Garden

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A garden is a piece of ground where plants are cultivated—flowers, vegetables, herbs, or ornamentals.

Gardens range from small backyard plots to elaborate formal landscapes.

The verb means to work in a garden: She gardens every weekend.

Figuratively, to lead someone down the garden path is to deceive them.

In British English, garden often means what Americans call a yard.

ornamental

landscape

Visible features of terrain

border · shrub · hedge · fountain · trellis · arbor · topiary · gazebo · pathway · ornament

cultivation

vegetable

Edible plant part

  • herbFlavorful or medicinal plant
  • flowerPlant's reproductive organ
  • plantingPlacing seeds in earth

soil · compost · mulch · weeding · watering · harvest · seedling · raised bed · trowel · hoe

botanical

conservatory

Glass-enclosed plant room

tropical · exotic · specimen · collection · curator · fernery · propagation · rare plants · Eden · Kew

paradise

Eden

Scriptural original paradise

sanctuary · oasis · haven · serene · peaceful · blissful · Arcadia · utopia · retreat · abundance

figurative

nurture

Support growth and development

flourish · seed · bloom · blossom · fertile · root · harvest · reap · sow · fruitful

Opposites
cultivated vs wild land

Gardenwilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

wild · jungle · forest · wasteland · weeds

verdant vs barren landscape

Gardendesert

To leave behind completely

wasteland · dust bowl · badlands · tundra · dead zone

natural vs built environment

Gardenconcrete

Solid building mixture

pavement · parking lot · asphalt · concrete jungle · urban sprawl

Phrases
Family

gardens, gardened, gardening, gardener, gardeners

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G