gardening

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In the 1980s I bought a house overlooking a river in Connecticut, where I had expected to enjoy quiet weekends reading, gardening and relaxing with friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

I think people will be very bored with screen time in 20 years, so we will have moved back to fishing, reading books, gardening, playing real guitars and pianos, taking walks, and enjoying family cookouts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

“If you’re gardening or working around wood piles or bushes, check the area first,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

"We used big chisels on the end of broom handles. A bit like gardening hoes. You use those to stab at it and shave stuff way," explained Roche.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

“We’ve got some new books on agriculture—farming, gardening, fertilizing, things like that—and we’re studying them. It’s part of the Plan.”

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien