| A | B |
| Agriculture | the production of plants and animals to meet basic human needs |
| Horticulture | the culture of plants for food, comfort, and beauty |
| Botany | the study of plants, including life cycle, structure, growth and classification |
| Ornamental Horticulture | describes growing and using plants for their beauty |
| Floriculture | the production, transportation, and use of flower and foliage plants |
| Landscape horticulture | deals with producing and using plants to make our outdoor environment more appealing |
| Nursery | a place where plants, shrubs, and ornamental trees are started for transplanting to landscape areas |
| Interiorscaping | use of foliage plants to create pleasing and comfortable areas inside buildings; to create the feeling of outdoors |
| Foliage Plant | one grown and sold for its beautiful colored leaves and stem |
| Olericulture | the growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of vegetables |
| Pomology | the growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of fruits and nuts |