Botanary v. Garden Terms

Could someone patient ;) explain the difference between these two features? Whenever I am wondering about the definition of something, I check the botanary...and never even think to check the garden terms and am wondering why there is a need for each separately. I guess I understand that one is more geared toward the actual act of gardening with more "laymen" terms, and the other is more scientific, but whats the point if each word has it's own entry anyhow?

Thank you for your help! Susanne

The Botanary translates the Latin and Greek terminology into English; Garden Terms does the rest.

Ok, that makes it a little more obvious for me when I'm wondering a definition: Is it in English or Latin? Now I'm curious as to the evolution of the 2. Was one first or were they parallel and kept separate? I'm just really curious as to why there is two. Heh, you thought the patience was over!

How did you miss this intro? LOL

I know I know I saw that...I'm more or less playing devil's advocate or maybe just devil here hah:) In a dictionary there are both scientific and generic terms, I dont see why they have to be different. I understand the fundamental difference, I just dont understand the benefit of the difference. If one has 2,000 and one has 14,000, whats keeping them from being combined? I'm going to shut up now :)

I was the one who initially asked to have them separate. Here's why:

Botanary is designed to work with PlantFiles and provide the etymology and pronunciation for plant names. (Strictly speaking, it is intended to be a plant name dictionary or botanical dictionary.) Family, genus, species, even some of the Latinized cultivar or varietal names are found there. When the term is used in PlantFiles, it appears with the Botanary information and link beside it.

Garden Terms is much more laid back and broad in its approach - it allows our members to define - in their own words - any gardening or farming terminology, whether arcane or just obscure, or fairly comonplace. If you want to know what a harrow or tuteur is, look up compost tea recipes, or get tips for soil solarization, then Garden Terms is the place to do it.

Thank you Terry- that's what I was wondering, the applicaple reason for their separation. My curiosity can rest now! Susanne