as in gardens
a place where people grow fruit trees
an apple orchard
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Recent Examples of orchards
People may not find it in grocery stores, but many gardeners and farmers in different parts of the country are growing pawpaw trees and entire orchards.
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Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Growers have also planted vast orchards of almonds and pistachios.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Other commercial orchards were planted in the 1870s; by 1880, apple production exceeded what freighters could haul.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Excess production from expansion of kitchen orchards was sold to freighters who hauled apples to distant markets in open wagons.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Most homesteads had kitchen orchards for family use.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
The crisp air and vibrant colors of the orchards create a beautiful backdrop for a leisurely day.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
The fire was burning through neighborhoods where ranches, orchards and small homes dot the landscape, McHale said.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
As a result, the area is especially rich in monasteries that, Dalla Ragione knew, had old gardens and orchards that had escaped the farm consolidations over the past half-century thanks to their isolated locations—and their unwillingness to sell their land to agribusiness.
—Mark Schapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Growers have also planted vast orchards of almonds and pistachios.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Other commercial orchards were planted in the 1870s; by 1880, apple production exceeded what freighters could haul.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Excess production from expansion of kitchen orchards was sold to freighters who hauled apples to distant markets in open wagons.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Most homesteads had kitchen orchards for family use.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
The crisp air and vibrant colors of the orchards create a beautiful backdrop for a leisurely day.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
The fire was burning through neighborhoods where ranches, orchards and small homes dot the landscape, McHale said.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
As a result, the area is especially rich in monasteries that, Dalla Ragione knew, had old gardens and orchards that had escaped the farm consolidations over the past half-century thanks to their isolated locations—and their unwillingness to sell their land to agribusiness.
—Mark Schapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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