39. Gardens and gardening

get something by buying or being given it — I ________ the land around the cottage.

acquired

animals and plants in their natural state — I created my own ________ garden.

wildlife

a piece of land that slopes — A gentle ________ drops down to the pond.

slope

a group of plants or animals — It’s a rare ________ of frog.

species

planned for a particular purpose — It’s ________ for tropical fruits.

intended

coming from hot parts of the world — I grow ________ fruits.

tropical

fully grown — There are many ________ plants.

mature

a small garden building — There’s a ________ near the pond.

shed

a place where birds lay eggs — Birds build their ________.

nests

with a hole inside — It’s a ________ tree.

hollow

a small forest — There’s a ________ at the side of the garden.

wood

get something — How did you ________ the land?

acquire

natural animals — We protect ________.

wildlife

sloping land — The ________ leads down to the pond.

slope

group — It’s a ________ of plants.

species

purpose — It’s ________ for fruit.

intended

hot climate — It’s a ________ fruit.

tropical

fully grown — The plants are ________.

mature

garden building — I keep tools in the ________.

shed

bird home — Birds make a ________.

nest

empty inside — The tree is ________.

hollow

forest — It’s a small ________.

wood

a mixture added to soil to help plants grow — Add ________ to improve the soil.

compost

the top part of the earth — Plants grow in the ________.

soil

remove parts of a plant — You need to ________ bushes.

cut back

wet and soft ground — The ground is ________.

muddy

remove unwanted plants — You need to ________ the garden.

weed

sit and relax — Sit down and ________.

put your feet up

a line of bushes — Tidy the ________.

hedge

keeping something in good condition — Do routine ________.

maintenance

mixture for soil — Add ________ to the soil.

compost

earth — The ________ is fertile.

soil

reduce size — ________ the bush.

cut back

wet ground — The ground is ________.

muddy

remove plants — ________ the weeds.

weed

relax — I want to ________.

put my feet up

line of bushes — There’s a ________.

hedge

regular care — Do ________.

maintenance

plants — There are lots of ________.

compost

wet ground — The ground is ________.

muddy

cut grass — I ________ the lawn.

mowed

unwanted plants — The garden has ________.

weeds

relax — I can ________.

put my feet up

good soil — The soil is ________.

fertile

reduce size — Bushes need ________.

cutting back

remove plants — I need to ________ weeds.

weed

something you can use — Have you got a ________ I can use?

tool

relax — I’m going to ________.

sit down and relax

cut grass — He’s going to ________.

cut the grass

reduce size — You’ll need to ________ the bush.

cut back

improve — I’m going to ________ the soil.

improve

machine for cutting grass — Where’s the ________?

lawnmower

line of bushes — There’s a ________ of bushes.

hedge

remove weeds — I need to ________ weeds.

take out

natural world — The ________ is beautiful.

scenery

water area — Water flows to the ________.

pond

place with trees — I walk in the ________.

wood

plants — The garden has many ________.

plants

tools — The lights are ________ for the garden.

tools

plants — There are many ________.

species

land shape — There’s a gentle ________.

slope

hot climate plants — It’s hard to grow ________ fruit.

tropical

climate — It’s hot in the ________.

greenhouse

empty inside — The tree was ________.

hollow