Gardens

Named landscaped attraction

The common noun garden refers to a plot of land cultivated for the growing of vegetables or fruits.

In British English, garden is used to refer to the lawn surrounding a house that Americans call a yard.

The verb garden means to cultivate a garden.

landscape

paths

Courses for travel

arbors · pergolas · trellises · fountains · ponds · gazebos · benches · statuary · topiaries · walkways

botanical

plants

Photosynthesizing rooted organisms

soil · beds · rows · seeds · mulch · compost · perennials · annuals · shrubs · borders

metaphor

Eden

Scriptural original paradise

growth · flourishing · fertile · blossoming · tending · roots · harvest · sowing · reaping · sanctuary

activity

digging

Removing earth below

transplanting · deadheading · staking · mulching · tilling · sowing · potting · propagating · dividing · aerating

types

vegetable

Edible plant part

  • flowerPlant's reproductive organ
  • herbFlavorful or medicinal plant
  • rockSolid earthen material

Japanese · English · cottage · formal · rooftop · community · botanical · kitchen · rose · water

cultural

Versailles

French royal palace complex

  • AlhambraMedieval Islamic palace-fortress
  • SuzhouHistoric Chinese garden city
  • KewLondon's botanical district

Mughal · Persian · Chinese · Italian · French · paradise · courtyard · jardin

Categories
Opposites
cultivation

Gardenswilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

wildlands · jungle · virgin forest · prairie · scrubland

land use

Gardensparking lots

Paved areas for vehicles

concrete · asphalt · pavement · desert · wasteland

care and maintenance

Gardensruins

Decayed structural remains

overgrown lots · dumps · junkyards · wastelands · eyesores

Phrases
Family

garden, gardener, gardeners, gardening, gardened

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