receding
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In an email, SPR spokesperson Rachel Schulkin said the garden was being removed “due to public health and public safety issues and the need for maintenance, including reseeding the area and turf restoration.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2023
After a forest fire, land managers can speed up vegetation’s recovery by reseeding the crisped land, often from planes or helicopters.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 15, 2023
He added that if you want additional color throughout the seasons, weave in other flowering plants such as bush sunflowers, California fuchsia or easily reseeding California poppies.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2022
There have been additional reseeding efforts in British Columbia, Washington state, and other areas of the Pacific Northwest.
From The Verge • Apr. 18, 2022
Puffs of seeds float, reseeding the grass and vacant lots.
From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
