German vocabulary: Gardening
135 German words for gardening, most common first, each with audio and an example sentence.
der Boden
ground, soil
die Erde
earth
im Freien
outdoors, in the open air
draußen
outside
das Grün
green (color)
der Herbst
autumn, fall
der Garten
garden, yard (grounds at the front or back of a house)
der Baum
tree
der Schatten
shade, shadow
wachsen
to grow
das Blatt
leaf (green and flat organ of a plant)
die Rose
rose
das Gemüse
vegetable; vegetables (kinds of plants)
trocken
dry (not wet; lacking water)
schneiden
to cut; to carve; to slice
eingehen
to arrive (of everything that can be received such postal items, reports, messages and payments)
das Gras
grass (plant)
der Frühling
spring
das Obst
fruit
der Balkon
balcony (an accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window or overlooking a stage)
gießen
to pour; usually only of liquids, especially of large quantities
die Pflanze
plant
der Rasen
lawn
der Stamm
tribe
der Graben
ditch
der Zaun
fence
der Samen
seed, grain
die Ernte
harvest
feucht
wet, humid, moist, soggy, dank
der Reif
frost, hoar frost (cover of minute ice crystals on a surface)
die Blume
flower, blossom (colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm)
reif
ripe
die Terrasse
patio, porch, veranda, terrace (platform that extends outwards from a building)
der Gärtner
gardener
der Frost
frost; freezing weather (weather conditions below 0 °C)
der Teich
pond (natural or man-made)
die Blüte
blossom, flower
die Wurzel
root
der Ast
bough, limb, branch
ernten
to harvest
der Baumarkt
home improvement center, DIY store; large hardware store, typically run by a chain, often including a garden and/or furniture department
das Laub
foliage, greenery, leaves (on a tree or fallen onto the ground, but particularly the latter)
das Kraut
herb; useful plant (plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect)
der Stiel
stalk (thin stem)
die Biene
bee
das Unkraut
weed, weeds (unwanted plants)
der Dünger
fertilizer
die Schnecke
snail, slug
die Tomate
tomato (plant, fruit of this plant)
die Hecke
hedge
sonnig
sunny
der Strauch
shrub, bush
das Gewächshaus
greenhouse, hothouse, forcing house
die Schaufel
shovel
ranken
to climb, trail (of a plant)
der Rasenmäher
lawnmower
anbauen
to grow, to cultivate (crops)
der Spaten
spade
der Vorgarten
front yard
mähen
to mow; to cut (grass, grain)
Rasen mähen
to mow the lawn
das Gartenhaus
garden house, shed
die Laube
arbour; hut on an allotment
pflücken
to pick (fruit, flowers)
säen
to sow
überwintern
to overwinter, keep over the winter
keimen
to germinate, sprout
die Gärtnerei
plant nursery, garden centre
die Gartenarbeit
gardening
stutzen
to trim; to clip (hedge, beard, wings)
essbar
edible
der Blumentopf
flowerpot
der Kompost
compost
die Erdbeere
strawberry
das Beet
bed (for plants)
die Parzelle
plot (single allotment)
gärtnern
to garden, do gardening
austreiben
to bud out, to leaf out
die Knospe
bud
der Efeu
ivy
düngen
to fertilize
die Ruhezeit
quiet hours (when noise is not allowed)
pflegeleicht
easy to look after, low-maintenance
die Sonnenblume
sunflower
der Schrebergarten
allotment garden (rented garden plot)
der Schädling
pest
der Gartenschlauch
garden hose
die Schubkarre
wheelbarrow
die Gießkanne
watering can
veredeln
to graft (a tree)
die Harke
rake
die Staude
perennial (herbaceous plant)
einpflanzen
to plant (put into the ground)
auflockern
to loosen (the soil)
der Kleingarten
allotment garden (official term)
welk
wilted, withered
der Gartenzwerg
garden gnome
die Heckenschere
hedge shears, hedge trimmer
das Hochbeet
raised bed
der Halbschatten
partial shade (plant-label term)
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