New Year Gardening Quiz: PART 2
Posted:5 January 2012
Take part in our three-part Gardening Quiz and join us for FREE on our visit to the wonderful winter garden at Cambridge University Botanic Gardens on Saturday 11February OR on our day trip to Woolbeding Gardens at Midhurst, West Sussex on Friday 20 April – first entry received wins!
Introduce a new friend to The Garden House and they will receive a 10% discount on their first booking!
GARDENING QUIZ: PART 2
1.How can you keep an area of soil weed free, without digging?
- Cut the tops off the weeds with scissors, to prevent them from seeding
- Cover the soil with a light-excluding mulch or mulch-fabric
- Ignore the weeds and they will eventually go away
2.When a gardener makes a ‘drill’ what is he/she making?
- A machine to make holes in the ground
- A shallow trench in which to sow seeds
- A loud noise to scare away birds
3.A ‘kumquat’ is a small Japanese variety of what sort of fruit?
- Citrus
- Plum
- Pineapple
4.Harry Wheatcroft was a renowned breeder of which type of plant?
- Fuchsias
- Begonias
- Roses
5.Name the evergreen hedging conifer that has created many a neighbourhood dispute?
- The British Leyland cedar
- The Leyland cypress
- The Lakeland cupressus
6.What is the Latin name for the Rowan tree?
- Sorbus
- Malus
- Prunus
7.On what would you use the spray containing the chemical ‘Glyphosate’?
- Persistent weeds
- Greenfly, blackfly and whitefly
- Black spot of roses
8.What is the popular name for the Antirrhinum?
- Snake-bark maple
- Snapdragon
- Dog’s tooth violet
9.Who or what is Muller-Thurgau?
- A botanist from Victorian Bavaria
- A variety of grape
- A summer pudding using raspberries and yoghurt
10.In garden design terms, what is a Ha-Ha?
- A ditch forming a boundary but not obscuring the view
- An area of the garden using mirrors or other illusions
- An arbour or other secluded seating area
INSTRUCTIONS:
Print off each of the four quiz parts, ring around the correct answer, add your name and address (of course!) – and post to Bridgette and Deborah at The Garden House, 5 Warleigh Road, Brighton BN1 4NT
Answers must be received by 25th JANUARY – and we’ll announce the winner by the end of January – best of luck!