sunken garden
Below-grade planting area
A sunken garden is a garden set below the surrounding ground level, typically accessed by steps and bordered by retaining walls.
The lowered design creates a sheltered microclimate, offers visual interest through varied elevations, and provides a sense of enclosure and intimacy: The estate's sunken garden featured roses and a central fountain.
- recessedSet back into something
- terracedArranged in successive levels
- walledSurrounded by barriers
- stone wallDry-stacked rock barrier
- formalFollowing strict protocol
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