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garden

[gahr-dn] / ˈgɑr dn /


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But will she choose Mr. Ryder, the libertine with a hangup about marriage, or Mr. Hayward, the tortured empath who recites poetry to her in a hidden garden?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

He was speaking from the shaded courtyard garden of his Mayer am Pfarrplatz heuriger, down the steps from the room where Beethoven stayed while composing part of the Ninth Symphony.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

The botanical garden in Richmond, west London, has more than 11,000 trees in its living collections.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

The use of garden hoses has been temporarily banned because of drought.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

The only child not standing in the garden was the red-shoed girl.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

The restrictions mean hosepipes should not be used for watering gardens, washing cars, allotments, filling paddling pools or swimming pools, or cleaning windows.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

The crowds were a welcome boon for the bartenders, enlivening what is usually a lull at Joxer Daly’s, which is away from the beaches and beer gardens where customers gather in the summer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The inspiration: 1920s Southern California estate gardens created by A. E. Hanson.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

He visited Tahnoon’s seaside palace at dusk, strolling its verdant gardens alongside the sheikh, whose eye condition causes him to wear sunglasses all the time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

“You could have your wedding at the Grand Regency. They have a nice ballroom, and the gardens outside are pretty. That’s where Freebie goes to the bathroom, but I always pick it up.”

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

Growing up, he often gardened with his grandmother in the yard of her home in Baldwin Park.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2023

All 291 participants were adults and had not gardened within the last two years.

From Washington Post Jan. 23, 2023

As we gardened and invested in gardens for different social, educational and environmental reasons in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods, we contributed to increasing land values in a process described as green gentrification.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2022

She devoured the New Yorker and The Economist and gardened in her backyard, enjoying its sweeping Puget Sound view.

From Seattle Times Jan. 9, 2022

And driving along a back Connecticut road, tree-bordered and gardened, I knew he had made me feel better and surer.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

That applies to everything from investing to gardening.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

Researchers, gardening experts and horticulturists offer recommendations for dealing with your garden after the warehouse fire in Boyle Heights.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

He has given few interviews while locked in legal discussions with Chelsea about compensation, with his staff having been placed on gardening leave.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Today, she says everyday activities such as gardening and riding a stationary bicycle are far more enjoyable because of the reduction in pain.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

Even if it was something as boring as gardening.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña




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