garden
noun
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
gardened
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past participleof garden.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof garden.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gardennouna plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
Example Sentences
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“My father built a cabin and gardened; we raised chickens and sheep. My mother was a schoolteacher who sewed all my clothes and dolls.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
As a lifelong gardener who has spent a career in retail horticulture and garden writing, I found myself initially chafing at the author’s call to say goodbye to the way we’ve gardened for generations.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2023
All 291 participants were adults and had not gardened within the last two years.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2023
“We gardened, we did workouts together outside,” she said.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
And driving along a back Connecticut road, tree-bordered and gardened, I knew he had made me feel better and surer.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
