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gardening

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as in horticulture

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Recent Examples of gardening The property also includes two driveways, a gardening shed and a fire-pit area. — Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026 There’s also a vineyard, a library and a school of arts and crafts that teaches masonry, gardening and farming, tailoring, knitting, cutting and sewing, darning and mending. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026 Bring gardening gloves and water to help care for the gardens on a Saturday morning. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Owners Lauren Reynolds and Jessi Phillips aim to provide a unique shopping experience with expert advice on antiques and gardening. — Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gardening

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To best protect the environment and your plants, Ankit Singh, assistant professor and ornamental horticulture educator at the University of Maine Extension, recommends using plain brown paper grocery bags as mulch.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026
Flamingo Estate as a brand is lush, sensorial, and well-designed; its collaborations—like a jam with Pamela Anderson—bring pop culture into horticulture.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of horticulture

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His hit farming series launched on Prime Video in 2021 and quickly became a fan favorite on the streaming service.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
The letter was signed by maritime transportation stakeholders including importers, exporters, manufacturers, agriculture and farming groups, logistics providers and freight forwarders, customs brokerages and trucking firms, among others.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of farming

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The letter was signed by maritime transportation stakeholders including importers, exporters, manufacturers, agriculture and farming groups, logistics providers and freight forwarders, customs brokerages and trucking firms, among others.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Both countries will set up an agriculture working group under a trade council, which will hold its first meeting before the year ends to discuss two-way market access and regulation, the commerce ministry said.

— Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of agriculture

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Torn between toiling away at farmwork, his corrective swimming lessons, and learning music from a local organist — the elderly Michel (Alexandre Astier, Clichy’s former directing partner), who shows him more kindness than most — Christophe’s world gradually widens.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 May 2026
Every year, hundreds of thousands of foreign laborers are drawn to America by the promise of steady, seasonal farmwork through the H-2A program.

— Max Blau, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of farmwork

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America’s wealthiest are snapping up huge swathes of farmland, and while some are using it for their elaborate hobbies, agriculture advocates worry the broader trend of the rich purchasing tillage is putting the livelihood of actual farmers at risk.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Avoid unnecessary tillage, which can break fungal hyphae, and keep living roots in the ground when practical through perennial plantings or compatible cover crops such as annual ryegrass and crimson clover.

— Dr. Avishesh Neupane, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of tillage

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