as in gardening
the science of growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers
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Recent Examples of horticulture
Karim Gharbi, a horticulture specialist with Colorado State University, talks about best practices in setting up a rain collection barrel amid growing interest in the Denver metro area.
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Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Anthony Reardon is a horticulture agent with Johnson County, K-State University Extension.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
In a dry winter, trees need deep watering to stay healthy, said Jennifer Miller, the assistant manager of horticulture at the Denver Botanic Gardens.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Tammy Sons is a plant, gardening, and horticulture expert, and the founder and CEO of TN Nursery.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 19 Apr. 2026
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Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Anthony Reardon is a horticulture agent with Johnson County, K-State University Extension.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
In a dry winter, trees need deep watering to stay healthy, said Jennifer Miller, the assistant manager of horticulture at the Denver Botanic Gardens.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Tammy Sons is a plant, gardening, and horticulture expert, and the founder and CEO of TN Nursery.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horticulture
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The event, offered by the Palos Park Woman’s Club, is a half-day program for anyone interested in gardening.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Your questions and comments, as well as gardening conundrums and successes, are always welcome.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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The industrial agriculture lobby is.—
Jesse Plunkett,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Florida also was still shifting from being a tourism and agriculture state to a more high-tech state, Cox said, which also prolonged the process.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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The region is home to armed groups who vie for control of coca leaf cultivation areas and for sea and river access routes to run drug trafficking operations to Central America and Europe.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The order noted that regulation of medical marijuana has come a long way, with comprehensive licensing polices from cultivation to sales in most states.—
Gene Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Charles is expected to visit a grassroots community organization, Harlem Grown, which created a sustainable after-school urban farming initiative in an effort to combat food insecurity.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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But some farming groups and organic farmers dispute the notion that glyphosate is indispensable.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
29 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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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.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 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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“Horticulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horticulture. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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