: an area where plants are grown for commercial or decorative purposes
also
: the plants grown in such an area
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Try out companion planting to repel pests, and select pest-resistant plant cultivars.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2024
Carbon neutral refers to offsetting or neutralizing emissions through carbon-removal activities like planting trees or purchasing carbon credits, without necessarily reducing emissions at the source.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 10 July 2024
New Central Florida plants are started from seed each fall or purchased from garden centers for winter or early spring planting.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2024
The tourism industry’s push for urgent measures to woo visitors also comes as Thailand, which two years ago became the first country in Asia to decriminalize the use of cannabis, is preparing to reclassify marijuana as a narcotic, tightening rules on planting, sales, and exports and imports.
—Tassia Sipahutar / Bloomberg, TIME, 3 July 2024
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2024
Carbon neutral refers to offsetting or neutralizing emissions through carbon-removal activities like planting trees or purchasing carbon credits, without necessarily reducing emissions at the source.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 10 July 2024
New Central Florida plants are started from seed each fall or purchased from garden centers for winter or early spring planting.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2024
The tourism industry’s push for urgent measures to woo visitors also comes as Thailand, which two years ago became the first country in Asia to decriminalize the use of cannabis, is preparing to reclassify marijuana as a narcotic, tightening rules on planting, sales, and exports and imports.
—Tassia Sipahutar / Bloomberg, TIME, 3 July 2024
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“Planting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planting. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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