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| Laced | Pinks which have a band of a different colour around the edge of the petals. |
| Lanceolate | A leaf shaped like a lance, longer than it is wide. |
| Lateral | A shoot coming from the side of the main stem, at an angle. |
| Layering | A way of propagating a shoot which is still attached to the parent plant by pegging it into the ground. |
| Leaching | If water drains through the soil the soluble nutrients will be washed away |
| Leader | The shoot that is the strongest. |
| Leaf-bud cutting | A cutting with a single leaf and a shoot attached. |
| Leafmould | Any pile of leaves if left long enough will eventually rot down and become leafmould to be used as a mulch or added to soil to improve it. |
| Leaf-fall | The time of year when deciduous trees drop their leaves. |
| Legume | Member of the pea family. |
| Light | The glass or plastic covering of a cold frame. |
| Lime | Added to soil to reduce the acidity as it contains calcium and magnesium. |
| Line out | Planting out young plants temporarily. |
| Loam | A balanced fertile soil containing equal proportions of clay, sand and humus. |
| Long Tom | Deep, narrow flower pot. |
| Lute | This tool is a type of rake used to get a top dressing into a lawn. |