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GARDEN GLASS [3 records]

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Record 1 2021-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shelters (Horticulture)
CONT

A glass cloche creates a miniature greenhouse environment for just one plant in the garden. This allows you to extend the growing season by planting earlier in spring or for growing longer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Abris (Horticulture)

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Shelters (Horticulture)
CONT

Bell Glasses... These were large bell-shaped glass covers to be put over small, delicate plants to protect them and accelerate their growth. The bell glasses would have been used both directly on the ground in the garden and on flower pots in the hothouse.

Key term(s)
  • garden glass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Abris (Horticulture)
DEF

Abri vitré portatif utilisé en horticulture pour favoriser la levée des semis, la reprise des boutures ou la culture des plantes fragiles.

CONT

La cloche protège les plantes du froid; l'air et le sol se réchauffent par effet de serre sous l'action du soleil : l'humidité peut s'y maintenir assez élevée si l'étanchéité est bien assurée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción vegetal
  • Umbráculos (Horticultura)
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Record 3 1992-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

Garden and landscape design deals with the treatment of land areas not covered by buildings, when those areas are considered important to visual experience, with or without utilitarian function.... Garden and landscape design... works with a wide range of natural and processed materials capable of holding up well in the specific local climatic conditions of the site. These materials include earth, rock, water, and plants, either existing on the site or brought in; and construction materials such as concrete, stone, brick, wood, tile, metal, and glass.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

Conception et création du jardin. Le jardin moderne doit être fonctionnel; il faut que son ensemble et chacune de ses parties répondent à un besoin ou une satisfaction et aient leur utilité.

Spanish

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