: an area where plants are grown for commercial or decorative purposes
also
: the plants grown in such an area
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Dig a planting hole 1 to 2 inches deeper than the depth of the root mass and just as wide.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
Tamony is quick to point out that fall planting also has the benefit of time.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Youth split up into groups and fan out to the different gardens, weeding, watering, planting and harvesting the vegetables.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The low-maintenance turf is punctuated with spikey and flowering plantings that add dimension and character, French drains redirect water away from the foundation, and for all the green thumbs, a side yard holds citrus, fig, and crab apple trees.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
Tamony is quick to point out that fall planting also has the benefit of time.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Youth split up into groups and fan out to the different gardens, weeding, watering, planting and harvesting the vegetables.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The low-maintenance turf is punctuated with spikey and flowering plantings that add dimension and character, French drains redirect water away from the foundation, and for all the green thumbs, a side yard holds citrus, fig, and crab apple trees.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Planting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planting. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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