- Plants take in Co2 - without plants we would run out of oxygen & die very quickly & animals - source of food - chemicals (medicine)
- Special celebrations of certain plants/trees
- Survival of wildlife - feeds butterflies, moths, bees - pollen etc
- Log piles & rough undisturbed areas for hedgehogs, worms, grass snakes, newts, frogs & toads, compost, birds
- Garden tourism - Eden project etc
Plants form the basic food staple for all life forms. They are the major source of food and oxygen on earth, since no animal can supply these necessary components without plants. The cattle we eat as beef, feed on grasses and the fish we eat, consume algae and are therefore dependent on plants for well being. Other important uses of plants include, providing shelter for animals, providing materials for clothing (cotton fibers), paper products, medicines and other chemicals, producing coal from once living plant material, reducing wind speed and noise levels, and reducing soil erosion and water runoff.
There are many different types of cash crops that produce money for farmers. Olive oil comes from olives, corn oil comes from corn, and peanut oil comes from peanuts. Typical agricultural products like corn, wheat, rye, and rice are all considered cash crops. Coffee plants produce beans that are used to make coffee; coca plants give us chocolate; vanilla plants grow long thin beans that are used to produce vanilla flavoring. Many drinks and beverages, like cola and tea, come from plants. Rubber from trees is also a cash crop, as is lumber, fruit, vegetables, and cotton.
Plants are also used in agriculture to help reduce wind speed. Planting trees in a row prevents the wind from blowing away the valuable topsoil. In the forest, trees act as shelter for many organisms.
Plants are also important for the overall ecology of an area. Roots help to stabilize soil and prevent erosion by water run off (soil conservation). Plants are also important in our atmosphere because they use carbon dioxide and give off oxygen while they undergo photosynthesis.
Plants are also used in the urban setting to reduce noise, produce shade, and to beautify an area. Trees add value to homes and communities.
"The word "garden" comes from the Old English "geard", meaning a fence or enclosure, and from "garth" meaning a yard or a piece of enclosed ground. The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology gives the meaning of garden as "enclosed cultivated ground" and The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary as "an enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables". Enclosure is essential to gardening, and this raises fundamental questions, such as who is doing the enclosing, who owns the land, and who is being kept out."
Below are some of the most magnificent garden layouts worldwide, some with amazing floral displays, some with fantastic architecture and fountains.
Garden of Eden - Created For Mankind
There are many different types of cash crops that produce money for farmers. Olive oil comes from olives, corn oil comes from corn, and peanut oil comes from peanuts. Typical agricultural products like corn, wheat, rye, and rice are all considered cash crops. Coffee plants produce beans that are used to make coffee; coca plants give us chocolate; vanilla plants grow long thin beans that are used to produce vanilla flavoring. Many drinks and beverages, like cola and tea, come from plants. Rubber from trees is also a cash crop, as is lumber, fruit, vegetables, and cotton.
Plants are also used in agriculture to help reduce wind speed. Planting trees in a row prevents the wind from blowing away the valuable topsoil. In the forest, trees act as shelter for many organisms.
Plants are also important for the overall ecology of an area. Roots help to stabilize soil and prevent erosion by water run off (soil conservation). Plants are also important in our atmosphere because they use carbon dioxide and give off oxygen while they undergo photosynthesis.
Plants are also used in the urban setting to reduce noise, produce shade, and to beautify an area. Trees add value to homes and communities.
"The word "garden" comes from the Old English "geard", meaning a fence or enclosure, and from "garth" meaning a yard or a piece of enclosed ground. The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology gives the meaning of garden as "enclosed cultivated ground" and The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary as "an enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables". Enclosure is essential to gardening, and this raises fundamental questions, such as who is doing the enclosing, who owns the land, and who is being kept out."
Below are some of the most magnificent garden layouts worldwide, some with amazing floral displays, some with fantastic architecture and fountains.
The Garden of Cosmic Speculation – Scotland
Suan Nong Nooch – Thailand
Yogi Hraday Kamal - India
The Eden Project
Keukenhof Gardens – The Netherlands
Versailles – France
Jardim Botânico de Curitiba – Brazil
Butchart Gardens – Canada
Yuyuan Garden – China
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden – EUA
Shalimar Garden – Pakistan
Having researched into gardens, I have found them to be quite religious and classed as sacred spaces. There are also gardens such as the Garden of Eden and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
The Seven Wonders of World refers to any of several lists of remarkable constructions of classical antiquity based on guidebooks popular among the ancient Hellenic tourists, particularly in the 1st and 2nd centuries BC. The most prominent of these, the versions by Antipater of Sidon and an observer identified as Philon of Byzantium, is composed of seven works located around the Mediterranean rim. In turn, this original list has inspired innumerable versions through the ages, often in keeping with the limited number of seven entries. Of the original Seven Wonders, only one - The Great Pyramid of Giza - has remained relatively intact into the current day.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are considered to be one of the original Seven Wonders of The Ancient World. They were built in the ancient city-state of Babylon, near present-day Al Hillah, Babil, in Iraq.
The Garden of Eden is described in Genesis, Chapters 2 and 3. The Lord created the Garden specifically for Adam, the first man, whom God had formed. In Genesis 2:8-9, we read: "The LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. And out of the ground the LORD God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food." Some believe the Garden was atop a mountain, or perhaps it was an outlet for freshwater springs, because we read, "a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads. " (Genesis 2:10)
Thus, the Garden of Eden was perfect. It offered both beauty and sustenance, being home to every tree "that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, " and a source of freshwater from the river to drink. As for man, God "put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. " (Genesis 2:15)
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