Horticulture is the art and science of growing plants. This definition is seen in its etymology, which is derived from the Latin words hortus, which means "garden" and cultura which means "to cultivate". It is important to note that there are various divisions of horticulture because plants are grown for a variety of reasons. In anthropology, horticulture refers to a subsistence strategy characterized by the small-scale, non-industrial cultivation of plants for food. Horticulture is typically small-scale or ornamental, as compared to the larger-scale cultivation of crops that is seen in agriculture. However, there are aspects of horticulture that are industrialized/commercial such as greenhouse production across the globe. There are many disciplines or areas within horticulture that require highly specialized skills and knowledge of the horticulturist. For each of these, there are various job-positions, aspects, tools used and associated challenges. Horticulture started with the domestication of plants. At first, only plants for sustenance were grown and maintained, but eventually as humanity became more and more sedentary, plants were grown for their ornamental value. Horticulture is considered to have diverged from agriculture when people started growing plants for pleasure, rather than just for sustenance.Today, horticulture is fundamental to our society and ways of life. There are emerging technologies to facilitate ease within the industry, but these also have their consequences, environmentally. There are many organizations and societies around the world, that are formed by horticulturists and those within the industry. These include The Royal Horticultural Society, International Society for Horticultural Science, The American Society of Horticultural Science, The Horticultural Society of India, The Global Horticulture Initiative, The Chartered Institute of Horticulture and The Australian Society of Horticultural Science - to name a few. Source: Wikipedia (en)