gardening

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Recent Examples of gardening High Reward, Low Maintenance Green beans and zucchini are also top choices for easy gardening. Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026 Jessica Damiano writes regular gardening columns for The Associated Press. ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026 Your questions and comments as well as gardening conundrums and successes are always welcome. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026 To celebrate, the NBC Select team put together a comprehensive guide to herb gardening. Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gardening
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Noun
  • Markis Hill is a Johnson County, Kansas State University Extension horticulture agent.
    Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The Naperville Garden Club is offering college scholarships to students pursuing studies in horticulture, conservation and environmental sciences.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The bar stands as a testament to his intentional cultivation of friendships — without his friends, The Contrary wouldn't exist.
    Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The applicant, South Morro Hills 47, LLC, is requesting a conditional use permit for cannabis cultivation in the 1300 block of Sleeping Indian Road.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Even careful farming practices cannot eliminate the risk, because contamination can occur at multiple points during production.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Abatti, 63, owns a large farming operation in the Imperial Valley, growing crops including sugar beets, alfalfa and melons.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Drought on its own already stresses water supplies, agriculture, and ecosystems.
    Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The grant program has helped fund projects related to agriculture and land use planning.
    Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Plus, monocropping often goes hand in hand with tillage.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Fifty-seven percent of acres are under no-till or conservation tillage, reducing erosion and fuel use.
    SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2025

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

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