The action or practice of cultivating or laying out a garden, esp. (in later use) as a hobby; horticulture. Formerly also: †an act of cultivating…

The art or practice of cultivating a garden or of growing flowers, fruit, or vegetables; horticulture. Now rare.

The cultivation of a garden; the art or science of cultivating or managing gardens, including the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables.

The practice or technique of gardening. Obsolete. rare.

the management of gardens; the technique of gardening.