gardening

noun

gar·​den·​ing ˈgär-də-niŋ 

ˈgärd-niŋ

: the act, activity, or pastime of planning and cultivating gardens

… America's number-one leisure pursuit remains the gentle, slow-going, idyllic activity of gardening.

—Margaret Langstaff

… there is no shortage this spring of slick and glossy books on gardening that are long on toothsome photography and short of thoughtful text …

—Allen Lacy

Halide lamps are the most popular source of white light available for indoor gardening, providing the best light spectrum for all stages of plant growth.

—Laura L. Kramer

—often used before another noun

gardening gloves

gardening tools

Examples of gardening in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The name comes from our friends in the British gardening world who coined the term because the most common time for the procedure is late spring, right around the time of the Royal Horticultural Society’s famed Chelsea Garden Show. —Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2024

Ratcliffe bemoaned the extensive gardening leave that is commonplace in football, when personnel leave posts but remain on the payroll during their notice period. —Amanda Gerut, Fortune Europe, 20 June 2024

The vandals completely ripped out the plastic piping supplying water to one gardening bed, while either ripping or cutting up piping in multiple other beds. —Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024

Food & Drink This Is Exactly What to Order at the Best Ice Cream Shops in the West Sign Up for our Newsletter Get fresh recipes, wine pairings, weekend getaway ideas, regional gardening tips, home design inspiration, and more. —Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 17 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above