2. Turfing this zone, which in France accomplishes itself, if not spontaneously, at least with little aid from art.
"The Earth as Modified by Human Action"
George P. Marsh
He found the ramparts giving way, the Turfing all crumbled off, and the escarpment and counter escarpment of the fosses much filled up.
"The Niagara River"
Archer Butler Hulbert
In the bright June light, behind their fresh green mantle of trees and creepers, even the factory buildings looked less stern and prison-like than formerly; and the Turfing and planting of the adjoining river-banks had transformed a waste of foul mud and refuse into a little park where the operatives might refresh themselves at midday.
"The Fruit of the Tree"
Edith Wharton