Подай ръка за да учим заедно: Garden

четвъртък, 23 януари 2020 г.

Garden

Garden vocabulary

The area behind your house that is covered with grass or other plants, is a garden. To keep their garden looking good, people usually have to pull weeds and plant seedlings.

There are names for every tool or equipment used in gardening, so let’s take a look at some of them:

store house/shed – it’s a small building in the yard/garden where people usually keep tools or gardening equipment.

faucet – a device that is used to control the flow of water from a pipe.

garden hose – a long cord used for watering a garden.

wheelbarrow – it’s a garden cart, which people use to move dirt, compost, piles of leaves, etc.

lawn mower – it’s a machine for cutting grass

watering can – it’s a container that is used to pour water on plants.

rake – it’s a long-handled instrument with long teeth for gathering leaves into a pile or smoothing soil for planting.

fork – it’s a tool that has four sturdy teeth and is used for loosening hard dirt and lifting soil

hand trowel – it’s a small tool we use for digging

digging shovel – used to dig holes or transport dirt from a wheelbarrow to your garden

pruning shears – used to cut or trim small branches; can be used for harvesting herbs, fruits or vegetables.

boots – shoes that are designed to protect your feet from injury, water and mud.

gardening gloves – they protect your hands from getting dirty and from injuries such as scratches, scrapes or splinters. Wearing gloves also helps avoid rashes and allergic reactions to plants or other chemicals.

bucket – a cylindrical metal or plastic container with a handle that is used to hold and carry liquids or other material.

compost – decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer

seeds - a plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another plant.

fence – it’s typically a wooden structure that surrounds an area of ground to mark a boundary or control access

grass – a short, green plant with long, narrow leaves

flower bed – an area where plants are grown

vegetable garden – also known as a vegetable patch or vegetable plot; it’s a plot of ground where vegetables and other plants are grown for human consumption.