Gardening

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion (5)
  2. 4. The wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material (6)
  3. 6. Emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it (8)
  4. 7. A long artificial mound of stone or earth (10)
  5. 8. An edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge (6)
  6. 9. A financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities (4)
  7. 10. A mixture of decaying vegetation and manure (7)

Down

  1. 1. An elevated geological formation (5)
  2. 3. A plant lasting for three seasons or more (9)
  3. 5. The privilege of using something that is not your own (8)