Horticulturist (8)
I believe the answer is:
gardener
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">horticulturist</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(gardener is a kind of horticulturist)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for gardener that I've seen before include "Tender of plants" , "Garnered by worker on cultivated ground" , "Horticulturist" , "Cultivator" , "One grows" .)