plantsman
Skilled garden cultivator
A plantsman is someone with deep knowledge of plants and skill in growing them—more serious than a casual gardener, suggesting expertise in cultivation, propagation, and plant identification.
The term implies hands-on experience rather than purely academic knowledge: He's a true plantsman who can coax anything to bloom.
Plantswoman is the feminine form, though plantsman sometimes covers both.
Commercial plant cultivator
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- cultivarBred plant variety
specimen · collector · connoisseur · nomenclature · identification · specialist · enthusiast · horticulturist
Act of spreading widely
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- soilGround matter for planting
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
fertilizer · mulch · irrigation · watering · seedlings · nursery · beds · greenhouse
Flat blade for spreading
- spadeFlat-bladed digging implement
- secateursGarden cutting tool
- dibberPointed planting tool
- hoeWeeding and tilling implement
rake · cloche · wheelbarrow · loppers · propagator · mister · kneeler · gloves
Cultivating plants systematically
- botanyScience of flora
- floricultureCultivating ornamental blooms
- arboricultureCultivation of woody plants
- viticultureGrape-growing science
nurseryman
Commercial plant cultivator
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
cultivar · specimen · collector · connoisseur · nomenclature · identification · specialist · enthusiast · horticulturist · gardener
propagation
Act of spreading widely
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- soilGround matter for planting
compost · fertilizer · mulch · irrigation · watering · seedlings · nursery · beds · greenhouse · potting
trowel
Flat blade for spreading
hoe · rake · cloche · wheelbarrow · loppers · propagator · mister · kneeler · gloves
perennial
Recurring each year
tree · climber · herbaceous · alpine · bulb · fern · ornamental · native · exotic · specimen
horticulture
Cultivating plants systematically
- botanyScience of flora
- floricultureCultivating ornamental blooms
- arboricultureCultivation of woody plants
viticulture · dendrology · permaculture · ethnobotany · herbarium
plantsmandabbler
One who skims surfaces
brown thumb · plant killer · black thumb · dilettante · novice
plantsmanlogger
One who fells trees
weed killer · paver · developer · urbanite · city dweller