Gardener

The gardener is an NPC that can be hired in The Sims and The Sims 2 to take care of all the out of the way plants. They can be pricey, but they tend to do all the work really fast.

In The Sims, the gardener will come every three days, and charges 10 simoleons per hour. She will leave if she encounters a plant she can't get to, or if her route is blocked for too long. In The Sims 2, the gardener will come three times a week, and charges 5 simoleons per visit plus 10 simoleons per hour. If Seasons is installed, the gardener will rake leaves and dispose of them, but will not dispose of dead plants.

In The Sims 3 a Sim can manage their own garden, growing plants like potatoes or apples. The produce can then be used to sell or use in their Cooking. Gardening is a skill, when certain levels are reached more plants can be grown, their are also Opportunities related to gardening. Their is also the Trait green-thumb, which enables sims to excel in their gardening skill. However all of this means that Sims can not hire a gardener, but the plants in build-mode do not need gardeners as they do not grow weeds, need watering or die.