Gardener
A gardener is any person involved in the growing and maintenance of plants, notably in a
garden . The term encompasses persons from different walks of life involved ingardening , arguably the oldest occupation, from thehobbyist in aresidential garden , the homeowner supplementing the family food with a smallvegetable garden ororchard , to an employee in anursery or thehead gardener in a large estate, or a garden laborer.The term gardener is also used to describe
garden design ers andlandscape gardener s, who are involved chiefly in the design of gardens, rather than the practical aspects ofhorticulture .Gardening has a long history, and there have been many pioneering gardeners of note, from the great landscape gardeners of the 18th century, to those who created or expanded the idea of the "no-dig" garden. In addition, television
lifestyle programs have spawned a number ofcelebrity gardener s.Notable gardeners
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Luis Barragan
*Geoffrey Bawa
* Lancelot "Capability" Brown
*Carolus Clusius
*Esther Dean
*Charlie Dimmock
*A. J. Downing
*Ian Hamilton Finlay
*Bob Flowerdew
*Pippa Greenwood
*Kevin Inglewood
*C. Z. Guest
* Robert Hart
*Michael Heseltine
*Hotsukimaru
*Derek Jarman
*Thomas Jefferson
*Gertrude Jekyll
*William Kent
*Andre le Notre
*Peter Joseph Lenné
*Lucullus
*Ihei Masatake
*John Beverley Nichols
*Frederick Law Olmsted
*Ozcar
*Russell Page
* Pliny
*Humphrey Repton
* William Robinson
*Ihei Sannojo
*Vita Sackville-West
*William Shenstone
*Geoffrey Smith
*King Solomon
*Theophrastus
*Percy Thrower
*Tiberius
*Alan Titchmarsh
*John Tradescant
*Edith Wharton
*Albert Wilson Fictional gardeners
* Chance in "
Being There "
*Samwise Gamgee in "Lord of the Rings"
* Tom and Barbara Good in "The Good Life"ee also
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Gardner , a surname
*Museum of Garden History
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Gardener — Gar den*er, n. One who makes and tends a garden; a horticulturist. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gardener — c.1300 (early 12c. as a surname), from O.N.Fr. *gardinier (12c., Mod.Fr. jardinier), from gardin (see GARDEN (Cf. garden)). Cf. Ger. Gärtner … Etymology dictionary
gardener — [gärd′ n ər, gärd′nər] n. 1. a person who likes or is skilled at working in a garden 2. a person whose occupation is making and tending gardens … English World dictionary
Gardener — Jason Gardener (* 18. September 1975 in Bath) ist ein ehemaliger britischer Sprinter und Staffel Olympiasieger Seine internationale Karriere begann 1994 bei den Junioren Leichtathletikweltmeisterschaften, als er die Silbermedaille im 100 Meter… … Deutsch Wikipedia
gardener — Synonyms and related words: boy, butler, chauffeur, coachman, driver, equerry, floriculturist, florist, fruit grower, gentleman, gillie, horticulturist, houseboy, houseman, landscape architect, landscape gardener, landscapist, lord in waiting,… … Moby Thesaurus
gardener */*/ — UK [ˈɡɑː(r)d(ə)nə(r)] / US [ˈɡɑrd(ə)nər] noun [countable] Word forms gardener : singular gardener plural gardeners 1) someone whose job is to look after a garden the head gardener on an estate 2) someone who enjoys growing plants and is good at… … English dictionary
Gardener — This interesting surname recorded as Garden and Gardyne, both metonymics for a gardner, and Gardener, Gardenner, Gardiner, Gardinor, Gairdnar, Gairner and Gardner, is of French origins. Recorded widely in England, Ireland, and Scotland, it is… … Surnames reference
gardener — [[t]gɑ͟ː(r)dənə(r)[/t]] gardeners 1) N COUNT A gardener is a person who is paid to work in someone else s garden. 2) N COUNT A gardener is someone who enjoys working in their own garden growing flowers or vegetables. The majority of sweet peas… … English dictionary
Gardener — noun derived from the profession gardener … Wiktionary
gardener — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ avid (esp. AmE), enthusiastic, keen (esp. BrE) ▪ expert, good, master (AmE) ▪ amateur (BrE), ho … Collocations dictionary
