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GARDEN PLOT [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Management and Policy
  • Agricultural Economics
CONT

Household plot is a production unit where there is less than one hectare of agricultural or forest land or there is no agricultural or forest land and where agricultural products are produced mainly(more than one-half) for own use and where : there are 50 or more square metres of kitchen garden or there are at least three fruit trees or six berry bushes, or there are at least 10 rabbits, 10 domestic fowls or other farm animals, or there are at least three beehives.

CONT

Household plots are typical of all [Central European] countries and the role of women in the work on the household plot is decisive.

OBS

household plot: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion et politique agricole
  • Économie agricole
OBS

Dans l'ex-bloc de l'Est : peut atteindre 1 à 3 hectares et, dans certain pays, comporter des serres ou un élevage semi-industriel de volailles.

OBS

lopin individuel : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
DEF

A linear barrier between two surface materials; commonly used between a lawn and gravel.

CONT

Method of making textured edging. A molded barrier edging for use in lawns and gardens [which] may be used to surround an entire garden or plot of land, encircle the base of a tree, or provide a border between a landscaped area at the foot of a building and other land.

CONT

Edging/Barriers - grass/garden interface. a) Barrier edging (such as plastic edging at least 6" deep). ... - leave at least 1/4" to ½" above the ground ... - extend ends of edging along the side of any solid barrier in the direction of the lawn (such as along the house or a sidewalk). b) Flat edging (to accommodate the wheels of a lawn mower). - some sort of flat continuous edging (such as bricks, paving stones, or stones) should be placed inside the lawn edging (on the garden side) so that the lawn mower wheels could ride on them ...

PHR

Barrier edging; lawn edging.

PHR

Continuous, flat, raised edging; plastic edging.

PHR

Garden side of an edging.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

Les bordures servent à séparer des espaces ayant des fonctions différentes (un stationnement d'un sentier pédestre) ou à limiter des matériaux, des textures, définir des transitions, les lignes particulières d'un design ou encore diriger les eaux de drainage. Elles minimisent [sic : réduisent] aussi l'entretien en empêchant les matériaux granulaires de déborder sur les pelouses. Mais les bordures sont surtout utiles et nécessaires au maintien et à la stabilité de certains pavages tels que l'asphalte et les dallages non cimentés.

CONT

Bordure pelouse/terre ou pelouse/parterre de fleurs. Si EverEdge [marque déposée] doit maintenir une pelouse en position, il conviendra d'enterrer au moins 1/3 du corps de la bordure avec les pointes. La bordure EverEdge devra être positionnée environ 15 mm en dessous du niveau de tonte de l'herbe, ou, dans le cas d'une séparation avec un parterres de fleurs, à niveau avec la terre.

CONT

Bordure à planter. Bois exotique. 20 x 55 cm. [...] La bordure permet de délimiter les différentes parties de votre jardin : allée en gravier, parterre de fleurs, potager, pelouse...

PHR

Bordure à niveau avec la terre, en saillie, enterrée, plate, saillante; décorative, nette; de béton, de bois, de pierres, de galets.

PHR

Bordure pelouse/terre; bordure pelouse/parterre de fleurs; bordure (de) pavé, (de) pelouse, (de) trottoir; bordure barrière; bordure formant une barrière; bordure séparation; bordure de séparation.

PHR

Coupe-bordure; dresse-bordure.

PHR

Corps de bordure.

PHR

La bordure borde, délimite, sépare les parterres.

PHR

Pierres dressées en bordure.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura paisajista
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