gardener

Cultivates the beds

A gardener is someone who tends a garden—planting, weeding, watering, and cultivating plants.

The term covers both hobbyists who maintain home gardens and professionals hired to care for others' landscapes: We hired a gardener to handle the yard work.

A master gardener has completed horticultural training, often through extension programs.

cultivation

trowel

Flat blade for spreading

  • spadeFlat-bladed digging implement
  • hoeWeeding and tilling implement
  • rakeTined yard implement

pruning · weeding · watering · planting · transplanting · seedlings · compost · mulch · fertilizer · soil

trees

arborist

Tree care specialist

orchard · fruit-trees · espalier · rootstock · grafting · chainsaw · loppers · deadwood · canopy · shade

professional

horticulturist

Plant cultivation specialist

nurseryman · arborist · floriculturist · agronomist · greenkeeper · caretaker · estate · apprentice · consultant · designer

harvest

vegetables

Edible plants, not fruits

pumpkins · apples · grapes · herbs · yield · bounty · reaping · picking · basket · orchard

nature

flowers

Plant reproductive structures

birds · bees · butterflies · pollinators · biodiversity · ecosystem · organic · sustainable · habitat · birdbath

Categories
Opposites
relationship to plants

gardenerplant killer

logger · weed · exterminator · pest · blight

built vs. natural environment

gardenerdeveloper

One who builds things

paver · concreter · construction worker · builder · urban planner

creation vs. neglect

gardenerneglecter

One who disregards responsibilities

abandoner · wastrel · despoiler · vandal · destroyer

Phrases
Family

garden, gardening, gardens, gardeners, gardened, gardenless, gardenlike, vegetable garden, flower garden

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G