Expects to see parking in gardens (5)
I believe the answer is:
hopes
'expects' is the definition.
('hope' can be a synonym of 'expect')
'parking in gardens' is the wordplay.
'parking' becomes 'p'.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'gardens' becomes 'hoes' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'p' placed into 'hoes' is 'HOPES'.
'to see' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hopes that I've seen before include "Believes that good things may happen" , "Aspirations, wishes" , "Aspires" , "Expectations" , "Desires and expects" .)