Each of the items listed in this section have been designed to enhance your learning experience and provide a foundation for the core lecture.
What does the term higher plant mean? What plants do not fall into this category?
How can pruning an apical bud affect axillary buds?
What are the primary function(s) of roots?
What are the functions of xylem and phloem?
What environmental factors can impact transpiration?
What are some factors that could impact plant hardiness?
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This week, we will explore key plant structures and their functions. Plus, we will see how those structures influence the ways in which various plants reproduce and can be propagated.
Your local Coordinator will host a class session in person that will include hands-on activities and discussions. These activities will deepen your understanding of this week's topic and help you connect with your fellow interns and local Association.
These resources will help you dive deeper into this week's topic.
Use these questions and case studies to deepen your understanding of this week's topic. You don't have to turn in your answers, but you may discuss them in class.
Some of you (maybe your agent too) cringe at the word botany. Did the teaching and activities this week help you see that these concepts are actually involved in pretty much everything we do in our gardens? Did this change your perspective on botany or anatomy?
Do you think that some of these concepts could be intimidating to new gardeners or younger generations? How would you go about teaching key practices, like pruning or propagation, these principles in a practical way to a member of your family or community just getting interested in plants?
What are some of your favorite apps for identifying plants? How has technology changed gardening in the past few years?
We have talked a lot about the scientific, but when you think of planting a seed and watching it germinate or propagating a plant or even pruning or suckering a plant, memories of people may come to mind. Who was it that taught you these principles and practices? Tell us about a person who has been a key part of your gardening history or knowledge.