gardening

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Recent Examples of gardening Since 1999, Nicole has been a designer, copy editor, family columnist, and covered style, home design, gardening and other news-you-can-use topics. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026 Your questions and comments, as well as gardening conundrums and successes are always welcome. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026 The Depontes wanted a house with at least three bedrooms and two bathrooms, as well as some outdoor space for gardening and to accommodate their growing family and their dog, Zoe. Michele Lerner, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026 This is one of the most exciting aspects of home hobby gardening. Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gardening
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gardening
Noun
  • Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
  • To get those workers in, facilities and horticulture teams will work on clearing access roads, then staff and public areas.
    Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The gardening tasks for the cultivation of 30 vegetables are laid out month by month.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
  • His careful protection and cultivation of those seedlings into the sapling stage would have been a sure victory.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Penny has reported on everything from national civil rights issues to hog farming in Illinois, Georgia, Texas and now Arkansas.
    Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
  • From dairy and beef cattle to pears and poultry, the farming industry generates more than $500 million each year in Sacramento County.
    James Taylor, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • By conventional standards, much of this terrain would be considered difficult for agriculture.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The group and its rancher members reason that by eating buffalo meat, consumers are helping maintain herds on North American grasslands while supporting regenerative agriculture.
    The Know, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 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 31 Jan. 2026.

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