: an area where plants are grown for commercial or decorative purposes
also
: the plants grown in such an area
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Federal wildlife officials also have proposed what’s known as a 4(d) rule, which would allow exceptions from prohibitions, including allowing activities that boost or protect monarch habitat — such as planting milkweed — and the rearing and release of small numbers of butterflies.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Dig a planting hole 2-3 times as wide as the root ball.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Native plants can fare better during cold nights than those originating outside of Arizona’s planting zone.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
That’s why a company is using underwater planting machines to help repopulate them.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Dig a planting hole 2-3 times as wide as the root ball.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Native plants can fare better during cold nights than those originating outside of Arizona’s planting zone.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
That’s why a company is using underwater planting machines to help repopulate them.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Planting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planting. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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