How to Use horticulture in a Sentence

horticulture

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  • Join members of the horticulture team to learn about trees and shrubs.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 23 June 2024
  • It is oft-described as the park’s heart of horticulture.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021
  • In 2009, when Dave went to school to study horticulture, their gardens changed even more.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2021
  • There are people in the world of horticulture that feel one of the greatest sins in life is planting a non-native plant.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2024
  • One of her students there was Bell, who came to Oregon State in 1990 to study for his master’s in horticulture.
    — Daniel E. Slotnik, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
  • Even with their cheeky flirtatiousness, the pieces felt a bit out of place in the horticulture setting.
    — Sheila Regan Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 12 July 2021
  • Again, all the horticulture science in the world can't fix use pattern problems.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The horticulture staff bought a peacock male and female at the Canton flea market.
    — Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Usually, a horticulture oil spray can be applied to control the insects and cause the fungus to slough off.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Apr. 2021
  • The Fleiges, who bought it from Muni in the 1990s for their Richmond horticulture supply business, placed the car for sale on Craigslist earlier this year.
    — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Here are three tips for landscaping and horticulture during droughts and dry spells.
    — Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 9 June 2023
  • The idea of studying horticulture stirred old dreams of farming and working with nature, Musgrave said.
    — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Many people in the plant world know the early 20th century as the golden age of horticulture when thousands of new plants were hitting the market year after year.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Black American horticulture dates centuries back to their ancestors in Africa, who lived off the rich land of the continent.
    — Briana A. Thomas, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Before, Emalee worked night shifts at a nonprofit while Pete worked in horticulture during the day.
    — Jamie Clarkson, The Enquirer, 26 June 2021
  • Perennials, in the world of horticulture, are also referred to as herbaceous plants.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Jones will be working with a local horticulture group to use genetic material from the old pear and apple trees to try and bring the orchard back to life.
    — Michael Alberty | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 23 July 2021
  • Her first book focused on horticulture and floral metaphor.
    — courant.com, 19 Feb. 2021
  • This is quite the hot topic in the world of horticulture and environmental management at large.
    — Sophie McNulty, Scientific American, 13 June 2024
  • Gardens by the Bay and will delve into the history and science of this hub of horticulture through a virtual exploration.
    — New York Times, 20 Feb. 2021
  • With a grant from New York State, the head of horticulture has begun drawing up plans to install water-retention systems, to limit runoff.
    — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Peat moss used in horticulture and for other purposes is harvested from as deep as the second zone, Brewer said.
    — oregonlive, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The horticulture office had attempted to create a large cactus garden, but the cacti had died.
    — Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
  • And a Botanical Bus Tour, starting at 11 a.m., will be led by a different horticulture staff member each month.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2023
  • The show will include a horticulture display of cut flowers, bulbs, trees, shrubs and container plants, plus floral designs.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2023
  • For example, Williams was asked to be involved in the landscaping and horticulture program that CCA hopes to integrate.
    — Sriya Reddy, Dallas News, 12 July 2021
  • The space will eventually become a habitat for a different species, or mixed species, and the grounds around it will be beautified by the zoo's horticulture department.
    — Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 16 June 2021
  • Plants are stacked in vertical rows reaching heights of 30 feet or more, said Neil Mattson, a horticulture professor at Cornell.
    — New York Times, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Gorgeous gardens show off the best of Sicilian horticulture between it all.
    — Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2021
  • Haynie, a bearded 38-year-old cannabis connoisseur who tattooed his thumbs with green ink, is no horticulture amateur.
    — Washington Post, 11 May 2022

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