Urban horticulture is the science and study of the growing plants in an urban environment. It focuses on the functional use of horticulture so as to maintain and improve the surrounding urban area.[1][2] Urban horticulture has seen an increase in attention with the global trend of urbanization and works to study the harvest, aesthetic, architectural, recreational and psychological purposes and effects of plants in urban environments.
Salad lettuce cultivation at the Growing Communities' urban plot, in Springfield Park, Clapton, North LondonSmall radish grown on a balcony in Barcelona cityA variety of flowers and vegetables grown under metal halide lamps
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