GARDENING

verb

1. To grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.
2. Of a batsman, to inspect and tap the pitch lightly with the bat so as to smooth out small rough patches and irregularities.

noun

1. The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.
2. The act of a batsman prodding at the pitch with his bat, typically in order to flatten any bumps