{"id":741,"date":"2010-07-28T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2010-07-28T08:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=741"},"modified":"2017-06-09T11:06:45","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T11:06:45","slug":"out-in-the-dutch-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/out-in-the-dutch-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Out in the Dutch Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

For our last trip around the house, we’re going to step out into the garden.\u00a0 Gardens are very important here in the Netherlands, as well as keeping plants in general.\u00a0 Even if there is no actual garden, the Dutch will stuff their balconies with plants and flowers instead.\u00a0 Maybe it’s because there is a lack of space here in the city, but people generally take a lot of care to make their spaces green and friendly.\u00a0 I really like this tradition, and I’m rather fond of my own balcony plants as well.<\/p>\n

Some of these terms will come from the garden, and some of these terms will come from things you can find on balcony gardens.<\/p>\n

de tuin : the garden
\ntuinieren : to garden
\nde bloementuin : the flower garden
\nhet tuincentrum : the garden center
\nhet tuinameublement : the garden furniture
\nde tuinkabouter : the garden gnome
\nde tuinbank : the garden bench
\nde tuinstoel : the garden chair
\nhet tuinhek : the garden fence
\nhet tuingereedschap : the gardening tools
\nhet tuinpad : the garden path
\nde bloem : the flower
\nde plant : the plant
\nhet kruid : the herb
\nplanten : to plant
\ngroeien : to grow
\nbloeien : to bloom
\nde bloesem : the blossom
\nde bloemknop : the bud
\nhet bloemblad : the petal
\nde bloembol : the bulb
\nde bloemsteel : the stem
\nde plantenbak : the flower box
\nde bloemenkrans : the floral wreath
\nde bloemenmand : the flower basket
\nde bloemenvaas : the flower vase
\nde bloempot : the flower pot
\nhet bloembed : the flowerbed
\nhet bloemperk : the flowerbed
\nde tuinier : the gardner
\nde bloemist :\u00a0 the florist
\nde bloemenwinkel : the florist’s shop
\nde bloemenmarkt : the flower market
\nhet bloemenstalletje : the flower stand
\nbloemrijk : flowery (literally flower rich)
\nde plantaarde :\u00a0 the garden soil
\nde tuinaarde : the garden soil
\nde planter : the planter
\nde tuinschaar : the garden scissors
\nde tuinslang : the garden hose
\nde tuinsproeier : the sprinkler
\nhet tuinfeest : the garden party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For our last trip around the house, we’re going to step out into the garden.\u00a0 Gardens are very important here in the Netherlands, as well as keeping plants in general.\u00a0 Even if there is no actual garden, the Dutch will stuff their balconies with plants and flowers instead.\u00a0 Maybe it’s because there is a lack…<\/p>\n

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