green-fingered

English

Adjective

green-fingered (comparative more green-fingered, superlative most green-fingered)

1. (chiefly UK) Having a seemingly natural gardening ability.

   Your basil is doing well, you must be green-fingered.

   • 1989, University of Idaho College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Range Sciences, Alfred W. Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology, Women in Natural Resources, Volumes 8-10, page 23,

     Some of the most green fingered may also want to propagate and graft on our existing specimens.

   • 2002, Margaret Smith, Aspects of Teaching Secondary Geography: Perspectives on Practice, The Open University, page 250,

     Failing that, the more green-fingered students may be encouraged to volunteer time to maintain the garden,which should be low-intervention maintenance to preserve the area for wildlife.

   • 2007, Andrew O'Hagan, Be Near Me‎^[1], page 122:

     My garden was rather outstanding, the work of Mrs Poole and myself during our more green-fingered moments.

   • 2006, Augustus Brown, Why Pandas Do Handstands: And Other Curious Truths about Animals‎^[2], page 200:

     NATURE'S most green-fingered creatures, ants have been cultivating gardens of tasty fungus for 50 million years, according to scientists.

   • 2008, Christopher Somerville, Walks in the Country Near London‎^[3], page 98:

     Cherries were first cultivated in the region by Richard Harrys, one of the Tudor era′s most green-fingered and forward-looking experts.

Synonyms

• green-thumbed

See also

• green fingers, green thumbs