: an area where plants are grown for commercial or decorative purposes
also
: the plants grown in such an area
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Compost, mulch, and microbial balance are as much a part of the firm’s services as pruning roses or planting containers.
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Nia Bowers, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
But cloches are also used to warm the soil in spring for earlier planting and faster seed germination.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Fall planting brings autumn hues, winter foliage, and early spring blooms to the garden.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Your decision to grow them in containers makes sense as bulbs always make a lasting impression in dense container plantings and their garden takeover tendencies can be nullified.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
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Nia Bowers, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
But cloches are also used to warm the soil in spring for earlier planting and faster seed germination.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Fall planting brings autumn hues, winter foliage, and early spring blooms to the garden.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Your decision to grow them in containers makes sense as bulbs always make a lasting impression in dense container plantings and their garden takeover tendencies can be nullified.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for planting
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“Planting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planting. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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