How does biodiversity help connect people to the bigger picture and make them think outside of their immediate problems? How might we encourage wildlife to come into our green spaces? Historically, how have green spaces been used for the benefit of the wider population? What about women in horticulture -you should be able to discuss a rough timescale of when women became accepted within horticulture, from the setting up of the Edinburgh School of Gardening for Women in 1902 (horticultural colleges were men -only until then) to current day levels of acceptance. Can you explain the WFGA, and what it was set up to achieve? What about equal pay? When did women begin to get the same pay as men within horticulture when they worked as gardeners, for example? How did the Second World War affect women’s place in horticulture? You should also have covered and be able to discuss how horticulture benefits the environment. What are the main types of stored carbon and how can this understanding affect how we grow and what we plant (trees, for example – what is their role in carbon capture and storage?) What are the factors that affect carbon absorption by a tree? Can you explain these? What are the ‘green gains’ of planting hedges, plants, and trees in cities? (transpiration cools the air, shade is provided, they can absorb carbon and connect people to nature, for example). How can horticulturalists make good choices by weighing up the pros and cons of particular trees in city settings? Oak, for example, is very good at filtering particles, but an oak tree gives off a lot of pollen and volatile
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