plants," like agriculture is "the raising of crops."

Answer 7

It's the study of plants and ecosystems.

Answer 8

dealing with plants

Answer 9

gardening... etc... has to do w/ planting/growing/farming etc... landscaping...