as in gardening
the science of growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers
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Recent Examples of horticulture
Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
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Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
Shannon McEnerney, horticulture and landscape expert with Midwest Groundcovers and the Perennial Plant Association.
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Ann Hinga Klein,
Martha Stewart,
11 June 2026
In addition to the latest mural, two others have been completed; one is at The Place in Corona del Mar and the other on a building adjacent to the gardens, all with an emphasis on history, horticulture and arts, Acevedo said.
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Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
The Theodore Payne Foundation’s director of horticulture, Tim Becker, will teach a three-hour course on how to water native plants with a range of systems and techniques.
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Pedro Moura,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
Shannon McEnerney, horticulture and landscape expert with Midwest Groundcovers and the Perennial Plant Association.
—
Ann Hinga Klein,
Martha Stewart,
11 June 2026
In addition to the latest mural, two others have been completed; one is at The Place in Corona del Mar and the other on a building adjacent to the gardens, all with an emphasis on history, horticulture and arts, Acevedo said.
—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
The Theodore Payne Foundation’s director of horticulture, Tim Becker, will teach a three-hour course on how to water native plants with a range of systems and techniques.
—
Pedro Moura,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for horticulture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horticulture
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However, cardboard has numerous potential uses in the garden, and finding ways to repurpose it in your flower or vegetable beds can reduce household waste, cut gardening costs, and offer other benefits as well.
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Few pieces in your closet can keep up with everything from gardening and travel days to long hours at the office and weekend plans, but a white T-shirt is one of them.
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But de Liedekerke stressed that the potential benefits of regenerative agriculture go beyond climate change.
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Driven by poverty, displacement, limited access to quality education and other factors, child labor is most prevalent in agriculture and disproportionately affects children in the world’s poorest regions.
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There’s something quietly radical in that insistence that transformation doesn’t require a grand reset, just patient cultivation of alternatives.
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The wine-country startup wanted to revolutionize the cultivation of grapes and other fruit with $100,000 robotractors, but the technology didn’t work well enough.
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High prices and a stagnating agricultural economy could create an enthusiasm gap for Republicans heading into the midterms in farming and rural communities in places like Iowa, Short said.
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Today, the reality of farming is very much about technology and business, just as postwar experts envisioned.
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Better practices such as cover crops, reduced or no tillage to protect the soil and on-farm installations to reduce runoff have substantially increased in recent years.
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Additionally, 57 percent of acreage uses no-till or conservation tillage, minimizing soil disturbance to reduce erosion, improve water infiltration and lower fuel use.
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From the agronomy side, that progression was part of the design.
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Planting a tree or tending to a garden is a simple way for individuals to contribute to the climate fight, Chris Cerveny, a soil science and agronomy expert and co-founder of Just Good Soil, an agricultural company that focuses on regenerative gardening practices, told ABC News.
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“Horticulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horticulture. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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