native soil
noun
: the place where someone is originally from
They have returned to their native soil.
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Wherever its native soil, sometime in the mid-1850s it was taken to a yard on San Pedro Street in downtown L.A.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
That’s an old-school recommendation and research has since found that your tree needs to learn to survive in the native soil.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
The shrub needs to learn to grow in its native soil, says LeCompte.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
Refill it with native soil and some compost (and even some aged manure) prior to planting.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2024
Fill in any open spaces with 50% organic compost and 50% native soil.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 29 June 2024
His return soon to Central America will allow his mother, Emerita, to lay her youngest child to rest in his native soil.
—Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
The final contact with the tree on its native soil occurred when the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl collected seeds from the last surviving example.
—Daniel Lewis, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
His audacious plan is not just to rob the train but to capture its rich and famous passengers, using them as bargaining chips to force a weak Chinese government to grant him autonomous control over his native soil.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2024
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
That’s an old-school recommendation and research has since found that your tree needs to learn to survive in the native soil.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
The shrub needs to learn to grow in its native soil, says LeCompte.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
Refill it with native soil and some compost (and even some aged manure) prior to planting.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2024
Fill in any open spaces with 50% organic compost and 50% native soil.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 29 June 2024
His return soon to Central America will allow his mother, Emerita, to lay her youngest child to rest in his native soil.
—Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
The final contact with the tree on its native soil occurred when the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl collected seeds from the last surviving example.
—Daniel Lewis, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
His audacious plan is not just to rob the train but to capture its rich and famous passengers, using them as bargaining chips to force a weak Chinese government to grant him autonomous control over his native soil.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Native soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/native%20soil. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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