gardenry

gardenry noun: the art or skill of gardening.

Noun

gardenry (plural not attested)

(no plural) The art or skill of gardening.
- But 2 or 3 lay brothers who understood gardenry had made their garden (which is very large) one of the noblest things one could see.1694 June 17, James [Drummond, 4th] Earl of Perth, “Letter IX”, in William Jerdan, editor, Letters from James Earl of Perth, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, &c., to His Sister, the Countess of Erroll...
- That we make him take Plantations of Gardens for Plantations of Kirks, is natural enough for a Man who underſtands nothing but Gardenry, and frequently uſes to miſtake.1752, “Preface”, in [Archibald Pitcairne], The Assembly: or, Scotch Reformation. A Comedy. As It Was Acted by the Persons in the Drama. Done from the Original Manuscript Written in the Year 1692....
(no plural) An area that is cultivated into gardens.
- Gardenry was much extended and improved, and great attention was paid to the training of young gardeners in cultivating market plants, flowers, trees, and in making ornamental beds and gardens.1884 September, Consular Reports on Commerce, Manufactures, Etc., number 45, page 122
- There is no better example of a very small public ground than one in Paris, where a beautiful church tower, decorated by centuries of superficial decay and mossy incrustations, has been taken as the centre of the work, the body of the church being removed and its place occupied by seats and...1886, Notes on the Plan of Franklin Park and Related Matters, […] the Department, page 33

Rand, in Astronist Architecture, as part of gardenry, is any border, or margin that separates a pathway from a lawn, or flowerbed, especially one that features ornamental designs.2019, Cometan, The Omnidoxy, Astronist Institution, page 1804:
He smelled the flowers of the Gardenry and their scent was Ornth blessed.1996, Tracy Hickman, Requiem of Stars, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 95:

From garden + -ry.

What does gardenry mean?: Gardenry means the art or skill of gardening.
How do you use gardenry in a sentence?: Rand, in Astronist Architecture, as part of gardenry, is any border, or margin that separates a pathway from a lawn, or flowerbed, especially one that features ornamental designs.
What part of speech is gardenry?: Gardenry is a noun.

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