gardening

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Recent Examples of gardening Anna Ohler is the owner of Bright Lane Gardens, a nursery dedicated to sustainable gardening and ecological landscaping. Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026 No need to bust out the shovel or gardening gloves, though. Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026 Many building WhatsApp chats have branched out into an ever-growing number of subgroups; chats for tenants with kids, those with dogs, those into gardening, one for owners and another for renters, and the always useful buy/sell/trade chat. Sara Lieberman, Curbed, 4 Mar. 2026 Most articles covered Katharine’s scientific prowess and her discovery, though the writers also wanted to know about Katharine the woman, her pastimes, her gardening and her cooking. Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gardening
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Noun
  • Flower lovers of all skill levels can enter the show with divisions ranging from horticulture and floral design to youth and photography.
    Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Rare volcanic granite soils covered with a thin layer of calcium carbonate in this high-altitude desert in the foothills of the Andes offer a unique site for the cultivation of Malbec.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Orchid Festival Fairchild is one of the country’s premier centers for orchid cultivation.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Smith, who works beside his family members at Cushman Farms in Franklin, said that dairy farming is in his DNA.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
  • In response, farmers have turned to TikTok to improve their farming skills, and find new buyers for their crops.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • These arrivals enter industries across the board but primarily construction, house care, IT and computer work as well as one of New Zealand’s key industries – the primary sector which includes agriculture, forestry and mining, according to Olsen.
    Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
  • That talent pool has attracted companies focused on agriculture, life sciences and engineering — industries the plan suggests the city should continue prioritizing.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 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 10 Mar. 2026.

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