Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or process of placing seeds or young plants into soil so they will grow: This refers to the agricultural or gardening activity of sowing seeds or setting plants in the ground.
   • A group of plants (such as trees, shrubs, or flowers) that have been placed in a specific area: This refers to a collection of plants arranged together in a landscape or garden.
   • The act of positioning or establishing something firmly in a place: This is a more figurative use, meaning to place or station something securely in a location.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Act of sowing):
  • The planting of corn is hard work.
  • Spring is the ideal time for the planting of annual flowers.
• Noun (Group of plants):
  • The landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner.
  • A new planting of oak trees will line the avenue.
• Noun (Act of fixing in place):
  • He ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway.
  • The planting of a flag on the moon was a historic moment.

Advanced Usage

• "Succession planting": A gardening technique where new crops are planted to replace harvested ones, ensuring a continuous yield.
  • We use succession planting in our vegetable garden to have lettuce all season.
• "Companion planting": The practice of placing different plants close together for mutual benefit, such as pest control or pollination.
  • Companion planting marigolds with tomatoes can help deter pests.

Variants and Related Words

• Plant (verb/noun): The base word. As a verb, it means to place a seed or plant in the ground to grow. As a noun, it refers to a living organism (e.g., a tree, flower).
• Planter (noun): A person who plants, or a container for growing plants.
• Plantation (noun): A large estate or farm where crops like coffee, sugar, or tobacco are cultivated.

Synonyms

• Sowing: The act of scattering seeds on the earth.
• Transplanting: The process of moving a plant from one location to another.
• Bedding (out): The activity of transferring young plants into garden beds.
• Installation: The act of placing or fixing something in position (for the figurative sense).

Related Phrases

• Planting season: The time of year most suitable for planting crops.
  • Farmers are busy during the spring planting season.
• Planting hole: A hole dug in the ground to receive a plant or tree.
  • Make sure the planting hole is twice as wide as the root ball.

Idioms

• Planting the seeds (of something): Figuratively, to do something that will cause a particular situation, idea, or feeling to develop in the future.
  • Her inspiring lecture was planting the seeds of curiosity in her students.

Noun

1. putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow
   • the planting of corn is hard work
2. a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area
   • the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner
3. the act of fixing firmly in place
   • he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway