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French garden centre vocabulary: plants, growing supplies and collection

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Explore twelve targets in a French garden centre’s outdoor area. Follow a shopping route for plants, compost, containers and order collection.

In short

At a garden centre, les plants are young plants ready for growing on: des plants de tomates, for example. Find le terreau for potting, les tuteurs for plant supports and le point de retrait for an order already placed. Follow a shopping route through twelve outdoor targets.

A garden-centre trolley holds tomato plants, herbs, a plain compost bag and stakes beside terracotta pots.
Lucie gathers des plants de tomates for her balcony. Illustration: Atelier

From the plant benches to order collection

Daylit garden-centre outdoor sales courtyard, viewed from above at a gentle angle. Along the left are separate benches of young tomato plants in small nursery p
Two similar words, two shopping requests
FrenchMeaningExample request
un planta young plant for growing onJe voudrais deux plants de tomates.
une plantea plantJe cherche une plante pour mon balcon.
du terreaupotting compostVous avez du terreau pour ces pots ?
du paillagemulchOù sont les sacs de paillage ?

La liste de Lucie

Lucie prépare un petit jardin sur son balcon. À l’entrée de la jardinerie, elle prend un chariot. Elle choisit trois plants de tomates1, puis deux plantes aromatiques : du basilic et de la menthe. Elle passe ensuite devant les arbustes, mais ils sont trop grands pour son balcon. Dans l’allée centrale, elle prend un sac de terreau et trois tuteurs. Elle compare un pot rond et une jardinière2 longue. Enfin, elle se rend au point de retrait3 pour récupérer l’arrosoir qu’elle a commandé. Avant de partir, elle vérifie sa liste avec l’employé.

Read it in English

Lucie is preparing a small garden on her balcony. At the garden-centre entrance, she takes a trolley. She chooses three young tomato plants, then two herbs: basil and mint. Next she passes the shrubs, but they are too large for her balcony. In the central aisle, she takes a bag of potting compost and three stakes. She compares a round pot and a long rectangular planter. Finally, she goes to the collection point to pick up the watering can she ordered. Before leaving, she checks her list with the employee.

J’ai commandé un arrosoir. Je peux le récupérer ici ?

I ordered a watering can. Can I collect it here?

Question 1No account needed
First, find the young vegetable plants.Commençons par trois plants de tomates.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

les plants de tomates. Des plants de tomates are the young tomato plants, displayed in small nursery pots.

Question 2No account needed
Next, find the bag for filling the pots.Prenons un sac de terreau pour remplir les pots.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

le sac de terreau. The request specifies du terreau, the potting compost in the bulky sack.

Question 3No account needed
Which supports come next?Il nous faut aussi trois tuteurs pour les tomates.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

les tuteurs. Les tuteurs are the upright stakes used as plant supports.

Question 4No account needed
Find the long container.Regardons cette jardinière pour le balcon.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

la jardinière. La jardinière is the long rectangular planter, distinct from the round pot.

Question 5No account needed
Where does the route end?Terminons au point de retrait pour récupérer la commande.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

le point de retrait. Le point de retrait is the collection area holding orders prepared for customers.

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