gardening

Example Sentences

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In the 1980s I bought a house overlooking a river in Connecticut, where I had expected to enjoy quiet weekends reading, gardening and relaxing with friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Then they added cardboard and a thick layer of mulch, using a no-dig gardening method called sheet mulching.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

I think people will be very bored with screen time in 20 years, so we will have moved back to fishing, reading books, gardening, playing real guitars and pianos, taking walks, and enjoying family cookouts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

So she started turning to things that force her to "slow down and be really present, like gardening, reading, playing piano".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Fresh rose cuttings littered the walkway, the remnants of the ghost’s nighttime gardening.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland