Horticulture classification is a classification based on the biological characteristics and cultivation technology characteristics of horticultural plants.

Gardening

In order to facilitate the analysis of the two "gardening" due to the conflict of the same name between the translation of "gardening" and the word "horticulture" in agricultural terminology, here are the agricultural terms The special word "gardening" is called "special gardening", and the "gardening" currently popular in ordinary people's language is called "general gardening".

Specialized gardening corresponds to the English word "horticulture", and "general gardening" corresponds to the English word "gardening". Horticulture "General gardening" generally refers to work related to garden activities. Because people use words to express different meanings, the meanings vary in different language environments.

With the development of modern urban and rural areas, there are many high-rise buildings, criss-crossing roads, and the ground space is gradually reducing. How to use the scattered spaces or areas in front and behind urban residential houses, as well as on roofs, interiors, window sills, balconies, walls, etc., to cooperate with Urban construction, beautifying courtyards, and accelerating greening have attracted more and more attention from the general public.

Whether it is the effective space around courtyards, gardens, roofs, balconies or indoors and other related facilities, every opportunity is used to artificially create a clean and beautiful living environment and elegant and comfortable working conditions. This plays an important role in cultivating good morals and social atmosphere and developing modern socialist material civilization and spirit.

The cultivation purpose of "specialized horticulture" is to produce high-quality crops in order to obtain maximum economic benefits, while the cultivation of "general horticulture" is mainly for viewing, supplemented by production.

Therefore, the former mainly emphasizes the scientific nature of management, while the latter requires not only the scientific nature of management, but also generally pays attention to the artistry in application, requiring the combination of scientific nature and artistry to make it expressive. It has dual value of appreciation and practicality.

In recent years, with the continuous enhancement of people's environmental awareness, in addition to landscaping, the trend of beautifying every corner of the living environment is gradually forming, so the content of "General Gardening" follows the development trend It is no longer limited to referring to technologies related to the use of ornamental plants for cultivation. It has begun to pay attention to plastic arts and develop them in the direction of ornamental art.