gardening

the activity of working in a garden, growing plants, cutting a lawn etc. Laying out and tending of a garden. Though palatial gardens existed in ancient times, small home gardens became prevalent only in the 19th century. Gardening as a pastime grew with the increase in home ownership and leisure time. A well-designed flower garden displays blends and contrasts of colours and forms, and it takes into account the effect of seasonal changes. Essential tasks include soil maintenance, water regulation, control of weeds, and protection of plants from pests and diseases. Though chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides are widely used, less-toxic organic supplements and pest controls, predatory insects, and hand-weeding have become increasingly popular

the cultivation of plants

The art of occupation of laying out and cultivating gardens; horticulture

gardening leave

Garden leave

gardening leave

(deyim) Garden leave (or gardening leave) describes the practice of giving an employee notice but telling them to stay away from work during their notice period. The practice is often used to prevent employees working for the employer's competitors for a period of time. Employees continue to receive their normal pay during garden leave and are covered by any contractual duties, such as confidentiality agreements, until their notice period expires. The term can also be used when an employee is sent home whilst subject to disciplinary proceedings, when they are between projects, or where, as a result of publicity, their presence at work is considered counter-productive. The Tracey Temple affair is an instance of the latter case

gardening leave

If someone who leaves their job is given gardening leave, they continue to receive their salary and in return they agree not to work for anyone else for a period of time. The settlement means that the three executives can return from gardening leave and start their new jobs

garden

Pubic hair or the genitalia it masks

garden

(in plural gardens) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access

garden

of a batsman, to inspect and tap the pitch lightly with the bat so as to smooth out small rough patches and irregularities

garden

Of, relating to, in, from or for use in a garden

garden shed (= a shed in a garden).

garden

The collective noun for microphone

garden of microphones, which stuck up like metal flowers in her face.

garden

to grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden

UK equivalent)I love to do gardening.

garden

An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food (vegetable garden) or ornamental purposes (flower garden)

market gardening

The relatively small-scale growing of vegetables for market

garden

{v} to cultivate or make a garden

garden

{n} a place to raise kitchen plants, flowers and fruits, a well cultivated spot

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flower gardening

the cultivation of flowering plants

garden

If you garden, you do work in your garden such as weeding or planting. Jim gardened at the homes of friends on weekends. + gardening gar·den·ing I have taken up gardening again

garden

To cultivate as a garden

garden

A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables

garden

the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden

garden

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated a yard or lawn adjoining a house the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden work in the garden; "My hobby is gardening

garden

{f} work in a garden, create a garden, cultivate

garden

Such an ornamental place to which the public have access

garden

The name of a specific plantation used to identify fine harvest produced solely from that garden

garden

{s} cultivated in a garden; used in a garden; of or pertaining to a garden; suitable for a garden

garden

work in the garden; "My hobby is gardening"

garden

A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country

Gardens is sometimes used as part of the name of a street. He lives at 9, Acacia Gardens. to work in a garden, keeping it clean, growing plants etc. Plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, vegetables, or trees are cultivated. The earliest surviving detailed garden plan is Egyptian and dates from about 1400 BC; it shows tree-lined avenues and rectangular ponds. Mesopotamian gardens were places where shade and cool water could be enjoyed; Hellenistic gardens were conspicuously luxurious in their display of precious materials, a tradition carried over by Byzantine gardens. Islamic gardens made use of water, often in pools and fed by narrow canals resembling irrigation channels. In Renaissance Europe, gardens reflected confidence in human ability to impose order on the external world; Italian gardens emphasized the unity of house and garden. French 17th-century gardens were rigidly symmetrical, and French cultural dominance in Europe popularized this style into the next century. In 18th-century England, increasing awareness of the natural world led to the development of "natural" gardens that made use of irregular, nonsymmetrical layouts. Chinese gardens have generally harmonized with the natural landscape, and have employed rocks gathered from great distances as a universal decorative feature. Early Japanese gardens imitated Chinese principles; later developments were the abstract garden, which might feature only sand and rocks, and miniature gardens made in trays (see bonsai). garden pepper zoological garden botanical garden botanic garden Covent Garden garden city Garden Grove Kew Gardens Royal Botanic Gardens Kew landscape gardening organic gardening

garden

v The act of intentionally growing plants This does not include maintenance of plants that already existed when a home was acquired A person who just cuts the grass and hedges cannot be considered to be gardening -- they are doing yard work n The intentionally grown plants of a gardener

garden

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

garden

a yard or lawn adjoining a house

garden

= inner selfGardener = success, good luckGifts = giving/sharing of love and ideasGuitar = happiness

garden

The grounds at the front or back of a house

garden

A decorative place outside, usually where plants are grown for food (vegetable garden) or ornamental purposes (flower garden)

garden

Garden means two things: the organization which trains SeeDs, and the places where this organization has its headquarters There are three Gardens throughout the world: Balamb, Trabia, and Galbadia Gardens have neutral status and do not belong to any government Balamb and Galbadia Gardens are built on old Centra shelters, which have the capability of flight (or at least hovering) in emergencies

garden

{i} plot of ground for growing plants; public park; backyard; yard or lawn next to a house; vegetables or fruits that are cultivated in a garden; flowers cultivated in a garden

garden

Gardens are places like a park that have areas of plants, trees, and grass, and that people can visit and walk around. The Gardens are open from 10.30am until 5pm. Kensington Gardens

garden

To lay out or cultivate a garden; to labor in a garden; to practice horticulture

garden

A piece of ground on which flowers are cultivated

garden

In British English, a garden is a piece of land next to a house, with flowers, vegetables, other plants, and often grass. In American English, the usual word is yard, and a garden refers only to land which is used for growing flowers and vegetables. the most beautiful garden on Earth

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Tom has a big garden as well. - Tom has a big garden, too.

My father's in the garden. - My father is in the garden.

landscape gardening

the profession or art of arranging gardens and parks so that they look attractive and interesting gardener. Process of arranging land, plants, and objects for human use and enjoyment, usually with long and close-up views. Cyclical growth and seasonal changes provide a continuous sense of time and natural rhythms that is absent in buildings and sculptures. Gardens and designed landscapes fill in the open areas in cities and create continuity between urban structures and open rural lands beyond. Landscape-gardening areas may be of any size, from small urban courtyards and suburban gardens to many thousands of acres in regional, state, or national parks. Every landscape garden reflects attitudes toward nature and humans, revealing much about a culture and a period

landscape gardening