gardening

Etymology

noun

1. The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.
   His hobby was gardening.
   Gardening, then, is a sort of refined farming upon a limited scale. 1833, James Rennie, “The Word Gardening”, in Alphabet of Scientific Gardening for the Use of Beginners, London: William Orr, page 1
2. (by extension) Any process of care, maintenance, or curation, especially digitally.
   wiki gardening
   digital gardening
   Several special pages help with the wiki gardening task:¶ ❑ Uncategorized pages (Special:Uncategorizedpages): These are pages that do not have one or more categories assigned. Use this page to ensure that all pages are categorized. 2008, Mark S. Choate, Professional Wikis, John Wiley & Sons, page 171
   Tom Critchlow, a consultant who has been cultivating his digital garden for years, spells out the main difference between old-school blogging and digital gardening. 2020-09-03, Tanya Basu, “Digital gardens let you cultivate your own little bit of the internet”, in MIT Technology Review
3. (cricket) The act of a batsman prodding at the pitch with his bat, typically in order to flatten any bumps.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of garden
   He had been gardening all day.