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John Horsley was gardening when he felt a wasp crawl down his T-shirt.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

The eureka moment struck when one of the unemployed engineers, Jim Lea, was gardening.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2022

She said her meditation was gardening at Balmoral.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022

That he was gardening in an almost vertical space didn’t make the job easier.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2022

So I put the box away and took my drawing pad out to the backyard, where Mom was gardening.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day