as in gardening
the science of growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers
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Recent Examples of horticulture
Upcoming events April 3 Propagating California Native Plants From Cuttings, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Theodore Payne Foundation nursery in Sun Valley, led by horticulture director Tim Becker.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Amid everything happening in Grosse Pointe, the series (critics screened four episodes for review) cleverly infuses horticulture terms and plant behaviors that align with what’s happening on screen.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
Opportunities are available with marketing, artifact curation, special events, museum education and horticulture/facilities, officials said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Tammy Sons is the CEO of TN Nursery and an expert plant advisor who studied horticulture.
—Tammy Sons, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Amid everything happening in Grosse Pointe, the series (critics screened four episodes for review) cleverly infuses horticulture terms and plant behaviors that align with what’s happening on screen.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
Opportunities are available with marketing, artifact curation, special events, museum education and horticulture/facilities, officials said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Tammy Sons is the CEO of TN Nursery and an expert plant advisor who studied horticulture.
—Tammy Sons, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horticulture
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The streets will be filled with more than 450 vendors, hosted by the Vista Chamber of Commerce, featuring everything from handcrafted goods and art to clothing, accessories, home decor and gardening items, many with a strawberry theme.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Experts in cooking, gardening, fashion, beauty, and photography give you their tips for bringing more color to all your creative pursuits.—
Eleni N. Gage,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
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At the same time, the legislation would invest $60 billion in new money for agriculture programs, sending aid to farmers.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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As natural landscapes are converted to agriculture or taken over by urban sprawl, logging operations and oil and gas exploration, ecosystems become fragmented and the space that species need to survive and reproduce disappears.—
Karrigan Börk,
The Conversation,
13 May 2025
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While there, the militia restored some of the damage done to the earthworks by cultivation and modernization.—
Kevin Williams,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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Winning today means being dynamic and supportive of job cultivation at the same fast pace our employers run.—
Will Anderson,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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In the event of a catastrophic event like a nuclear attack or solar storm, an average-sized city’s (surviving) population doesn’t necessarily require a huge amount of nearby farming space to sustain itself.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 May 2025
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Livia, 55, opened up to Hello magazine about her life running a sustainable farming business with her brothers in Italy's Umbria region, recent battle with breast cancer and the demise of her fashion brand Eco-Age in an article published Monday, May 5.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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Avoid tillage entirely to preserve soil microbiota.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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But tillage can also release carbon dioxide stored in the soil and harm overall soil health, so regenerative farmers swear against it.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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The pilot spanned three-years and was developed with local partners in India, where field executives (often agronomy graduates from local universities) worked with farmers throughout the cotton growing season.—
Brooke Roberts-Islam,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The filing also details the acquisition of West Central Ag Services, expanding CHS's grain and agronomy platforms in west-central Minnesota and eastern North Dakota.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Horticulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horticulture. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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