What
The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust supports education and research in ornamental horticulture through grants to botanical gardens, arboreta, universities, and other charitable organizations strongly-aligned with its funding interests.
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What is ornamental horticulture?
Ornamental horticulture concerns the culture, care, and use of plants to create beautiful spaces designed for human aesthetic enjoyment. While these efforts also may support general community engagement, healthy ecosystems, and wildlife habitats, the ornamental elements and attributes are those most relevant to the Trust. Competitive proposals provide evidence of alignment with the Trust’s interest in ornamental horticulture.
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How does ornamental horticulture differ from botany or agriculture?
Botany, a branch of biology, is a pure science, and involves the study of plant life, from mosses to flowering plants, while ornamental horticulture is an applied science involving the cultivation of plants for human aesthetic enjoyment.
Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber, and other desired products by the cultivation of certain plants. Ornamental horticulture is a branch of agriculture concerned with growing plants for aesthetic gratification.
Where
The Trust supports projects and activities in:
- North America
- South America
- Central America
- the Caribbean
- Australia
- New Zealand
How
The Trust seeks to fund projects that will further ornamental horticulture through organizations pursuing the following activities: