Cultivating Fruit Over Middle Of Pergola Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "RAISING" which means:

noun
• • The event of something being raised upward
• • The properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
• • Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
adjective satellite
• • Increasing in quantity or value
verb
• • (physical) to cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
• • To create, increase or develop.
• • To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
• • To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
• • To exponentiate, to involute.
• • (of a verb) to extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
• • (of a vowel) to produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
• • To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.
• • To throw (an exception).

An example sentence would be:

• • "She is responsible for the raising of funds for the charity."
• • "The raising of taxes has caused a lot of discontent among the citizens."

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