Gardening

5. a flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk. Leaves are the main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration.
7. a small piece of ground used to grow vegetables, fruit, herbs, or flowers.
8. (of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically; progress to maturity.
9. a flowering plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant.
11. a chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its fertility.
14. nourishment; sustenance.
15. a tool with a broad flat blade and typically upturned sides, used for moving coal, earth, snow or other material.

1. beneath the surface of the ground.
2. a small container, typically with sloping sides and made from plastic or earthenware, used for growing a plant in.
3. a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site, absorbing water and inorganic substances through its roots, and synthesizing nutrients in its leaves by photosynthesis using the green pigment chlorophyll.
4. a portable water container with a long spout and a detachable perforated cap, used for watering plants.
6. the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) that are typically surrounded by a brightly colored corolla (petals) and a green calyx (sepals).
10. the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles.
11. the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.
12. the part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibers.
13. a part of a tree which grows out from the trunk or from a bough.