Sentence:  Warm ambient air, loiterings abroad, <WSD>gardenings</WSD>, flowers to take about, and preserves to make, soothed the wicked imp to slumber in the parish of Hollingford in summer-time. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.