Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:-

Gardening is the _______________  of plants usually in or near home.

cultivation

The correct option to fill in the blanks is cultivation.

Gardening is the cultivation of plants usually in or near home. The other options are not appropriate because they do not convey the same meaning.

• The word "generation" refers to the production of offspring. This does not make sense in the context of gardening, as plants are not typically generated in gardens.
• The word "classification" refers to the arrangement of things into groups based on their shared characteristics. This does not make sense in the context of gardening, as plants are not typically classified in gardens.
• The word "grafting" refers to the process of joining two plants together so that they grow as one. This does not make sense in the context of gardening, as grafting is not a common practice in home gardens.