gardening

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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

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

Warner recommends checking outdoor areas carefully before gardening or reaching into brush or firewood piles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Gerald Marzorati, a friend of Pollan’s since they were hired as young editors in 1983 at Harper’s, says you can trace his interests back to his first book on gardening.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

I followed, and found her in her old straw gardening hat, a trowel already in one hand and the flat of pansies balanced in the other.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver