horticulturist
noun
hor·ti·cul·tur·ist
ˌhȯr-tə-ˈkəl-chə-rist 
variants
or less commonly horticulturalist
plural horticulturists also horticulturalists
: a person whose work involves growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants
As the city horticulturist for the past six years, Burton has made the parks and city areas of O'Fallon bloom.—
Lynn Venhaus
Lynn VenhausThe finest hot chili pepper in Peter's test garden is 'Riot', which does double duty as an ornamental and in salads; it is a graduate of horticulturist Jim Baggett's breeding program at Oregon State University.—Jim McCausland
Jim McCauslandI prefer buying plants from a nursery to buying at a garden center, and both are vastly preferable to the garden section of a discount store. Plant quality and accuracy of labeling are usually best at a nursery, where the staff is most likely to include professional horticulturists.—Jeff Whitehead
Jeff WhiteheadDe Witt Clinton was a man of parts—a patron of schools, charities, and the arts, a founder of the New York Historical Society, an amateur scientist and horticulturalist.—James MacGregor Burns
James MacGregor BurnsExamples of horticulturist in a Sentence
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Sue Goetz, Washington garden designer and horticulturist, says some aromatic plants should be placed at a distance from the house, while others should be avoided altogether.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2024
This summer, The Pig hotels will reopen Barnsley House in the Cotswolds (the former home of one of the 20th century's most celebrated horticulturists, Rosemary Verey), where the topiary and box-edged beds should remain intact – alongside, no doubt, a fabulous potager garden.
—Delilah Khomo, theweek, 10 Oct. 2024
Fall is an important time to provide forage and nectar plants with fall blooms, along with berrying shrubs and trees for wildlife.
— Mary Phillips, NWF Garden for Wildlife Program
Sylvia Schmeichel, lead horticulturist with Smithsonian Gardens agrees.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024
Matthew Fleming is the lead horticulturist for tropical plants at the Smithsonian Gardens in Suitland, Maryland.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
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Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2024
This summer, The Pig hotels will reopen Barnsley House in the Cotswolds (the former home of one of the 20th century's most celebrated horticulturists, Rosemary Verey), where the topiary and box-edged beds should remain intact – alongside, no doubt, a fabulous potager garden.
—Delilah Khomo, theweek, 10 Oct. 2024
Fall is an important time to provide forage and nectar plants with fall blooms, along with berrying shrubs and trees for wildlife.
— Mary Phillips, NWF Garden for Wildlife Program
Sylvia Schmeichel, lead horticulturist with Smithsonian Gardens agrees.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024
Matthew Fleming is the lead horticulturist for tropical plants at the Smithsonian Gardens in Suitland, Maryland.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for horticulturist
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“Horticulturist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horticulturist. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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