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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
“Gartenbau” and “Gartenarbeit” both refer to activities involving plants and gardens. “Gartenbau” means professional or scientific cultivation and design, while “Gartenarbeit” refers to practical maintenance tasks in a garden. “Gartenbau” is appropriate for a profession or field of study, while “Gartenarbeit” refers to tasks done at home.
Am Samstag erledige ich im Garten die Gartenarbeit und gieße die Pflanzen.
On Saturday, I do the gardening and water the plants.
Im Gartenbau werden Pflanzen professionell angebaut und Grünanlagen gestaltet.
In horticulture, plants are cultivated professionally and green spaces are designed.
