German vocabulary: Gardening
135 German words for gardening, most common first, each with audio and an example sentence.
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der Boden
B1
ground, soil
die Erde
B1
earth
im Freien
A1
outdoors, in the open air
draußen
A1
outside
das Grün
A1
green (color)
der Herbst
A1
autumn, fall
der Garten
A1
garden, yard (grounds at the front or back of a house)
der Baum
A1
tree
der Schatten
B1
shade, shadow
wachsen
B1
to grow
das Blatt
A2
leaf (green and flat organ of a plant)
die Rose
A2
rose
das Gemüse
A1
vegetable; vegetables (kinds of plants)
trocken
A2
dry (not wet; lacking water)
schneiden
A2
to cut; to carve; to slice
eingehen
B1
to arrive (of everything that can be received such postal items, reports, messages and payments)
das Gras
B1
grass (plant)
der Frühling
A1
spring
das Obst
A1
fruit (food)
der Balkon
A1
balcony (an accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window or overlooking a stage)
gießen
B1
to pour; usually only of liquids, especially of large quantities
die Pflanze
A2
plant
der Rasen
B1
lawn
der Stamm
B1
tribe
der Graben
B1
ditch
der Zaun
A1
fence
der Samen
C1
seed, grain
die Ernte
B1
harvest
feucht
B1
wet, humid, moist, soggy, dank
der Reif
B1
frost, hoar frost (cover of minute ice crystals on a surface)
die Blume
A1
flower, blossom (colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm)
reif
B1
ripe
die Terrasse
B1
patio, porch, veranda, terrace (platform that extends outwards from a building)
der Gärtner
A1
gardener
der Frost
B1
frost; freezing weather (weather conditions below 0 °C)
der Teich
B1
pond (natural or man-made)
die Blüte
C1
blossom, flower (reproductive structure on plants, often scented and/or colourful)
die Wurzel
B2
root
der Ast
A1
bough, limb, branch
ernten
A2
to harvest
der Baumarkt
A2
home improvement center, DIY store; large hardware store, typically run by a chain, often including a garden and/or furniture department
das Laub
B1
foliage, greenery, leaves (on a tree or fallen onto the ground, but particularly the latter)
das Kraut
A2
herb; useful plant (plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect)
der Stiel
B1
stalk (thin stem)
die Biene
A2
bee
das Unkraut
B2
weed, weeds (unwanted plants)
der Dünger
C1
fertilizer
die Schnecke
C1
snail, slug
die Tomate
A1
tomato (plant, fruit of this plant)
die Hecke
A1
hedge
sonnig
A1
sunny
der Strauch
B2
shrub, bush
das Gewächshaus
B1
greenhouse, hothouse, forcing house
die Schaufel
B1
shovel
ranken
C1
to climb, trail (of a plant)
der Rasenmäher
B1
lawnmower
anbauen
B1
to grow, cultivate (crops)
der Spaten
B1
spade (digging spade)
der Vorgarten
B1
front yard
mähen
A1
to mow
Rasen mähen
A1
to mow the lawn
das Gartenhaus
B2
garden house, shed
die Laube
B1
arbour; hut on an allotment
pflücken
B2
to pick (fruit, flowers)
säen
C1
to sow
überwintern
B2
to overwinter, keep over the winter
keimen
C2
to germinate, sprout
die Gärtnerei
B2
plant nursery, garden centre
die Gartenarbeit
A1
gardening
stutzen
B1
to trim, clip (a hedge)
essbar
B1
edible
der Blumentopf
B1
flowerpot
der Kompost
B1
compost
die Erdbeere
A1
strawberry
das Beet
A2
bed (for plants)
die Parzelle
B2
plot (single allotment)
gärtnern
B1
to garden, do gardening
austreiben
B2
to bud out, to leaf out
die Knospe
B2
bud
der Efeu
C1
ivy
düngen
C1
to fertilize
die Ruhezeit
A1
quiet hours (when mowing is not allowed)
pflegeleicht
A2
easy to look after, low-maintenance
die Sonnenblume
B2
sunflower
der Schrebergarten
A2
allotment garden (rented garden plot)
der Schädling
B2
pest
der Gartenschlauch
B1
garden hose
die Schubkarre
B2
wheelbarrow
die Gießkanne
B2
watering can
veredeln
C2
to graft (a tree)
die Harke
B1
rake
die Staude
C1
perennial (herbaceous plant)
einpflanzen
C1
to plant (put into the ground)
auflockern
B2
to loosen (the soil)
der Kleingarten
A2
allotment garden (official term)
welk
B2
wilted, withered
der Gartenzwerg
A2
garden gnome
die Heckenschere
C1
hedge shears, hedge trimmer
das Hochbeet
B1
raised bed
der Halbschatten
B2
partial shade (plant-label term)
jäten
B2
to weed
harken
B2
to rake
Unkraut jäten
B1
to weed, pull weeds
die Zimmerpflanze
B2
houseplant
der Regenwurm
B2
earthworm
der Komposthaufen
B2
compost heap
immergrün
A2
evergreen
schattig
B1
shady
umgraben
B2
to dig over (turn the soil)
blühend
B1
blooming, flourishing, burgeoning
die Mittagsruhe
B1
midday quiet period
vertrocknen
B1
to dry up, wither from drought
der Mulch
B2
mulch
verwelken
B2
to wilt, wither
die Blumenerde
B1
potting soil
der Rückschnitt
B2
pruning, cutting back
winterhart
B1
hardy, frost-resistant
der Kleingartenverein
B1
allotment gardeners' association
umtopfen
B2
to repot
die Gartenschere
B1
pruning shears, secateurs
der Obstbaum
B2
fruit tree
kompostieren
B1
to compost
aussäen
C2
to sow (scatter seed)
die Regentonne
A2
rain barrel, water butt
zurückschneiden
B1
to cut back, prune
mulchen
B2
to mulch
mehrjährig
B1
perennial (lasting several years)
verblühen
B2
to finish blooming, fade
der Blumenkasten
B1
window box, balcony planter
die Blattlaus
B1
aphid, greenfly
der Setzling
B2
seedling, young plant ready to set out
der Steckling
B1
cutting (for propagation)
umpflanzen
B2
to transplant (move a plant)
die Blumenzwiebel
B1
flower bulb
der Gartenhandschuh
A2
gardening glove