: an area where plants are grown for commercial or decorative purposes
also
: the plants grown in such an area
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Maturing at 15 to 25 feet tall and wide, redbud makes a good street tree, understory planting, or accent in garden beds.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
But there are promising signs: a program that offers coco de mer seeds to locals for planting outperformed all expectations, and new trees are beginning to sprout.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2025
In the 1990s, a dispute with Martha Stewart, his neighbor at his former Georgica home, over plantings along a property line culminated in an incident in which Stewart allegedly backed her car into Macklowe’s landscaper.
—Andrew Rice, Curbed, 26 June 2025
Yet another is increasing the livability of underserved neighborhoods through tree planting and the establishment of energy-efficient community cooling centers.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
But there are promising signs: a program that offers coco de mer seeds to locals for planting outperformed all expectations, and new trees are beginning to sprout.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2025
In the 1990s, a dispute with Martha Stewart, his neighbor at his former Georgica home, over plantings along a property line culminated in an incident in which Stewart allegedly backed her car into Macklowe’s landscaper.
—Andrew Rice, Curbed, 26 June 2025
Yet another is increasing the livability of underserved neighborhoods through tree planting and the establishment of energy-efficient community cooling centers.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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“Planting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planting. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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