How to Use horticulture in a Sentence

horticulture

noun
  • Join members of the horticulture team to learn about trees and shrubs.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 23 June 2024
  • What’s more, much of the trading was done by people who knew their horticulture.
    — John Schwartz, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2018
  • The holy grail of home horticulture is learning how to grow the perfect tomato crop just steps from your kitchen counter.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
  • Here are three tips for landscaping and horticulture during droughts and dry spells.
    — Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 9 June 2023
  • Again, all the horticulture science in the world can't fix use pattern problems.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2022
  • This top growth trimming is often called pinching in the horticulture trade.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • No, the club's horticulture staff does not pack them in ice to keep the blooms from bursting before the Masters.
    — ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The horticulture staff bought a peacock male and female at the Canton flea market.
    — Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Pick oranges, lemons, limes, and other citrus at the perfect time with these tips from a horticulture expert.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Nov. 2025
  • In 2009, when Dave went to school to study horticulture, their gardens changed even more.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • Cappelli’s dad left his job in horticulture to be home with his daughter for about five years and then returned to work — as a teacher for the blind.
    — Mike Anthony, courant.com, 8 Oct. 2019
  • But, as horticulture practices change, this may represent a larger portion of peat use in the future.
    — Toby Ann Halamka, JSTOR Daily, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Perennials, in the world of horticulture, are also referred to as herbaceous plants.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The fear and frustration are prevalent throughout the horticulture world.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
  • The idea of studying horticulture stirred old dreams of farming and working with nature, Musgrave said.
    — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Climate changes have been a big driver of lasting gardening trends, say seed sellers and horticulture experts in the area.
    — Roxie Hammill, kansascity.com, 29 Apr. 2017
  • Joe Stead, the college’s horticulture lab coordinator, said that in about two weeks, the bloom will fall.
    — Lilly Nguyen, Daily Pilot, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Students learn at the school and, using it as a base, work at jobs pertaining to horticulture, such as in landscaping, off the campus.
    — cleveland, 12 Dec. 2019
  • This is quite the hot topic in the world of horticulture and environmental management at large.
    — Sophie McNulty, Scientific American, 13 June 2024
  • A couple of days before Mother's Day, there was a day to celebrate in the world of horticulture.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Before, Emalee worked night shifts at a nonprofit while Pete worked in horticulture during the day.
    — Jamie Clarkson, The Enquirer, 26 June 2021
  • To get those workers in, facilities and horticulture teams will work on clearing access roads, then staff and public areas.
    — Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Those who behave — and that has been the majority for years — get communal meals and can pray in groups, and some can attend art and horticulture classes.
    — New York Times, 16 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • Most of the peat that is extracted in Scotland is used in horticulture as compost to grow things like mushrooms, lettuce and houseplants.
    — Toby Ann Halamka, JSTOR Daily, 6 Feb. 2025
  • In the clip, the TV personality tastes some very hot food, learns about horticulture and even tries his hand graffiti.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • Charles is a committed environmentalist, a great lover of art and horticulture, and is known to deny himself lunch.
    — Alexander Larman, Time, 16 Sep. 2025

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