Jardiniere

Jardinière is a French word, from the feminine form of "gardener." Jardinière has three meanings:

  1. The first meaning of jardinière is also a large stand, pot, urn, or receptacle upon which, or into which, plants may be placed. Jardinieres tend to be highly decorative. They are often used for: a garden accent element; for large plants; and for raised culinary and herb gardens.
  2. The second meaning of jardinière is a culinary term, meaning a dish that is cooked or served with a mixture of spring vegetables, such as peas, carrots, and green beans.
  3. The third meaning of jardinière, in French, is a name for the golden ground beetle, the European mole cricket and other species of beetles attacking plants in kitchen gardens.

Gertrude Jekyll wrote that:

There are some English words which have no equivalent in French, but then there are a great many more French words ... for which we have no English. One of these is jardinière. Even in French it does not quite rightly express its meaning, because the obvious meaning of jardinière, is female gardener, whereas what we understand by it ... is a receptacle for holding pot-plants.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Gertrude Jekyll, Flower decorations in the house, 1907. Quoted in Catherine Horwood, Potted History: The Story of Plants in the Home, p. 153.

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