gardening

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Recent Examples of gardening These are their gardening mistakes to avoid, plus a few suggestions to follow for a stunning landscape. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 2 June 2026 Ahead, gardening experts share their tips for harvesting cucumbers the right way. Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026 Bras offer medium-level support with a triple layer front, designed for activities like yoga, hiking, barre, traveling, gardening, stretching and running errands. ABC News, 1 June 2026 Because the eggs can survive in the soil as well, wear gloves when gardening and wash hands after outdoor activities. Dr. Megan Yanny, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for gardening
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Noun
  • Instead, look for horticulture solutions that are at least 20% acetic acid; these can often be found in agriculture or garden supply stores.
    David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 6 June 2026
  • Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • The garden is a cultivation of beauty, tranquility, and is ever evolving.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
  • Continuous-blooming roses like the popular Knock Out are a fairly recent development, having arrived roughly a quarter century ago when the cultivation of roses dates back thousands of years before that.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Beyond the scenery, the canyon is a living landscape, home to Navajo families who continue traditions of farming and herding.
    Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • Many shoppers choose organic foods for a variety of reasons, including concerns about pesticide exposure, support for certain farming practices, or environmental considerations.
    Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Ushering in an era marked by recovery, agriculture and viticulture flourished again, alongside mining and granite quarrying.
    Valentina Di Donato, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • The states argued the requirements were vague, unrelated to nutrition and agriculture programs, and imposed without proper legal procedures.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Better practices such as cover crops, reduced or no tillage to protect the soil and on-farm installations to reduce runoff have substantially increased in recent years.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 June 2026
  • Additionally, 57 percent of acreage uses no-till or conservation tillage, minimizing soil disturbance to reduce erosion, improve water infiltration and lower fuel use.
    SJ Studio, Footwear News, 6 Apr. 2026

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“Gardening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gardening. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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