Meaning

(horticulture) The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture..

Definitions by Sense

1. (horticulture) The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.
2. (by extension) Any process of care, maintenance, or curation, especially digitally.
3. (cricket) The act of a batsman prodding at the pitch with their bat, typically in order to flatten any bumps.
4. (RAF, slang, historical) The sowing of mines in water from low altitude.
5. present participle and gerund of garden

Example Sentences

His hobby was gardening.

Gardening, then, is a sort of refined farming upon a limited scale.

Warm ambient air, loiterings abroad, gardenings, flowers to take about, and preserves to make, soothed the wicked imp to slumber in the parish of Hollingford in summer-time.

wiki gardening

digital gardening

Several special pages help with the wiki gardening task:¶ ❑ Uncategorized pages (Special:Uncategorizedpages): These are pages that do not have one or more categories assigned. Use this page to ensure that all pages are categorized.

Tom Critchlow, a consultant who has been cultivating his digital garden for years, spells out the main difference between old-school blogging and digital gardening.

He had been gardening all day.

Word Forms

• gardenings

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When Should You Use Gardening?

Use gardening when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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