Job description: The gardener
The job of the gardener is one of the most diversified crafts that finds a wide variety of applications and can be studied in Germany. Whoever associates the gardeners work explicitly with landscapes in the private or public sector considers merely a part of this complex craft. Next to special fields like cemetery gardening or tree nurseries in the 21st century comes the economical side of gardening to the regular professional activity. Apart from the mere cultivation and care for gardens in the field of production or adornment other main focuses are rather artistic, agricultural or economical.
Agriculture and tree nursery as important applications
The classical job of the gardener is the cultivation and care for all kinds of plants; it can be practiced both for arrangement of one´s own gardens concept or as a retailer. The love for nature and the interest in many plant species and their cultivation is a must for gardeners who self-employed of as an employee in a horticultural company can be entrusted to do this job. The tree nursery and breeding of ornamental plants are one of the most common type of gardener work.
Since fruits, wine and vegetables should be cultivated and cared for in specific manners one of the main focuses in the gardeners education is in this rather agricultural field. Just like in the case of ornamental plants breeding in the course of garden arrangement the trainee studies all fundamentals and particularities of the plant families and so is capable to make a contribution to the agribusiness.
Live up to creativity in landscaping
Wer eher eine kreative Ader besitzt und dabei das Leben in der Natur und den Umgang mit Pflanzen genießt, dürfte als Gärtner im Landschafts- oder Gartenbau glücklich werden. In diesen Berufsbereichen besteht die Herausforderung weniger in der Aufzucht von Pflanzen aller Art, sondern in der Kombination und Zusammenstellung verschiedener Pflanzen, um mit diesen private Gärten, Parkanlagen oder Grünflächen im städtischen Umfeld zu gestalten. Noch vor einigen Jahrzehnten war die Bezeichnung Kunstgärtner für diese Tätigkeiten üblich, wodurch die kreativen Fähigkeiten des Landschaftsbauers perfekt zum Ausdruck gebracht wurden. Was ein Florist in kleiner Weise durch die Zusammenstellung eines Straußes schafft, darf ein Landschaftsgärtner auf Flächen von vielen Quadratmetern gestalten, wobei neben der reinen Konzipierung öffentlicher oder privater Grünflächen auch die Anleitung zur angemessenen Pflege in sein berufliches Ressort fällt.
Live up to creativity in landscaping
Whoever is creative-minded and enjoys the care for plants and to live surrounded by nature should be happy to become a gardener or a landscape designer. In this professional field the main challenge is not the breeding of different kinds of plants, but the combination and arrangement of all kinds of plants in order to shape private gardens, parks or green areas in cities. A few decades ago the name „Kunstgärtner“ or artistic gardener was suitable for this job in which creativity and landscaping found expression. What a florist does when arranging bouquets of flowers a landscape gardener does with areas in the range of many square meters, whereas next to the mere conception for public or private green areas the issue of appropriate care also falls within the gardeners area of responsibility.
The economic importance of the gardening
The breeding as well as the selling of flowers has radically changed in the past decades not only because of the growing number of garden centers over the entire federal territory. For those who have interest in gardening this development reflects their wishes because to work with all kinds of plants can be combined with economic activities. During her training the gardener for instance can follow a mercantile path and sell major customers breeds from hers own herbaceous plants or ornamental plants garden or to manage her own garden center. Aside from these economic skills is in this field without wonder that the leading person has a basic insight into gardening and horticulture.
The professional image of the gardener in the future
Just as private persons would give up on attractive arrangements in their terraces or gardens, every now and then new challenges arise for the horticulture in modern cities. The gardeners ability to make natural installations and arrangements with creative attitude and economical skills should continue to enjoy appreciation in the future. An ideal and multi-faceted profession, that is for men as well as for women who love nature.
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