green thumb

Reader's　Digest 3月号の記事 "10 MINUTE LIFE FIXES" からの引用です。
Preclean Your Green Thumb
Gardening gloves are a good idea--if you remember where you put them. Another solution: Run your fingernails across a bar of soap before you dig into the dirt. The soap will keep out the dirt and help you scrub up later.
家庭菜園が趣味な人や園芸家にはもうこの "Green Thumbs" はお馴染みですね。NHKの番組「やさいの時間」でもこの言葉を聞いた覚えがあると思いましたが、番組ではイギリス英語の "green fingers" を使っていた気もします。　このブログでも取り上げたと思いましたが、記録にありませんでした。
そこで改めて英英辞書の説明を見ます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: Natural talent for growing plants. British term green fingers: If you have a green thumb, why not provide lawn care for some of your neighbors?

・Collins Dictionary: If someone has a green thumb, they are very good at gardening and their plants grow well.: She has an unbelievably green thumb, she can grow anything.

・Random House Unabridged Dictionaryy: an exceptional aptitude for gardening or for growing plants successfully: Houseplants provide much pleasure for the city dweller with a green thumb.