La jardinería es el arte y la práctica de cultivar los jardines. Consiste en cultivar, tanto en un espacio abierto como cerrado, flores (arriates), árboles, hortalizas, o verduras (huertas), ya sea por estética, por gusto o para la alimentación, y en cuya consecución el objetivo económico es algo secundario. El término "jardín", conocido desde el siglo XII, parece provenir del compuesto latino-germánico hortus gardinus que significa, literalmente, "jardín rodeado de una valla", del latín hortus, jardín fráncico, o gart o gardo "cerrado", como si el jardín tuviera que defenderse contra los animales e incluso de los ladrones.

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Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants as part of horticulture. In gardens, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants, such as root vegetables, leaf vegetables, fruits, and herbs, are grown for consumption, for use as dyes, or for medicinal or cosmetic use. Gardening is considered to be a relaxing activity for many people. Gardening ranges in scale from fruit orchards, to long boulevard plantings with one or more different types of shrubs, trees, and herbaceous plants, to residential yards including lawns and foundation plantings, to plants in large or small containers grown inside or outside. Gardening may be very specialized, with only one type of plant grown, or involve a large number of different plants in mixed plantings. It involves an active participation in the growing of plants, and tends to be labor-intensive, which differentiates it from farming or forestry.

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