gardening

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
garden/ˈɡɑːdn/

▶noun

• 1 chiefly Brit. a piece of ground adjoining a house, used for growing flowers, fruit, or vegetables.

• 2 (gardens) ornamental grounds laid out for public enjoyment.

▶verb cultivate or work in a garden.

– phrases
everything in the garden is rosy Brit. everything is satisfactory.

– derivatives
gardener noun,
gardening noun.

– origin ME: from Old North. Fr. gardin, var. of OFr. jardin, of Gmc origin; rel. to yard2.