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landscaping

landscaping

46 3.7
Planning and caring for a garden or yard to make it look nice
  • noun
  • /ˈlændˌskeɪpɪŋ/
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  • Cement blocks and bricks are used in driveways, landscaping designs, and trail systems in housing subdivisions.
  • a landscaping project
  • a landscaping company
  • landscaping products

You have to have them look, flags, monument signs, bullet bandit signs, good landscaping, great entrances.

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Examples

  • I asked him to do some landscaping out back.

  • Michael, he has a successful landscaping business.

  • And you still have a good amount of room to do some nice landscaping over here.

  • What about all the money from the landscaping jobs?

  • With May just days old, the landscaping around the four houses was coming to life.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • So we're like outside in the little sort of common area where it's like this landscaping and grass and stuff.

  • Mostly, I just do the radio program and whatever landscaping and consulting I can pick up.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The floral, nursery, and landscaping industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in agriculture.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Real estate development is brisk, and topsoil used in construction and landscaping is in great demand.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Last summer, we hired a professional to improve the landscaping in our backyard.

Synonyms

gardening
vslandscaping
91 1.0

Working to grow and care for plants, often as a hobby

covers professional design and arranging beyond simple plant care
landscape architecture
vslandscaping
  • Specialized
1 5.4

The design and planning of outdoor places like parks and gardens

focuses more on garden-scale arranging and upkeep rather than large land planning
yardwork
vslandscaping
  • US
1 1.0

Tasks you do outside to cut grass and care for plants

involves planning and design rather than only doing physical chores
groundskeeping
vslandscaping
  • US
1 3.7

Work that cares for outdoor areas of a property like lawns and gardens

adds arranging and design responsibilities beyond routine maintenance
landscape gardening
vslandscaping
1 3.6

Planning and caring for outdoor areas and plants to make them attractive

is the wider activity combining design, arranging, and maintenance for usefulness and beauty

How Involved

horticulture
  • Specialized
10 5.7
landscaping
46 3.7
gardening
91 1.0

Surface Forms

landscaping singular
landscapings plural

Morphology

landscaping = landscape (transparent) = landscape + ing

The word is a regular gerund/nominalization of 'landscape' meaning the activity or process of designing and maintaining grounds.

Etymology

The word landscaping comes from land and landscape, a word that originally meant 'a view or shape of the land'. So landscaping is about 'shaping' and arranging the land to make it look attractive.