gardener
noun
gar·den·er
ˈgär-də-nər 
ˈgärd-nər
ˈgärd-nər
plural gardeners
: a person who gardens:
a
: one employed to care for the gardens or grounds of a home, business concern, or other property
a professional gardener
… he wants to stay on the island and become a nursery gardener, like his grandfather …—
Edith Oliver
Edith Oliver
b
: one who spends time cultivating plants and tending a garden for pleasure or recreation
Both she and her husband are avid gardeners.
The natural reaction of an average gardener to most insect and weed problems is to reach for the toxic stuff.—Amy Stewart
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In colder areas, it is commonly cultivated as an annual and harvested in the fall, but cold-weather gardeners can grow it year-round by keeping it in pots and moving it indoors before temperatures dip in the fall.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2025
What’s a gardener to do in the face of such extremes?
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
This is the cause of death to many large tree-planting projects and the perennials that home gardeners work with.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
Regretfully many gardeners were not successful with their plantings and the enthusiasm for azaleas has dwindled.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2025
What’s a gardener to do in the face of such extremes?
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
This is the cause of death to many large tree-planting projects and the perennials that home gardeners work with.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
Regretfully many gardeners were not successful with their plantings and the enthusiasm for azaleas has dwindled.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gardener
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“Gardener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gardener. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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