Thesaurus results for GARDENING

gardening

noun

Definition of gardening

as in horticulture

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Recent Examples of gardening The library is where light is welcomed everywhere, from the reading tables to the bookshelves, says Melvin Cubian, gardening expert at the PlantIn app. — Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 3 Nov. 2026 The San Gabriel Mountains chapter of the California Native Plant Society will host its annual plant sale, featuring a variety of California native plants for sale and experts on hand to answer gardening questions. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026 Some activities, such as gardening, may be allowed without a permit. — Dr. Avishesh Neupane, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026 Queen Elizabeth’s lifelong love of horses has been passed down to her daughter, Princess Anne, while King Charles and Meghan Markle have both expressed their love of gardening. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gardening

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Noun

Jamie Viebach is a horticulture educator at the University of Illinois extension.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 6 Nov. 2026
My hot arboist is entirely my own imagination and not in any way related to the real director of horticulture who lives in Green-Wood with his wife and family.

— CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of horticulture

Noun

Achieving this beautiful landscape requires careful cultivation and maintenance; one effective strategy is dormant lawn seeding.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 3 Nov. 2026
There is not enough arable land in China to both expand soybean cultivation and sustain self-reliance in staple grains.

— JOEL WUTHNOW, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of cultivation

Noun

Coming from a farming and ranching background himself, Simpson will help advance agriculture in the state, promote a safe and high-quality food supply, protect customers and work to responsibly manage Colorado's environmental and natural resources.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
The rest is produced by human activities, including oil, gas and coal production, farming and landfills.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of farming

Noun

Coming from a farming and ranching background himself, Simpson will help advance agriculture in the state, promote a safe and high-quality food supply, protect customers and work to responsibly manage Colorado's environmental and natural resources.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
After a global famine, survivors form a ruthless regime to colonize Indigenous land for agriculture and punish unsanctioned procreation with death.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of agriculture

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

Definition of farmwork

Noun

Reduced tillage or no-till was used by 91 percent of participating growers; 56 percent planted cover crops.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
America’s wealthiest are snapping up huge swathes of farmland, and while some are using it for their elaborate hobbies, agriculture advocates worry the broader trend of the rich purchasing tillage is putting the livelihood of actual farmers at risk.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026