nurseryman
Plant shop worker
A nurseryman is a person who owns, operates, or works in a plant nursery—a place where trees, shrubs, and other plants are grown for sale or transplanting.
The term applies to commercial growers who supply garden centers, landscapers, and homeowners: The nurseryman recommended a hardy variety for our climate.
Plant cultivation specialist
- arboristTree care specialist
- growerOne who raises plants
- propagatorOne who spreads further
- botanistOne who studies flora
floriculturist · plant breeder · landscaper · groundskeeper · pomologist · viticulturist · hybridizer
Newly germinated plants
- saplingsJuvenile trees
- perennialsFlora regrowing annually
- annualsSingle-season plants
- biennialsLiving two growing seasons
shrubs · herbaceous · bedding plants · ornamentals · rootstock · bare-root · whips · plugs
Act of spreading widely
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
- seedbedPrepared ground for sprouting
sowing · thinning · dibbling · potting · rooting · budding · layering · cuttings
Bulk sales to merchants
- retailSales to end users
- catalogOrdered list of items
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- growing seasonTime crops can mature
orders · customers · plant sales · garden center · stock · pricing · grading · shipping
Heated growing enclosure
- coldframeBottomless glazed growing box
- potting shedOutbuilding for horticultural tasks
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- polytunnelSemicircular plastic crop cover
horticulturist
Plant cultivation specialist
- arboristTree care specialist
- growerOne who raises plants
- propagatorOne who spreads further
botanist · floriculturist · plant breeder · landscaper · groundskeeper · pomologist · viticulturist · hybridizer
seedlings
Newly germinated plants
- saplingsJuvenile trees
- perennialsFlora regrowing annually
- annualsSingle-season plants
biennials · shrubs · herbaceous · bedding plants · ornamentals · rootstock · bare-root · whips · plugs · liners
propagation
Act of spreading widely
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
seedbed · sowing · thinning · dibbling · potting · rooting · budding · layering · cuttings · hardening
wholesale
Bulk sales to merchants
growing season · orders · customers · plant sales · garden center · stock · pricing · grading · shipping · landscapers
hothouse
Heated growing enclosure
- coldframeBottomless glazed growing box
- potting shedOutbuilding for horticultural tasks
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- plant workershorticulturist, landscaper, groundskeeper, grower, plant breeder
- growersfarmer, farmers, crop farmer, cultivators, organic farmer
nurserymanlogger
One who fells trees
lumberjack · brush cutter · weed killer · exterminator · tree surgeon