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gardening

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Definition of gardening

as in horticulture

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Recent Examples of gardening Ahead, fruit tree specialists share a selection of bare-root fruit trees that enable you to reap the rewards of your gardening efforts sooner rather than later. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 28 July 2026 Lorraine Ballato is a gardening writer and the author of Success with Hydrangeas. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 July 2026 Do this outside and wear gardening gloves and long sleeves to prevent ant bites. — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2026 The gardening fanatic believes the methods that kept couples together in previous generations are still applicable today. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for gardening

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Well, technically Scott McMahan is the vice president of horticulture and collections at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, but being a plant explorer comes with the job.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Laura Irish-Hanson, an extension horticulture educator at the University of Minnesota, says stopping the spread isn't easy.

— Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of horticulture

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Best Varieties to Grow One crucial step in the cultivation process is selecting the right varieties, which vary depending on your local climate.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 4 Aug. 2026
For a state that is only 55 years old, the cultivation of a national identity finds an obstacle in its very rapid growth.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of cultivation

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The bill went into effect Monday after it was endorsed by the chief of Gandaki province and allows the farming and medical use of cannabis, said Prabin Poudyal, spokesman for the office of the Chief of Gandaki Province.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
As the experts were seeing it in 1974, the purpose of farming was not the production of the healthiest food at the lowest cost to the land and the people.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of farming

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After horsing around, peruse the quilt displays, agriculture exhibits and arts-and-crafts competitions.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 4 Aug. 2026
Based on your clientele, there is no choice but to know the journalists on a particular beat—whether the beat is agriculture, tourism or professional sports.

— Nancy Marshall, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 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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While reducing tillage is encouraged, minimal tillage is acceptable on a true regenerative system if it is being used in lieu of synthetic chemicals.

— Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
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