gardening

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noun

gar·​den·​ing ˈgär-də-niŋ 

ˈgärd-niŋ

: the act, activity, or pastime of planning and cultivating gardens

… America's number-one leisure pursuit remains the gentle, slow-going, idyllic activity of gardening.

—Margaret Langstaff

… there is no shortage this spring of slick and glossy books on gardening that are long on toothsome photography and short of thoughtful text …

—Allen Lacy

Halide lamps are the most popular source of white light available for indoor gardening, providing the best light spectrum for all stages of plant growth.

—Laura L. Kramer

—often used before another noun

gardening gloves

gardening tools

gardening

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present participle of garden entry 2

Examples of gardening in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

There’s also a vineyard, a library and a school of arts and crafts that teaches masonry, gardening and farming, tailoring, knitting, cutting and sewing, darning and mending. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

While her dad passed down his green thumb to her, ever since their family cultivated a victory garden for the troops during World War II, Stewart pointed out that gardening has been gaining widespread popularity in recent months. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

Bring gardening gloves and water to help care for the gardens on a Saturday morning. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

In This Article Deadheading flowers can be a very enjoyable gardening task. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 15 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gardening

• hardening
• pardoning