as in gardening
the science of growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers
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Recent Examples of horticulture
The Best Time to Water If everyone were awake in the morning before dawn, then that would be the ideal time, says Vikram Baliga, an assistant professor of horticulture at Texas Tech University.
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Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 14 Apr. 2026
When shopping for annuals for your pots, window boxes, and garden beds, take a cue from horticulture pro Becky Lacy and choose plants with nonstop color.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 14 Apr. 2026
The show includes floral arranging competitions, horticulture displays, demonstrations and lectures along with entertainment, beer and wine garden and shopping along with a Homefront competition that recognizes outstanding gardens of local homes and businesses.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Chris Enroth, horticulture educator at the University of Illinois Extension in Macomb, Illinois, is noticing that this year the flora is two weeks ahead of the typical spring.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
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Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 14 Apr. 2026
When shopping for annuals for your pots, window boxes, and garden beds, take a cue from horticulture pro Becky Lacy and choose plants with nonstop color.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 14 Apr. 2026
The show includes floral arranging competitions, horticulture displays, demonstrations and lectures along with entertainment, beer and wine garden and shopping along with a Homefront competition that recognizes outstanding gardens of local homes and businesses.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Chris Enroth, horticulture educator at the University of Illinois Extension in Macomb, Illinois, is noticing that this year the flora is two weeks ahead of the typical spring.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horticulture
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The event, offered by the Palos Park Woman’s Club, is a half-day program for anyone interested in gardening.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Your questions and comments, as well as gardening conundrums and successes, are always welcome.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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Idaho lawmakers spent hours debating a surge in rodents menacing Boise-area gardens and kitchens and threatening agriculture and public health.—
Karin Brulliard,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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But the opportunity was thwarted when, in 2023, following pushback from some local residents, his township passed an ordinance that banned large solar projects from land zoned for agriculture.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2026
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The region is home to armed groups who vie for control of coca leaf cultivation areas and for sea and river access routes to run drug trafficking operations to Central America and Europe.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The order noted that regulation of medical marijuana has come a long way, with comprehensive licensing polices from cultivation to sales in most states.—
Gene Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Charles is expected to visit a grassroots community organization, Harlem Grown, which created a sustainable after-school urban farming initiative in an effort to combat food insecurity.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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But some farming groups and organic farmers dispute the notion that glyphosate is indispensable.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, 57 percent of acreage uses no-till or conservation tillage, minimizing soil disturbance to reduce erosion, improve water infiltration and lower fuel use.—
SJ Studio,
Footwear News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Many of the dispossessed took to the woods and subsisted by slash-and-burn tillage, while others immigrated to Manchuria and Japan in search of jobs; the majority of Korean residents now in those areas are their descendants.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026
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Planting a tree or tending to a garden is a simple way for individuals to contribute to the climate fight, Chris Cerveny, a soil science and agronomy expert and co-founder of Just Good Soil, an agricultural company that focuses on regenerative gardening practices, told ABC News.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Budde Rodriguez is an agronomy solutions manager at Tidal Grow AgriScience.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
19 Mar. 2026
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