How to Use horticulture in a Sentence
horticulture
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Join members of the horticulture team to learn about trees and shrubs.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 23 June 2024
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It is oft-described as the park’s heart of horticulture.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021
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In 2009, when Dave went to school to study horticulture, their gardens changed even more.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2021
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The holy grail of home horticulture is learning how to grow the perfect tomato crop just steps from your kitchen counter.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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There are people in the world of horticulture that feel one of the greatest sins in life is planting a non-native plant.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2024
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What’s more, much of the trading was done by people who knew their horticulture.
—John Schwartz, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2018
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One of her students there was Bell, who came to Oregon State in 1990 to study for his master’s in horticulture.
—Daniel E. Slotnik, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
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Even with their cheeky flirtatiousness, the pieces felt a bit out of place in the horticulture setting.
—Sheila Regan Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 12 July 2021
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Again, all the horticulture science in the world can't fix use pattern problems.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2022
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A couple of days before Mother's Day, there was a day to celebrate in the world of horticulture.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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The horticulture staff bought a peacock male and female at the Canton flea market.
—Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023
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Cappelli’s dad left his job in horticulture to be home with his daughter for about five years and then returned to work — as a teacher for the blind.
—Mike Anthony, courant.com, 8 Oct. 2019
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Guests can pose for photos from 9 a.m. to noon with Sperry, the most familiar voice in Texas horticulture.
—Faye Reeder, star-telegram, 30 Sep. 2017
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Usually, a horticulture oil spray can be applied to control the insects and cause the fungus to slough off.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Apr. 2021
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The Fleiges, who bought it from Muni in the 1990s for their Richmond horticulture supply business, placed the car for sale on Craigslist earlier this year.
—Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2023
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This top growth trimming is often called pinching in the horticulture trade.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2024
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Here are three tips for landscaping and horticulture during droughts and dry spells.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 9 June 2023
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Joe Stead, the college’s horticulture lab coordinator, said that in about two weeks, the bloom will fall.
—Lilly Nguyen, Daily Pilot, 16 Aug. 2019
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Students learn at the school and, using it as a base, work at jobs pertaining to horticulture, such as in landscaping, off the campus.
—cleveland, 12 Dec. 2019
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Steve Gregg, who at 51 is just a few years shy of being a Boomer, came to gig work late in his working life after an injury put a halt to his career in horticulture.
—Leonardo Castañeda, The Mercury News, 28 June 2019
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The idea of studying horticulture stirred old dreams of farming and working with nature, Musgrave said.
—Carol Kovach, cleveland, 23 Feb. 2021
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The club has awarded over $1 million in grants to support local horticulture projects in San Diego County.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Up until the recent bans of peat use in horticulture, the scotch whisky industry accounted for only 1% of peat usage in the U.K.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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Most of the peat that is extracted in Scotland is used in horticulture as compost to grow things like mushrooms, lettuce and houseplants.
—Toby Ann Halamka, JSTOR Daily, 6 Feb. 2025
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Glück, who lives in Cambridge, Mass., is a gardener, and her horticulture has infused much of her writing.
—Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2020
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The fear and frustration are prevalent throughout the horticulture world.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
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Many people in the plant world know the early 20th century as the golden age of horticulture when thousands of new plants were hitting the market year after year.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2024
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Black American horticulture dates centuries back to their ancestors in Africa, who lived off the rich land of the continent.
—Briana A. Thomas, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2023
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Before, Emalee worked night shifts at a nonprofit while Pete worked in horticulture during the day.
—Jamie Clarkson, The Enquirer, 26 June 2021
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For foodies, outdoor enthusiasts, garden and horticulture buffs and more, the mostly indoor Fruit Fest is sure to refresh.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
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