How to say "gardener" in Japanese

• 庭師にわしCommon
  nounA skilled professional who designs, builds, and maintains gardens, especially Japanese ones; this is the word for a gardener as a trained tradesman rather than a hobbyist.
  公園こうえんのつつじの世話せわをする庭師にわしが若干じゃっかん名めいいる。↗

  Several gardeners look after the azaleas in the park.
• ガーデナー
  nounThe English loanword for a person who gardens, whether as a hobby or a profession; a less common choice that fits naturally when talking about hobby gardening.
• 植木屋うえきや
  nounLiterally a dealer in garden trees; also the tradesman who prunes and cares for them. Its focus is trees rather than the whole garden, so it is not the all-purpose word for 'gardener'.
  植木屋うえきやさんに木きを何本なんぼんか植うえてもらった。↗

  I had the gardener plant some trees.
• 園丁えんてい
  nounA person who tends a garden as their work; a less common word, so in ordinary conversation it is seldom the one you reach for.
• 庭づくりにわづくり
  nounStrictly the activity of making or tending a garden rather than a person — 'gardening', not 'gardener' — so it is seldom the word you want for a person.

Use 庭師 for a professional garden craftsman, 「ガーデナー」 for the direct borrowing covering hobby and professional gardeners, 植木屋 for tree-care tradesmen or plant sellers; 園丁 is a less common alternative, and 「庭づくり」 names the activity, not a person.

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• 庭師にわしgardener
• ガーデナーgardener
• 植木屋うえきやgardener
• 園丁えんていgardener
• 庭づくりにわづくりgardener