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gardener Definition

gar·dener (gärd′'n ər, gärd′nər)

noun

  1. a person who likes or is skilled at working in a garden
  2. a person whose occupation is making and tending gardens

gardener Synonyms

gardener

n.

vegetable grower, truck farmer, nurseryman, grower, seedsman, caretaker, landscaper, greenskeeper, landscape gardener, landscape architect, horticulturist.

gardener Usage Examples

Possessives

  • friend: Compost and Mulch Compost and mulch are two of a gardener's best friends.

Converse of object

  • bud: Drought resistant plants can be grown by budding young gardeners.
  • employ: IMO you would be best to put up the rent by the cost of maintaining the garden & employ a regular gardener.
  • urge: The booklet is full of tips and I would urge every keen gardener to get a copy.
  • inspire: Over the the last few centuries there have been many great garden designs that have inspired other gardeners to copy or further improve on.
  • encourage: By working with the RHS we hope to encourage more gardeners to get involved with wildlife and to share their experiences.
  • become: I am on this journey for the same reason I started a city farm, which is the same reason I became a gardener.

Adjective modifier

  • keen: I'm a keen gardener; how will the trees affect me?
  • amateur: The BBC is looking for the best amateur gardener in the British Isles with the launch of BBC Gardener of the Year 2006.
  • avid: Selling a simple garden glove to an avid gardener is not a taxing task.
  • discerning: A kitchen garden bound to inspire and please the most discerning gardener.
  • organic: As every organic gardener knows, or if you're just starting out you'll soon find out, the main problem is weeds!
  • seasoned: If you're a seasoned gardener, my advice is still the same!

Modifies a noun

  • delight: The area is a gardeners delight, being sheltered and sunny.

Noun used with modifier

  • allotment: A female allotment gardener has won best allotment plot competition for the third year running.
  • novice: Posts by The VERY novice gardener Help, my Japanese Cherry looks like a twig, is it dead!
  • landscape: A landscape gardener working on a private garden can not use a sprinkler or hose pipe from the private property's supply.
  • celebrity: Work hard and you too could be as rich as this celebrity gardener?
  • hobby: Read by keen gardeners and hobby gardeners, Garden News contains news, views and expert opinions.
  • apprentice: This method is still used for teaching an apprentice gardener in Japan.
gardener Quotes

Oh, Adam was a gardener, and God who made him sees That half a proper gardener's work is done upon his knees, So when your work is finished, you can wash your hands and pray For the Glory of the Garden that it may not pass away! 474

—Kipling, (Joseph) Rudyard

What was good for God's birds was bad for God's gardener.

—Hardy,Thomas

Jesus saith unto her,Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.Jesus saith unto her,Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

—Bible (NewTestament)