A gardener's year, in one grid
Gardening is a hobby of patience and dirty knees, and this puzzle gathers its many jobs. You'll be finding the tasks — PLANTING, WATERING, WEEDING and PRUNING — the things you grow, from a SEEDLING to ripe TOMATOES, and the gardener's world, from the ALLOTMENT to a pair of muddy WELLIES.
Because every new puzzle reshuffles the grid, no two gardening word searches are the same. One round a backwards HARVEST hides in a corner; the next a diagonal ALLOTMENT stretches across the middle.
A growing favourite for hands-on topics
Gardening is brilliantly cross-curricular — science, healthy eating and looking after the world all take root here. This puzzle pairs perfectly with a school garden, a 'growing things' project, or a topic on where food comes from. (For garden tools and features, try our Gardens puzzle over in Nature.)
Many words are short for Easy mode, while longer ones like FERTILISER and VEGETABLES give older gardeners a bit more to find.
How to play
Drag across a word, or click its first and last letter — both work. Each word you find locks in with its own highlight and ticks off the list, so you always know what's left to find.
Want a bigger challenge? Switch to Medium or Hard for a larger grid with diagonal and reverse words. Stuck on one? Tap Hint for a nudge, or Solve to reveal them all.
Print a gardening word search pack
Tap Download for a printable PDF of fresh gardening puzzles, with optional answer keys. Choose how many you want and how many per page — perfect for a growing project, a science topic, or a quiet afternoon.
Add a name-and-date line and you've got ready-to-print worksheets in seconds, free and account-free.
Frequently asked questions
What's in the gardening word search?
Gardening jobs and growing words — planting, weeding, pruning, harvest, seedling and more. Each puzzle uses a fresh selection.
Is the gardening word search free to print?
Yes. Play free online or download a printable PDF pack with optional answer keys — great for school gardens and science topics, no sign-up required.
How is this different from the Gardens puzzle?
This one focuses on the hobby — the jobs and joys of growing. The Gardens puzzle in Nature focuses on garden tools and features like the trowel, pond and greenhouse.