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Raised-bed gardening
is a form of gardening in which the soil is formed in 3 to 4 foot wide
beds, which can be of any length or shape. The soil is raised above the
surrounding soil, is sometimes enclosed by a frame generally made of wood,
rock, or concrete blocks, and may be enriched with compost. The vegetable
plants are spaced in geometric patterns, much closer together than conventional
row gardening. Source
A garden is a
planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and
enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both
natural and man-made materials. The most common form today is known as a residential
garden, but the term garden has
traditionally been a more general one. Zoos, which display wild animals in
simulated natural habitats, were formerly called zoological gardens. Source
A rose is a
woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species.
They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing or trailing with
stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape
and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows
and reds. The aggregate fruit of the rose is a berry-like structure called a rose
hip. Many of the domestic cultivars do not produce hips, as the flowers are so
tightly petalled that they do not provide access for pollination. The hips of
most species are red, but a few (e.g. Rosa
pimpinellifolia) have dark purple to black hips. Each hip comprises an
outer fleshy layer, the hypanthium, which contains 5–160 "seeds"
(technically dry single-seeded fruits called achenes) embedded in a matrix of
fine, but stiff, hairs. Source
