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gardening
All activities involved in maintaining a garden, such as planting, weeding, mowing the lawn, or watering.
Nach einem langen Bürotag ist die Gartenarbeit für mich ein willkommener Ausgleich.
After a long day at the office, gardening is a welcome change of pace for me.
The word is a simple compound made up of 'Garten' (garden) and 'Arbeit' (work). So it literally describes the work one does in a garden.
Am Wochenende steht wieder viel Gartenarbeit an.
There is a lot of gardening to do again this weekend.
'Gartenarbeit' (gardening) is usually used as an uncountable noun and generally has no plural. People say 'viel Gartenarbeit' (a lot of gardening) or 'der Gartenarbeit' (the gardening), but rarely 'einer Gartenarbeit' (a gardening task).
Für mich ist Gartenarbeit die beste Entspannung.
For me, gardening is the best way to relax.
Common verbs used with this noun are 'machen' (to do) and 'erledigen' (to get done). You can also say that gardening 'anfällt' (comes up/needs doing).
Ich muss heute Nachmittag noch die Gartenarbeit erledigen.
I still have to get the gardening done this afternoon.
horticulture
'der Gartenbau' and 'die Gartenarbeit' both have to do with plants and gardens. However, 'Gartenbau' means a professional, commercial, or scientific field. It is about cultivation, production, or design in a broader context. 'Gartenarbeit' means the specific tasks done in a garden, for example mowing the lawn, watering, or removing weeds. Learners may confuse the words because they sound similar. For a weekend hobby, people usually say 'Gartenarbeit' (gardening); for a profession, training, or industry, 'Gartenbau' (horticulture) is more appropriate.
Am Samstag erledigt Lena die Gartenarbeit und schneidet die alten Rosen zurück.
On Saturday, Lena does the gardening and cuts back the old roses.
Im Gartenbau werden nicht nur Blumen, sondern auch Gemüse und Obst produziert.
In horticulture, not only flowers but also vegetables and fruit are produced.