noun
definition
One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.
example
"Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and to plant virtue." — St. Catherine of Siena
Examples of gardeners in a Sentence
He is the patron of Brie, and gardeners invoke him as their protector.
The gillyflower of Chaucer and Spenser and Shakespeare was, as in Italy, Dianthus Caryophyllus; that of later writers and of gardeners, Matthiola.
In fact, it may not even occur to some gardeners that the source of the seed is as important as the growing method.
Notwithstanding the losses that the city had sustained, `Amr was able to write to his master, the caliph Omar, that he had taken a city containing "4000 palaces, 4000 baths, 12,000 dealers in fresh oil, 12,000 gardeners, 40,000 Jews who pay tribute, 400 theatres or places of amusement."
As to the nectarine, of its origin as a variation from the peach there is abundant evidence, as has already been mentioned; it is only requisite to add the very important fact that the seeds of the nectarine, even when that nectarine has been produced by bud-variation from a peach, will generally produce nectarines, or, as gardeners say, "come true."
Perhaps the explanation of the fact that some of the cultivated varieties are, as gardeners say, "bad setters," - i.e.
At night it crawls about in search of food, which consists to a small extent of dead animal or vegetable matter, but principally, as gardeners are aware, of the petals and other parts of flowers of growing shoots and soft ripe fruit.
There is another remarkable feature of the Japanese gardeners art.
Adjoining the above-named buildings is the Hibiya Park, modelled on the European style, while retaining the special features of the Japanese gardeners' art.
By gardeners the bullfinch has long been regarded as a deadly enemy, from its undoubted destruction of the buds of fruit-trees in spring-time, though whether the destruction is really so much of a detriment is by no means so undoubted.
Artificial heat applied to the roots, called by gardeners " bottom-heat," is supplied by fermenting materials such as stable manure, leaves, &c., or by hot-water pipes.
In some instances buds form on the roots, and may be used for purposes of propagation, as in the Japan quince, the globe thistle, the sea holly, some sea lavenders, Bocconia, Acanthus, &c. Of the tendency in buds to assume an independent existence gardeners avail themselves in the operations of striking " cuttings," and making " layers " and " pipings," as also in budding and grafting.
Among gardeners the general opinion is against the possibility of graft-hybridization.
The reproductive process of which the formation of the flower is the first stage being an exhaustive one, it is necessary that the plant, as gardeners say, should get " established " before it flowers.
The defects which cause gardeners to speak of certain vines as " shy setters," and of certain strawberries as " blind," may be due either to unsuitable conditions of external temperature, or to the non-accomplishment, from some cause or other, of cross-fertilization.
Many gardeners are still afraid to disturb an unsuitable subsoil, but experienced growers have proved that by bringing it up to the surface and placing plenty of manure in the bottoms of the various trenches, the very best results are attained in the course of a season or so.
Gardeners often dispense with the pot, using sphagnum moss and leaf-mould only when propagating indiarubber plants, perpetual carnations, dracaenas, &c.
In cultivation the potato varies very greatly not only as to the season of its growth but also as to productiveness, the vigour and luxuriance of its foliage, the presence or relative absence of hairs, the form of the leaves, the size and colour of the flowers, &c. The tubers vary greatly in size, form and colour; gardeners divide them into rounded forms and long forms or "kidneys," and there are of course varieties intermediate in form.
Excellent agriculturists and gardeners, very laborious, and having a good reputation for honesty, they live on the best terms with their Russian peasant neighbours.
They also are agriculturists and gardeners; while some 12,000 Kundrovsk Tatars still continue the nomadic life of their ancestors.
They are celebrated for their excellence as gardeners, agriculturists, cattle-tenders and artisans.
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Gardeners must take care not to plant Spanish or hybrid bluebells in the countryside or near native populations.
The fertile soil and gentle climate of Perthshire have long inspired botanists, gardeners and horticulturalists.
The Doctor must pass safely through the vast gardens of the royal estate while evading the clutches of their fanatical gardeners.
Diamond is the best eggplant that we can recommend to gardeners in cooler climates with shorter growing seasons.
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Drought resistant plants can be grown by budding young gardeners.
Over the the last few centuries there have been many great garden designs that have inspired other gardeners to copy or further improve on.
By working with the RHS we hope to encourage more gardeners to get involved with wildlife and to share their experiences.
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Warm compost promotes the rapid germination of most herb seeds and is particularly useful for gardeners who raise their plants in an unheated greenhouse.
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Under the guidance of Dutch garden designer, Henk Gerritsen, our gardeners are creating naturalistic plantings within the existing formal gardens.
There are no chemical soil sterilants available to gardeners.
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The spores on germination make a white felted mat, more or less dense, of mycelium; this, when compacted with dry, half-decomposed dung, is the mushroom spawn of gardeners.
Gardeners and farm laborers convey spores from one bed or field to another; carted soil, manure, &c., may abound in spores of Smuts, Fusarium, Polyporei and in sclerotia; and articles through the post and so forth often carry infective spores.
No truthful man, however much he may love the bird, will gainsay the depredations on fruit and eggs that it at times commits; but the gardeners and gamekeepers of Britain, instead of taking a few simple steps to guard their charge from injury, deliberately adopt methods of wholesale destruction - methods that in the case of this species are only too easy and too effectual--by proffering temptation to trespass which it is not in jay-nature to resist, and accordingly the bird runs great chance of total extirpation.
Ventilation must be adequate and most gardeners agree that both side and ridge ventilators are essential for proper airing during the summer months.
Gardeners talk about tilth or seedbed conditions meaning that they need a suitably fine soil in which to plant their seeds.
Check if your neighbors use slug bait especially if they are keen gardeners to be sure.
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Poorer people could buy the plain yellow tulips that are still familiar to many gardeners, while rich people could buy flowers such as the Semper Augustus, which sported red flames and was sold for exorbitant prices.
Many gardeners will build a box and divide it into three sections, or use three barrels with holes drilled into the sides to allow for air circulation.
Gardeners with a lot of experience and space for composting may find that a compost tumbler is inadequate for their needs.