GARDENING Synonyms

• all the plant life in a particular region or period

• the branch of biology that studies plants

• socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners

• (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• the process of fostering the growth of something

• the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale)

• the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

• agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life

• relating to farming or agriculture

• relating to or suitable for growth

• (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

• (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state

• the cultivation of plants

• working as a landscape gardener

• a garden laid out for esthetic effect

• the act of fixing firmly in place

• a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area

• putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow

• the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

• (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward

• workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit

• be a farmer; work as a farmer

• collect fees or profits

• cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques