Visualising the route you walked as you came across each plant, remembering the name and adding to the list as you continue the mental walk, can really help to embed the plants, their images and names into the mind. Have you ever played a group memory game where you have to repeat a sentence said by the person next to you and add to it until the last person has to remember all the sentences? I use this method to help people remember each other’s names at the beginning of workshops. If you’re ever close to a horticulture college and you notice students talking to themselves, this is likely what they’re up to. If I can’t pronounce the word out loud, I’ll always struggle to spell or remember it. 6: Repeat the words out loudĬombine this with all the other methods and you’re onto a winner. Whenever there’s an opportunity to look at the plant names – waiting in queues, just before bed, waiting for the kettle to boil, the names are there in my pocket. This app stores sharable notes and images in the cloud and I’ve found it helpful to save all the plant names I’m learning in there, along with their respective images. I’ve yet to try any revision apps but I find the Google Keep app an invaluable help on my mobile phone. 1: Break the names down into smaller words Botanical Latin became the universal language of plants (and animals) over 250 years ago and it’s still used today to help people have conversations around the world.Īll students have techniques to help them learn, here’s nine ways I’ve come across to help people remember and spell the botanical Latin names of flowers, trees, herbs, vegetables and shrubs. Recognising and understanding plants and remembering their botanical Latin names is a necessary requirement of any of the higher level modules and remembering them all can fill students with dread. Ultimately however, horticulture is about the plants. It’s about an appreciation of the planet, the climate and weather, beauty and other-worldliness horticulture is about life and living things, it’s above positive mental health, companionship and connection, it’s dazzlingly gratifying! It’s about nature, food and food sovereignty, sports surfaces, landscaping and creativity. Horticulture is so much more than simply gardening and pulling a few weeds.
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