Landscape Maintenance QAL {Questions and Answers} (2024 / 2025) (Verified by Experts)

Where does a maintenance gardener spray? - ANSWER On or around ornamental plants, turf, fruit trees, shrubs, and small fruits and berries. Areas typically include homes, businesses, cemeteries, parks, malls and places with indoor plants. Work often around human activities. Why does a maintenance gardener spray? - ANSWER To control a pest so that it does not compete with other plants for nutrition, and for aesthetics. What is a weed? - ANSWER A weed is a plant that is not desired in a landscape. Weeds also compete with desired plants for water, nutrition, and space. What is a pest? - ANSWER A pest is an organism that can cause problems in various ways including: competing with people for food and fiber; transmitting diseases between plants, damaging plants, and damaging structures