Tillage of a croft or kitchen-garden. Obsolete.

The action or practice of cultivating and maintaining a kitchen garden (kitchen garden, n. 1); (also) the growing of fruit, vegetables, herbs, etc…

the art of laying out grounds so as to produce the effect of natural scenery.

the arrangement of a garden so as to make it resemble a picture; a romantic style of gardening, aiming at irregular and rugged beauty.

the cultivation of plants in window gardens or window recesses, typically for decorative purposes.

the planning of parks or gardens to form an attractive landscape, often in association with the design of buildings, roads, etc.

the cultivation of rock gardens.

The business or occupation of keeping a market garden and selling the produce. Cf. truck-farming n. at truck, n.1 compounds 1b, now the usual term…

the cultivation of water gardens; (also) gardening in which particular emphasis is placed on the use of water.

The cultivation of edible plants, esp. leafy vegetables and herbs; the branch of horticulture dealing with this.

U.S. The cultivation of ‘truck’ or vegetables.

cultivation of plants or trees in tubs.

The cultivation of a lawn.

Gardening or garden design in an affected, fussily decorative, or over-elaborate style; an instance of this. Also: archaic and affected language.

the practice of this style of landscape design.

The design and creation of landscapes or gardens that require minimal irrigation.