gardening

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Experts from the California Native Plant Society and the Theodore Payne Foundation will also be working the booth, answering questions about California gardening, and offering visitors opportunities to stop and smell their flowers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

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

Among these: cut-resistant kitchen gloves, heat-resistant oven mitts, gardening work gloves, vacuum-cleaner belts and appliance drive belts for washers and dryers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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

We follow Max to a small, white landscaping truck, where he pulls out an empty red plastic gas can and a gardening hose—the kind we couldn’t find when we were looking before.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman