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==Flower pots== |
==Flower pots== |
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Through the centuries, the use of flowerpots has influenced the history of [[horticulture]], which "blossomed" once people had the ability to move plants from one environment to another.The [[Egyptians]] were among the first to use pots this way. The [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] were the first to bring potted plants inside in cold weather. In the [[1700s]], pots allowed [[breadfruit]] seedlings to be transported from [[Tahiti]] to the [[West Indies]], and [[geranium]]s made the journey from [[Africa]] to [[North America]]. [[Orchid]]s and [[African violet]]s have also traveled long distances in containers. |
Through the centuries, the use of flowerpots has influenced the history of [[horticulture]], which "blossomed" once people had the ability to move plants from one environment to another.The [[Egyptians]] were among the first to use pots this way. The [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] were the first to bring potted plants inside in cold weather. In the [[1700s]], pots allowed [[breadfruit]] seedlings to be transported from [[Tahiti]] to the [[West Indies]], and [[geranium]]s made the journey from [[Africa]] to [[North America]]. [[Orchid]]s and [[African violet]]s have also traveled long distances in containers. |
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The plantpot shot to fame through the ever popular rendition of Oh!What a lovely war by Frederick Irwin, worn precosiously on the head of Breeana Humphreys whose interpretive plant pot non verbals are still famed today |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
Revision as of 08:42, 17 August 2008
A plantpot is any container (such as a pot) in which plants are cultivated. Terra cotta is often used to make plantpots (often flowerpots) but they are also often made from plastic, wood, stone, or sometimes biodegradable material. An example of biodegradable pots are the so-called "Jiffy" pots. Sometimes there is a small hole in the bottom, which takes excess water away to a plate that is placed under the plantpot. The plant can use this water with its root system, as needed. Recently, some plantpots have an automatic watering system, using a reservoir.
Flower pots
Through the centuries, the use of flowerpots has influenced the history of horticulture, which "blossomed" once people had the ability to move plants from one environment to another.The Egyptians were among the first to use pots this way. The Romans were the first to bring potted plants inside in cold weather. In the 1700s, pots allowed breadfruit seedlings to be transported from Tahiti to the West Indies, and geraniums made the journey from Africa to North America. Orchids and African violets have also traveled long distances in containers.
The plantpot shot to fame through the ever popular rendition of Oh!What a lovely war by Frederick Irwin, worn precosiously on the head of Breeana Humphreys whose interpretive plant pot non verbals are still famed today
Gallery
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Meillandine rose in a terra cotta flowerpot