: an area where plants are grown for commercial or decorative purposes
also
: the plants grown in such an area
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Guests can visit local schools to help with homework or join planting activities with children on Earth Day – experiences that create lasting memories while making a positive impact.
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 21 Mar. 2025
Season 1 of the reboot premiered with four farmers — Allen Foster, Ryan Black, Hunter Grayson and Landon Heaton — planting seeds of romance.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Dig a planting hole 2-3 times wider than the container.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
Particularly for the vast planting of annual row crops, many important decisions have to be made based on assumptions or guesses about how the weather will play out for the entire growing season.
—Steven Savage, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 21 Mar. 2025
Season 1 of the reboot premiered with four farmers — Allen Foster, Ryan Black, Hunter Grayson and Landon Heaton — planting seeds of romance.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Dig a planting hole 2-3 times wider than the container.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
Particularly for the vast planting of annual row crops, many important decisions have to be made based on assumptions or guesses about how the weather will play out for the entire growing season.
—Steven Savage, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for planting
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“Planting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planting. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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