One of the 243 portraits · MHHHM
The Gardener
I plan in seasons and tend what grows.
You tend people and plants with the same hand.
You plan in seasons rather than days, tending people and projects with the same steady, patient hand. Weather, in the literal sense or otherwise, rarely catches you off guard.
Patient · Nurturing · Composed
The five together
Patient, generous and orderly, you plan in seasons, tend people and plants with the same steady hand, and are never surprised by weather.
The Gardener's result is high on Agreeableness, Conscientiousness and Emotional Stability and in the middle on Extraversion and Openness. Each band is wide on purpose: a score near a boundary can fall either side on a retake, and the portrait describes the pattern, not a precise point.
About 7 in 1,000 people
0.68% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Gardener is a common combination.
Bands are relative to a general adult reference sample. Honesty-Humility is measured in your Snapshot and appears in your report; it is not part of the portrait.
What The Gardener might recognize
- You plan for the long season rather than rushing toward an immediate result.
- You stay unbothered by a sudden setback that others would find genuinely stressful.
A question worth keeping
In a life planned so carefully by season, is there room left for something you did not plant on purpose?
Six lenses
The Gardener in relationships, at work, and under stress.
In relationships
What you bring, what you need, where it strains.
These six lenses on The Gardener come with the membership.
Written for this exact combination, alongside 90 trait pages, a strengths constellation and a growth plan.
Read them in the membershipOne band away
Move a single dimension and the portrait changes. These are the ten neighbours of The Gardener.
- Extraversion lowThe Beekeeper
- Extraversion highThe Mayor
- Agreeableness lowThe Chief of Staff
- Agreeableness mediumThe Marathoner
- Conscientiousness lowThe Gatherer
- Conscientiousness mediumThe Peacemaker
- Emotional Stability lowThe Organizer
- Emotional Stability mediumThe Coordinator
- Openness lowThe Quiet Captain
- Openness highThe Master Builder
The traits behind The Gardener
A portrait is a pattern across five measured dimensions. Every trait is reported as a percentile against the reference sample; the three bands and the portrait name exist to make the result easier to talk about, and the percentile is always shown alongside. Each dimension has its own page explaining what it means, what the research says it predicts, and how it can change.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Extraversion?
How much you enjoy being around people, talking, and doing lively things, and how much energy that gives you.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Agreeableness?
How kind, trusting, and cooperative you tend to be with other people, and how much you put getting along ahead of getting your way.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Conscientiousness?
How organised, careful, and reliable you are about getting things done and keeping your promises.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Emotional Stability?
How calm and even you usually feel, and how quickly you bounce back when something upsets you.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Openness?
How much you enjoy new ideas, art, imagination, and experiences that are different from what you already know.
The Snapshot also measures Honesty-Humility, which appears in your report but is not part of the portrait code. How much you tell the truth, play fair, want only your fair share, and avoid showing off, even when you could get away with more.
Questions about The Gardener
- What is the Gardener personality?
- The Gardener is one of the 243 Wellington portraits: a pattern of bands across the five Big Five dimensions rather than a fixed type. I plan in seasons and tend what grows. Patient, generous and orderly, you plan in seasons, tend people and plants with the same steady hand, and are never surprised by weather.
- How common is The Gardener?
- 0.68% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Gardener is a common combination among the 243 portraits in the reference sample, and the share will move as the norming sample grows.
- How do I find out if I am The Gardener?
- Take the free Wellington Snapshot: 60 questions, about 7 minutes. You answer all the questions first, then you sign in with an email so your answers are saved and your results can be shown. There is no card. Your free results name your portrait and show your five dimensions.
- Is The Gardener a personality type?
- Not in the sense of a box you are sorted into. Wellington measures continuous traits and reports each as a percentile against a reference sample. The Gardener names the combination of bands your scores fall in, and a score near a band boundary can land on either side on a retake. Wellington describes ordinary variation in personality; it is not a diagnosis and is not designed for hiring. Read more about types and traits
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