gardening

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Recent Examples of gardening Ensure your vegetable garden thrives by keeping track of your gardening activities during and between seasons. Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026 Or even do gardening in your birthday suit? Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026 These are their gardening mistakes to avoid, plus a few suggestions to follow for a stunning landscape. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026 With the start of the 2026 growing season inching closer, many seasoned gardeners of ornamental perennial and flower beds may be interested in expanding their horizons, venturing into the wonderful, wayfaring, wistful world of vegetable gardening. Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gardening
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Noun
  • Anthony Reardon is a horticulture agent with Kansas State University Extension, Johnson County.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
  • These low-maintenance houseplants are very forgiving for beginners, says horticulture educator Robin Trott, who recommends the Rainbow, Wizard, and Black Dragon varieties.
    Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Orchid Festival Fairchild is one of the country’s premier centers for orchid cultivation.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
  • That’s the cultivation of ambiguity that the president excels at.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Its creator, Eric Barone (known as ConcernedApe), worked on it alone straight out of college, inspired by its 1990s spiritual predecessor Harvest Moon, Nintendo’s cult-classic farming RPG.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Kathryn Palmer The drug lord was born Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, on July 17, 1966, in the small farming city of Aguililla in the western state of Michoacán, according to The Courier Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The president’s endorsement of Huffines for comptroller and Miller for agriculture commissioner tests governor’s sway before Tuesday vote.
    From Staff Reports, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Meanwhile, agriculture, the largest straw in the river, continues to consume over 70% of the river water available for human use.
    Pete McBride, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The most popular images depicting families are centered around nature and farmwork, leaving out indoor bonding activities like sharing meals, getting ready for work and school, playing games and shopping.
    William Jones, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The Cultural Revolution then saw universities closed or radically repurposed, graduate training halted, and many scientists exiled to the countryside for farmwork.
    Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fifty-seven percent of acres are under no-till or conservation tillage, reducing erosion and fuel use.
    SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The railway boom brought millions of acres of arable land under tillage.
    David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025

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“Gardening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gardening. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.

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