landscaped grounds

Designed outdoor spaces

Landscaped grounds are the outdoor areas of a property that have been deliberately designed and cultivated—lawns, gardens, trees, paths, and decorative plantings arranged for aesthetic effect.

The phrase typically describes estates, institutions, or commercial properties where significant effort maintains the appearance: The hotel sits on forty acres of landscaped grounds.

Distinguished from wild or unmaintained land.

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sustainable design · pathways · wildlife habitats · green spaces · water features · biodiversity · native plants · ornamental trees · xeriscaping · pruning · meditation spaces · outdoor seating · weeding · fertilizing · rain gardens · erosion control · mulching · recreation

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cultivation and maintenance

landscaped groundswilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

overgrown lot · virgin forest · primeval forest · wasteland · scrubland

order and design

landscaped groundsbrambles

Thorny wild shrubs

primeval forest

order and aesthetic control

landscaped groundsovergrown lot

Neglected property with wild vegetation

abandoned property · wild garden · vacant lot · brush pile

Family

landscape, landscaped, landscaping, landscapes, landscaper, lands, landed, landing, landless

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