How to Use gardener in a Sentence

gardener

noun
  • Some gardeners shake the seeds in a bag while others rub them through a coarse screen.
    Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
  • This is the perfect time to do what all gardeners love — make more plants ... for free!
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 Sep. 2023
  • There is an old garden adage that tells us that the garden grows best in the shadow of the gardener.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
  • All of the peppers used in the sauce were grown by Black farmers and urban gardeners.
    Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The grounds share a gardener with The French Laundry, the famed birthplace of farm-to-table cuisine.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023
  • One from my landlord, Mike, who wants to know if the gardeners came today.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2024
  • And the humble halfling gardener wouldn't have it any other way.
    Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
  • And home gardeners wanted to get their hands on the cool varieties that the pros were growing.
    Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 11 July 2023
  • So here is a list of a few things that can feed your impatient gardener gene and set up your garden for a great 2023.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 3 Mar. 2023
  • That’s the part that has local gardeners excited, and busy planning the tours that draw plant lovers throughout the spring.
    Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The winter holidays are tough times for gardeners: With the ground frozen, there’s not always a lot to do except wait and wait and wait.
    Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Gloves, too, are a subject of some debate among gardeners.
    Catie Marron, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
  • Streisand’s spokesperson told the Post that her gardener was not paid with taxpayer funds.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Whatever might be on your to do list (or not) there is something for every type of gardener to keep busy with this time of year.
    Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Despite the booming market, gardeners can be hard to come by.
    Monica Cardoza, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
  • And over time gardeners and the garden plant industry have adopted these zones as almost part of a plant’s name.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
  • For gardeners, weeding is an unavoidable part of the job.
    Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Many gardeners are fine with this since dead wood usually ends up in the trash or compost anyway.
    Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
  • Of course, this isn’t the first time Carrie’s Instagram has been flooded with love from fans and fellow gardeners.
    Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 14 May 2023
  • Cold weather in the spring can cause anxiety for gardeners.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The new, thinking gardener no longer uses peat moss for anything.
    Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Landscaper or gardener $25 to $50 per worker or the cost of one service.
    Aly J. Yale, wsj.com, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Weed season:How to prevent those pesky spring weeds in your lawn (or not) Avid gardeners never stop shopping for plants.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Most gardeners grow pepper plants from transplants purchased at the store.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2024
  • These South African plants are sensitive to heavy or wet soil, which is why many gardeners use them as container plants.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2024
  • After a period of watering, the bulbs will sprout new green growth and gardeners can have green onions all year round – and beyond.
    Alex Groves, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Afterward, the substitutes were usually killed, though in one instance, when the real king died, the stand-in, who had been a gardener, held the throne for decades.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The women will work alongside High, a celebrated gardener in her own right, to grow fresh produce, and earn $10 an hour.
    Jason Beeferman, Dallas News, 1 July 2023
  • Amanda Hornby a close neighbor, old friend and great gardener, agrees.
    Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The results of Terrell’s work help fill a gap in Black Solider Fly research and points to a sustainable option for gardeners.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Apr. 2023

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