ETYM Latin hortus garden + cultura culture: cf. French horticulture. Related to Yard an inclosure, and Culture.
Art and science of growing flowers, fruit, and vegetables. Horticulture is practiced in gardens and orchards, along with millions of acres of land devoted to vegetable farming. Some areas, like California, have specialized in horticulture because they have the mild climate and light fertile soil most suited to these crops.
The cultivation of a garden or orchard; the art of cultivating gardens or orchards.