Definition

1. Noun:
   • The activity of cultivating and tending a garden: "Gardening" refers to the practice of growing and caring for plants, flowers, vegetables, or herbs in a designated area, typically for pleasure, food, or aesthetic purposes.
   • The work or art of a gardener: It can also denote the skill, occupation, or art form involved in planning and maintaining a garden.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • She finds gardening to be a very relaxing hobby. (She finds the activity of cultivating plants to be very relaxing.)
  • The book offers excellent advice on organic gardening. (The book offers excellent advice on the cultivation of plants using organic methods.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be at one's gardening": to be actively engaged in gardening work.

  • Every Saturday morning, he is at his gardening. (Every Saturday morning, he is actively working in his garden.)

• "to take up gardening": to start gardening as a hobby or activity.

  • After retiring, my father decided to take up gardening. (After retiring, my father decided to begin the activity of cultivating a garden.)

Variants and Related Words

• Garden (noun/verb): The piece of land itself, or the act of working in a garden.

  • We have a small vegetable garden. (We have a small plot for growing vegetables.)
  • I like to garden on weekends. (I like to do gardening work on weekends.)

• Gardener (noun): A person who gardens, either as a hobby or profession.

  • We hired a gardener to maintain the lawn. (We hired a person to care for the garden.)

Synonyms

• Horticulture: The science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants. (This is a more formal or scientific term.)
• Cultivation: The preparation and use of land for growing crops or plants.

Related Phrases

• Kitchen gardening: The practice of growing vegetables and herbs for household use.

  • Their kitchen gardening provides fresh produce all summer. (Their cultivation of vegetables for the kitchen provides fresh produce.)

• Container gardening: The practice of growing plants in pots or containers instead of in the ground.

  • Container gardening is ideal for people with limited space. (Growing plants in containers is ideal for people with limited space.)

Related Idioms

• To have a green thumb: To have a natural talent for gardening and making plants grow well.
  • My grandmother really has a green thumb; her roses are always beautiful. (My grandmother has a natural talent for gardening.)

Noun

1. the cultivation of plants