garden variety
Nothing special here
Garden variety means common, ordinary, or unremarkable—the kind you'd find anywhere.
The phrase borrows from horticulture, where garden variety plants are standard cultivars rather than rare specimens.
It often carries a mildly dismissive tone: This isn't some exotic problem—it's garden-variety procrastination.
Sometimes hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun: a garden-variety cold.
Standard, unremarkable
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- averageArithmetic mean or ordinary
- run-of-the-millUnremarkably typical
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
mundane · everyday · standard · generic · plain · vanilla · mediocre · prosaic
Widespread and unremarkable
- ubiquitousPresent in all places
- prevalentCommonly occurring, widespread
- pervasivePresent throughout, inescapable
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
universal · abundant · everywhere · household · recognized · established · accepted · traditional
Bred plant variety
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- perennialsFlora regrowing annually
- annualsSingle-season plants
bedding plants · vegetables · herbs · flowers · shrubs · nursery · seedlings · propagation
ordinary
Standard, unremarkable
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- averageArithmetic mean or ordinary
- run-of-the-millUnremarkably typical
unremarkable · mundane · everyday · standard · generic · plain · vanilla · mediocre · prosaic · humdrum
common
Widespread and unremarkable
- ubiquitousPresent in all places
- prevalentCommonly occurring, widespread
- pervasivePresent throughout, inescapable
mainstream · universal · abundant · everywhere · household · recognized · established · accepted · traditional · plentiful
cultivar
Bred plant variety
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- perennialsFlora regrowing annually
annuals · bedding plants · vegetables · herbs · flowers · shrubs · nursery · seedlings · propagation · landscaping
garden varietyexceptional
Notably above the norm
extraordinary · remarkable · outstanding · notable · distinguished
garden varietyunique
Only one exists
one-of-a-kind · special · distinctive · sui generis · exclusive
garden, gardening, gardens, gardener, gardeners, gardened, gardenless, garden plant, gardenlike