n. · neutral
gardening
UK/ˈɡɑːdənɪŋ/US/ˈɡɑːrdənɪŋ/GAR·den·ing
The activity of growing and caring for plants in a garden.
Examples
“Gardening helps me relax after a busy week and I enjoy growing herbs on my balcony.”
“In Part 1 I mentioned gardening as a way to spend time outdoors.”
“She has taken up gardening recently and now her garden is full of colourful flowers.”
Band 8 sentence
“Gardening relaxes me and also gives me satisfaction when I harvest vegetables that I grew myself.”
Collocations
- do gardening
- gardening tools
- take up gardening
Word family
Common mistakes
I like to gardening on weekends.→I like gardening on weekends.
She makes gardening every morning.→She does gardening every morning / She tends the garden every morning.
Say it for a higher band
5garden→6plants→7+gardening
Synonyms
horticulture
Easily confused
farming
“Farming requires large fields and heavy machinery.”
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