as in gardening
the science of growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers
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Recent Examples of horticulture
Chris Enroth, horticulture educator at the University of Illinois Extension in Macomb, Illinois, is noticing that this year the flora is two weeks ahead of the typical spring.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Steve Corcoran is an experienced horticulture expert and CEO of the landscaping company Lawn Love.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Apr. 2026
Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Linda Langelo, horticulture specialist at Colorado State University Extension and author of Plants Are Speaking.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 4 Apr. 2026
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Steve Corcoran is an experienced horticulture expert and CEO of the landscaping company Lawn Love.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Apr. 2026
Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Linda Langelo, horticulture specialist at Colorado State University Extension and author of Plants Are Speaking.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horticulture
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Then keep scrolling to shop more deals on gardening essentials at Amazon.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Watch this video for six gardening tips to make watering your plants easier.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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This pattern isn’t unique to bats, the authors suggested, and likely applies to biodiversity loss and its impacts on agriculture broadly.—
Leah Campbell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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For a state like Illinois — a global hub for manufacturing and agriculture — these federal trade wars act as a direct anchor on our economy.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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In this case, the money is generated entirely by the licensed cannabis industry — from retail taxes of up to 25%, and license fees reaching $60,000 every two years for a dispensary, and $100,000 every two years for a full-size cultivation license.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The findings suggest silk’s impacts are concentrated earlier in the supply chain than previously assumed—particularly in mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
13 Apr. 2026
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In 2018, Wanetsha Mosinyi joined De Beers as the social impact and sustainability lead at De Beers Group; he is based in Gaborone, Botswana, where he was born and grew up in a farming community.—
Laurie Brookins,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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The roughly two-acre park would be the first to directly highlight the Dust Bowl and migrant farming camps of the Great Depression, state officials said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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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.—
SJ Studio,
Footwear News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Many of the dispossessed took to the woods and subsisted by slash-and-burn tillage, while others immigrated to Manchuria and Japan in search of jobs; the majority of Korean residents now in those areas are their descendants.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026
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Sarah Budde Rodriguez is an agronomy solutions manager at Tidal Grow AgriScience.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
19 Mar. 2026
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Tom Huesgen, the golf club’s director of agronomy, said the club is undertaking the effort in order to provide a consistent playing experience—the gras say-grade will also improve irrigation efficiency.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Horticulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horticulture. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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