also: にわつくり
noun
gardening; garden making
Refers to the activity or process of creating and maintaining a garden, including design, planting, and care.
週末は庭づくりに時間を費やしている。
I spend my weekends on gardening.
彼女は庭づくりの本を何冊も持っている。
She has many books on garden making.
noun
Only with reading にわつくり
Rare usage meaning a person who gardens; restricted to the reading にわつくり. More commonly expressed as 庭師 or ガーデナー.
彼はプロの庭つくりとして有名だ。
He is famous as a professional gardener.
Alternate kanji spelling using 造, which can emphasize the act of creating or building a garden.
Alternate kanji spelling using 作, which can emphasize the act of making or cultivating a garden.
Kana-mixed spelling with つくり; less common and may be used to avoid kanji or for stylistic reasons.
Compound of 庭 (にわ, 'garden') and 作り/造り (つくり, 'making'), with rendaku voicing to づくり. The reading にわつくり is a non-rendaku variant.