gardener
Let an agent explain the gardener as an occupation and pastime, relay training, roles and practice from horticultural sources, describe specialised roles, and distinguish gardeners from horticulturists as scientists, landscape architects, farmers and florists.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the gardener as an occupation and pastime, relay training, roles and practice from horticultural sources, describe specialised roles, and distinguish gardeners from horticulturists as scientists, landscape architects, farmers and florists.
A person who cultivates gardens, professionally or as a hobby, including nursery gardeners raising plants for sale, seed growers, groundskeepers maintaining parks and sports grounds, botanic garden curators and trained landscaping and horticulture gardeners, as well as hobby gardeners tending home gardens; gardening combines horticultural knowledge, design and physical work and is one of the most popular leisure activities.
What it is for: Cultivating and maintaining gardens.
It can be explain the occupation and pastime; relay training and roles; describe practice; distinguish related occupations.
Distinguishing features
Practical cultivation
Professional and hobby
Many specialisms
Popular pastime
What it looks like
A person working among plants with tools.
Physical character
households gardening, US: over half note - surveys
RHS members: about 600000 count
vocational qualification: apprenticeship or diploma in many countries note
How it is recognised
Person who cultivates gardens
Nursery gardener, seed grower, groundskeeper, botanic garden curator, hobby gardener, landscaping gardener
Horticulturists study plants scientifically; landscape architects design; farmers grow crops; florists arrange flowers
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
works in - and grounds
is contrasted with - who designs
is exemplified by - in large gardens
In practice
Families and kinds
professional gardeners in private and public gardens
nursery gardeners and seed growers
groundskeepers and greenkeepers
botanic garden curators and head gardeners
landscaping and horticulture trained gardeners
hobby and community gardeners
Standards and regulation
Horticultural qualifications and apprenticeships
Pesticide use certification
Workplace safety rules
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing gardeners with horticultural scientists
Registry aliases mixing roles and a curriculum name
Injury and chemical exposure
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.gardener-person
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a gardener is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a gardener, and how does the role differ from horticulturist, landscape architect, farmer and florist? definition
- Is the question about the occupation, a specialism, the hobby or gardening technique? boundary
Roles
Roles.
Roles
Roles.
- What do nursery gardeners, seed growers, groundskeepers, botanic garden curators and landscaping gardeners do? definition
- Which entry fits the specific role? action
Work Training and practice.
Practice.
Training
Training.
Training
Training.
- How do people train as gardeners, and what qualifications exist? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Practice
Daily practice.
Practice
Practice.
- What does a gardener s work involve through the seasons? action
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Hobby Hobby gardening.
Application.
Home
Home gardening.
Home
Home.
- How do hobby gardeners start, and what resources exist? action
- Which entry fits gardening? action
Community
Community gardening.
Community
Community.
- How do community gardens and allotments work? provenance
- Which entry fits community garden? action
Context History and culture.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How has the gardener s role developed from estate gardeners to modern professionals? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of gardening? action
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How are gardeners portrayed in literature and media? provenance
- Which entry fits gardening in culture? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should groundskeeper and nursery gardener be separate primary entries?
- How should horticultural sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming roles and a training programme; should they be split off?