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  • present participle of garden.
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gardening

American  
[gahrd-ning] / ˈgɑrd nɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act of cultivating or tending a garden.

  2. the work or art of a gardener.


gardening British  
/ ˈɡɑːdənɪŋ /

noun

    1. the planning and cultivation of a garden

    2. ( as modifier )

      gardening gloves

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of gardening

First recorded in 1570–80; garden + -ing 1

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The company saw gains in its plumbing, kitchen and gardening sections.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

Thrive, a charity that uses gardening to support people's health and wellbeing, says community gardens are about much more than growing plants.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The move to electric power is attracting new companies to the market for gardening kit.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Small highlights include being featured in a Reese Witherspoon carousel and Ashley Tisdale French gardening video on Instagram, the latter containing their other hit, “Aces.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

In reality she lost the finger gardening and the limp was an old skiing injury, but she never let the truth get in the way of her own mythology.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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