Definition of Gardening

1. Noun. The cultivation of plants.

Exact synonyms: Horticulture
Generic synonyms: Agriculture, Farming, Husbandry
Specialized synonyms: Landscape Gardening, Landscaping, Market Gardening, Floriculture, Flower Gardening
Examples of category: Garden, Landscape, Landscape
Derivative terms: Garden, Horticultural, Horticulturist

Definition of Gardening

1. n. The art of occupation of laying out and cultivating gardens; horticulture.

Definition of Gardening

1. Adjective. describes items or actions connected with the garden. ¹

2. Noun. horticulture ¹

3. Noun. the process or action of cultivating of the soil particularly in a garden; the care of a garden. ¹

4. Verb. (present participle of ''garden'') ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gardening

1. garden [v] - See also: garden

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gardening

garden truck
garden variety
garden violet
garden webworm
gardened
gardener
gardener's delight
gardener's garters
gardeners
gardenful
gardenfuls
gardenhood
gardenhose
gardenia
gardenias
gardening
gardening leave
gardenless
gardenlike
gardenly
gardens
gardensful
gardenwork
garderobe
garderobes
gardner syndrome
gardon
gardyloo
gardyloos

Literary usage of Gardening

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"A generation »go a large part of the vegetable-gardening for profit was con-'.ucted ... At present much of the vegetable- gardening enterprise is merely ira ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"Spring-gardening. The identificational and informational articles appear, for the most part, ... Park: see under Landscape gardening, 1801 ; also 2694. ..."

3. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"CL Meiler, il Gard M 22:193-4 Ja '16 Time to plant annual flowering plants. Craftsman 30:215 My '16 Winter gardening for the coming year's results. ..."

4. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1899)
"CHECK LIST OF WORKS ON LANDSCAPE Gardening AND PARKS IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY NOV. ... Amherst (A.) A history of gardening in England. 2d edition. ..."

5. Elements of Criticism by Henry Home Kames (1861)
"Gardening AND ARCHITECTURE. 61*7. THE books we have upon architecture and upon embellishing ground, abound in practical instruction, necessary for a ..."

6. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"A generation »go a large part of the vegetable-gardening for profit was con-'.ucted ... At present much of the vegetable- gardening enterprise is merely ira ..."

7. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"Spring-gardening. The identificational and informational articles appear, for the most part, ... Park: see under Landscape gardening, 1801 ; also 2694. ..."

8. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"CL Meiler, il Gard M 22:193-4 Ja '16 Time to plant annual flowering plants. Craftsman 30:215 My '16 Winter gardening for the coming year's results. ..."

9. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1899)
"CHECK LIST OF WORKS ON LANDSCAPE Gardening AND PARKS IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY NOV. ... Amherst (A.) A history of gardening in England. 2d edition. ..."

10. Elements of Criticism by Henry Home Kames (1861)
"Gardening AND ARCHITECTURE. 61*7. THE books we have upon architecture and upon embellishing ground, abound in practical instruction, necessary for a ..."

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