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A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. The most common form is known as a residential garden. Western gardens are almost universally based around plants. Zoos, which display wild animals in simulated natural habitats, were formerly called zoological gardens.[1][2] Look up garden in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Pagoda at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Image by ChrisO File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Pagoda at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Image by ChrisO File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For other places with the same name, see Royal Botanical Gardens (disambiguation). ... u fuck in ua ... This article is about the physical universe. ... A residential garden is the most common form of garden and is found adjacent to, around or near to a residence. ... Giraffes in Sydneys Taronga Zoo A zoological garden, zoological park, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. ...



Some traditional types of eastern gardens, such as Zen gardens, use plants sparsely or not at all. Xeriscape gardens use local native plants that do not require irrigation or extensive use of other resources while still providing the benefits of a garden environment. Gardens may exhibit structural enhancements, sometimes called follies, including water features such as fountains, ponds (with or without fish), waterfalls or creeks, dry creek beds, statuary, arbors, trellises and more. A Karesansui 枯山水, or Japanese rock garden, is an enclosed shallow sandbox containing sand, gravel, rocks, and occasionally grass or other natural elements. ... Xeriscape symbol Xeriscaping refers to landscaping in ways that do not require supplemental irrigation. ... For other uses, see Folly (disambiguation). ... Water feature is a term used by landscape architects and garden designers to include the full range of fountains, pools, ponds, cascades, waterfalls, and streams. ... The worlds highest fountain: King Fahds Fountain in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Three traditional fountain features: a low jet, a pair of raised basins, and sculpture with a water theme, here hippocamps (Villa Borghese, Rome) A traditional fountain is an arrangement where water issues from a source (Latin fons...

A kaiyu-shiki or strolling Japanese garden
A kaiyu-shiki or strolling Japanese garden

Some gardens are for ornamental purposes only, while some gardens also produce food crops, sometimes in separate areas, or sometimes intermixed with the ornamental plants. Food-producing gardens are distinguished from farms by their smaller scale, more labor-intensive methods, and their purpose (enjoyment of a hobby rather than produce for sale). Japanese garden designed for strolling I took this photograph and contribute it to the public domain. ... Japanese garden designed for strolling I took this photograph and contribute it to the public domain. ... This view from the Symbolic Mountain Lookout in Cowra, NSW shows many of the typical elements of a Japanese garden Stone lantern amid plants. ... For other uses, see Farm (disambiguation). ...

Colorful Spring garden
Colorful Spring garden

Gardening is the activity of growing and maintaining the garden. This work is done by an amateur or professional gardener. A gardener might also work in a non-garden setting, such as a park, a roadside embankment, or other public space. Landscape architecture is a related professional activity with landscape architects tending to specialise in design for public and corporate clients. For other uses, see Spring. ... A gardener Gardening is the practice of growing flowering plants, vegetables, and fruits. ... A gardener is any person involved in the growing and maintenance of plants, notably in a garden. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Gathering place. ... Central Park, like all parks, is an example of landscape architecture. ...

Flower garden
Flower garden

The term "garden" in British English refers to an enclosed area of land, usually adjoining a building.[3] This would be referred to as a yard in American English. Flower gardens combine plants of different heights, colors, textures, and fragances to create interest and delight the senses. British English (BrE, BE, en-GB) is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere in the Anglophone world. ... photo of a backyard A yard is an enclosed area of land, usually tied to a building. ... For other uses, see American English (disambiguation). ...

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Garden design

Garden design is the creation of plans for layout and planting of gardens and landscapes. Garden design may be done by the garden owner themselves, or by professionals. Most professional garden designers are trained in principles of design and in horticulture, and have an expert knowledge and experience of using plants. Some professional garden designers are also landscape architects, a more formal level of training that usually requires an advanced degree and often a state license. Garden design is the art and process of designing the layout and planting of domestic gardens and landscapes. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Landscape architecture. ...

Rockery in England
Rockery in England

Elements of garden design include the layout of hard landscape, such as paths, rockeries, walls, water features, sitting areas and decking, as well as the plants themselves, with consideration for their horticultural requirements, their season-to-season appearance, lifespan, growth habit, size, speed of growth, and combinations with other plants and landscape features. Consideration is also given to the maintenance needs of the garden, including the time or funds available for regular maintenance, which can affect the choices of plants regarding speed of growth, spreading or self-seeding of the plants, whether annual or perennial, and bloom-time, and many other characteristics. A rockery composed of small stones arranged to look like a natural rock outcrop. ... A rockery composed of small stones arranged to look like a natural rock outcrop. ... The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. ... This cultivar of Japanese Maple has a dome-like habit. ... Peas are an annual plant. ... Red Valerian, a perennial plant. ...


The most important consideration in garden design is how the garden will be used, followed closely by the desired stylistic genres, and the way the garden space will connect to the home or other structures in the surrounding areas. All of these considerations are subject to the limitations of the budget. Budget limitations can be addressed by a simpler garden style with fewer plants and less costly hardscape materials, seeds rather than sod for lawns, and plants that grow quickly; alternately, garden owners may choose to create their garden over time, area by area.


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Gardening • Garden • Botanical garden • Arboretum • Botany • Plant Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 97 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Descripción: Pequeña regadera metálica - Regando un mininaranjo Fecha: 15/07/2006 Hora: 11:16 Cámara: EOS 30D ISO: 200 Tv: 1/1250... A gardener Gardening is the practice of growing flowering plants, vegetables, and fruits. ... Inside the United States Botanic Garden Washington, D.C. Botanical gardens grow a wide variety of plants primarily categorized and documented for scientific purposes. ... This article is about a type of botanical garden. ... Pinguicula grandiflora commonly known as a Butterwort Example of a cross section of a stem [1] Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ...

Horticulture

Horticulture • Agriculture • Urban agriculture • City farm • Organic farming • Herb farm • Hobby farm • Intercropping • Farm Horticulture (Latin: hortus (garden plant) + cultura (culture)) are classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. ... Urban (or peri-urban) agriculture is the practice of agriculture (including crops, livestock, fisheries, and forestry activities) within or surrounding the boundaries of cities. ... City farms are community-run projects in urban areas, which involve people working with animals and plants. ... Organic farming is a psuedoscientific form of agriculture which avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, plant growth regulators, and livestock feed additives. ... An herb farm is usually a farm where herbs are grown for market sale. ... An old dairy farm has become a hobby farm near Leicester, New York A hobby farm is a small farm that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income. ... Intercropping is the agricultural practice of cultivating two or more crops in the same space at the same time (Andrews & Kassam 1976). ... For other uses, see Farm (disambiguation). ...

Customs

Harvest festival • Thanksgiving • History of agriculture In Britain, thanks have been given for successful harvests since pagan times. ... For other uses, see Thanksgiving (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Plant protection

Phytopathology • Pesticide • Weed control Phytopathology (plant pathology) is the scientific study of plant diseases caused by pathogens (infectious diseases) and environmental conditons (non-infectiousness). ... A cropduster spreading pesticide. ... Weed control, a botanical component of pest control, stops weeds from reaching a mature stage of growth when they could be harmful to domesticated plants, sometimes livestocks, by using manual techniques including soil cultivation, mulching and herbicides. ...

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The elements of a garden consist of the following:


Natural conditions and materials:

Man-made elements: Loess field in Germany Surface-water-gley developed in glacial till, Northern Ireland For the American hard rock band, see SOiL. For the System of a Down song, see Soil (song). ... This article is about the geological substance. ... For other uses, see Light (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). ... Air redirects here. ... Air pollution Pollution is the introduction of pollutants (whether chemical substances, or energy such as noise, heat, or light) into the environment to such a point that its effects become harmful to human health, other living organisms, or the environment. ... Animated map exhibiting the worlds oceanic waters. ...

In gardening, a terrace is an element where a raised flat paved or gravelled section overlooks a prospect. ... Not to be confused with lightning. ... This article is about the philosophical concept of Art. ... Sculptor redirects here. ... A large ass gazebo on the grounds of Iolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA This gazebo inside the spacious Singapore Botanic Gardens also serves as a bandstand. ... A pergola in a garden in Oregon, USA. For the Italian city, see Pergola, Italy. ... This water garden features water lilies and elephant ear. ... A drainage system is the pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular watershed. ...

Uses for the garden space

A garden can have aesthetic, functional, and recreational uses:

  • Cooperation with nature
  • Observance of nature
  • Relaxation
    • Family dinners on the terrace
    • Children playing in the yard
    • Reading and relaxing in the hammock
    • Maintaining the flowerbeds
    • Pottering in the shed
    • Basking in warm sunshine
    • Escaping oppressive sunlight and heat
  • Growing useful produce
    • Flowers to cut and bring inside for indoor beauty
    • Fresh herbs and vegetables for cooking

For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... Tillage (American English), or cultivation (UK) is the agricultural preparation of the soil to receive seeds. ... For other uses, see Bird (disambiguation). ... Orders Subclass Apterygota Archaeognatha (bristletails) Thysanura (silverfish) Subclass Pterygota Infraclass Paleoptera (Probably paraphyletic) Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Superorder Exopterygota Grylloblattodea (ice-crawlers) Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Embioptera (webspinners) Zoraptera (angel insects) Dermaptera (earwigs) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, etc) Phasmatodea (stick insects) Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Psocoptera... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... An average sized garden shed Modern secure bike sheds A shed is typically a simple, single-story structure in a back garden or on an allotment that is used for storage, hobbies, as a workshop or an office. ... Sol redirects here. ...

Types of gardens

Gardens may feature a particular plant or plant type(s);

Gardens may feature a particular style or aesthetic: The Bog Garden is a nature preserve, botanical garden, and city park located at 1101 Hobbs Road, Greensboro, North Carolina. ... A fernery is a specialized garden for the cultivation and display of ferns. ... A flower garden is a form of garden usually grown for decorative purposes, centering primarily on the kinds of flowers produced by the plants involved. ... Borage is commonly grown in herb gardens; its attractive flowers can be used as a garnish. ... Orangery in Kuskovo, Moscow (1760s). ... A community apple orchard originally planted for productive use during the 1920s, in Westcliff on Sea (Essex, England) An orchard is an intentional planting of trees or shrubs maintained for food production. ... See: The White House Rose Garden. ... Vegetable plots at a childrens farm in Melbourne, Australia. ... A common vineyard. ... A White Garden is a feature garden comprising plants that produce white flowers and spathes, and plants with a white or silvery cast to their foliage. ... A wildflower garden is a specialized form of garden that uses plants native to the area in which the garden is developed as its primary focus. ... Winter Garden may refer to: Winter Garden A winter garden, winter-hardy plants grown to decorate in the winter or be harvested between winter and early spring Winter Garden, Florida Winter Garden Theatre A large public atrium in the World Financial Center in New York City Winter Garden, a book...

Types of garden: A rock garden, also known as a rockery or an alpine garden, is a type of garden that features extensive use of rocks or stones, along with plants native to rocky or alpine environments. ... Maple Bonsai in Heidelberg, Germany Bonsai displayed at a garden show in Tatton Park in Cheshire, England Bonsai   (Japanese: , literally potted plant) is the art of aesthetic miniaturization of trees by growing them in containers. ... The Humble Administrators Garden West Lake : Yue Fei Memorial Hall The Chinese (Scholars) Garden is a place for solitary or social contemplation of nature. ... The Dutch garden is distinguished by its dense atmosphere and efficient use of space. ... The term English garden or English park is used in many languages to refer to the style of informal landscape gardening which was popular in the United Kingdom from the mid 18th century to the early 19th century, and is particularly associated with Capability Brown. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This view from the Symbolic Mountain Lookout in Cowra, NSW shows many of the typical elements of a Japanese garden Stone lantern amid plants. ... Knot gardens were first established in the UK in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Knot Garden at St Fagans museum of country life, south Wales A knot garden is a very formal design of garden in a square frame and grown with a variety or aromatic plants and culinary... // Mughal garden The term Mughal gardens is used to describe the gardens made in India during the period of the Mughal Empire. ... Natural landscaping using Longleaf_pine, Redbud, Red maple, and American Sweetgum with leaf litter . Natural landscaping, also called native gardening, is the use of plants, including trees, shrubs, groundcover, grass which are indigenous to the geographical area in which the garden is located, as well as rocks and boulders in place... Art depicting two men in a Persian Garden Persian Gardens refers to a tradition and style of garden design which originated in Persia, modernday Iran. ... A terrarium is a clear container (often plastic or glass) used to grow plants and to examine or hold small creatures. ... In this example of an AAS trial row in the Park Seed Trial Gardens, you be the judge—which Marigold has the best orange color? Which pink Petunia has the truest tint of pink? Photo by Ashley Sheets, provided courtesy of Park Seed Company. ... Categories: Stub | Garden ... This water garden features water lilies and elephant ear. ... Wildlife gardening is a school of gardening that is aimed at creating an environment that is attractive to various forms of wildlife such as birds, amphibians, reptiles, insects, mammals and so on. ... Xeriscape symbol Xeriscaping refers to landscaping in ways that do not require supplemental irrigation. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Inside the United States Botanic Garden Washington, D.C. Botanical gardens grow a wide variety of plants primarily categorized and documented for scientific purposes. ... Butterfly gardening is a growing school of gardening, specifically wildlife gardening, that is aimed at creating an environment that attracts butterflies, as well as certain moths, such as those in the hemaris genus. ... Butterfly Zoo Monsanto Insectarium A butterfly zoo is a zoo which is specifically intended for the breeding and display of butterflies. ... A traditional home made cold frame In agriculture and gardening, a cold frame is a transparent-roofed enclosure, built low to the ground, used to protect plants from cold weather. ... Community gardens are small plots of land allocated to groups of people by some organization that holds title or lease to the land, sometimes for rent, sometimes simply as a grant of land. ... A Container Garden is a garden made up entirely of plants growing in pots or other growing containers. ... Cottage gardens are attributed to English origin and are typically random and carefree in form. ... A functional garden used to grow flowers for indoor rather than outdoor display is known as a cutting garden. ... A garden conservatory is usually a small conservatory usually attached to a private house. ... The Royal Greenhouses of Laeken. ... Forest gardening (also known as 3-Dimensional Gardening) is a food production and land management system based on replicating woodland edge ecosystems, substituting trees (such as fruit or nut trees), bushes, shrubs, herbs and vegetables which have yields directly useful to humankind. ... Plants grown in a hydroponics grow box made to look like a computer NASA researcher checking hydroponic onions with Bibb lettuce to his left and radishes to the right Example of autotrophic metabolism Hydroponics is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions instead of soil. ... A rain garden is a planted depression that is designed to absorb rainwater runoff from water impervious urban areas like roofs, driveways, walkways, and compacted lawn areas. ... In raised bed gardening, the soil is formed in 3-4 foot (1. ... A residential garden is the most common form of garden and is found adjacent to, around or near to a residence. ... A roof garden is any garden on the roof of a building. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... A sensory garden is a garden specifically created to be accessible and enjoyable to disabled visitors. ... Square Foot Gardening is a type of intensive gardening popularized by Mel Bartholemew. ... Green Wall at Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada A living wall is a vertical garden. ... This article is about the walled garden in its original horticultural sense. ... A windowbox is a box for growing plants. ... A zoo. ...

Watering gardens

[[1]] See rainwater, hand pump, tap water and drip irrigation. Rain falling For other uses see Rain (disambiguation). ... A child drawing water from a handpump. ... A water tap Tap water (running water) is part of indoor plumbing, which became available in the late 19th century and common in the mid-20th century. ... Drip Irrigation - A dripper in action Main article: Irrigation Drip irrigation, also known as trickle irrigation or microirrigation is an irrigation method that applies water slowly to the roots of plants, by depositing the water either on the soil surface or directly to the root zone, through a network of...


History of gardening

See history of gardening. See also subsistence gardening, the art and craft of growing plants, considered as a circumscribed form of individual agriculture. ...


Gardens in literature

For other uses, see Garden of Eden (disambiguation). ... The Roman de la Rose is a late medieval French work of fiction in allegorical dream form. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. ... Rappaccinis Daughter is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1844 that concerns a medical researcher in medieval Padua. ... Frances Hodgson Burnett Frances Burnetts blue plaque in central London Frances Hodgson Burnett, (November 24, 1849 - October 29, 1924) was an English playwright and author. ... For other uses, see Secret Garden (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... “Mozart” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Opera (disambiguation). ... La finta giardiniera (The Phony Gardener), K. 196, is an Italian opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ... For other members of the family, see Steinbeck (disambiguation). ... The Chrysanthemums is a short story by John Steinbeck, written in 1938, about the happenings of one day, a rather interesting one, in the life of a thirty-five year old woman named Elisa Allen. ... Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. ... The Gardener is Child ballad 219; the collection includes several variants, many fragmentary. ...

Other similar spaces

Other outdoor spaces that are similar to gardens include:

  • A landscape is an outdoor space of a larger scale, natural or designed, usually unenclosed and considered from a distance.
  • A park is a planned outdoor space, usually enclosed ('imparked') and of a larger size. Public parks are for public use.
  • An arboretum is a planned outdoor space, usually large, for the display and study of trees.
  • A farm or orchard is for the production of food stuff.
  • A botanical garden is a type of garden where plants are grown both for scientific purposes and for the enjoyment and education of visitors.
  • A zoological garden, or zoo for short, is a place where wild animals are cared for and exhibited to the public.

This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... For the Korean family name Park, see Korean name. ... This article is about a type of botanical garden. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ... For other uses, see Farm (disambiguation). ... A community apple orchard originally planted for productive use during the 1920s, in Westcliff on Sea (Essex, England) An orchard is an intentional planting of trees or shrubs maintained for food production. ... Inside the United States Botanic Garden Washington, D.C. Botanical gardens grow a wide variety of plants primarily categorized and documented for scientific purposes. ... Giraffes in Sydneys Taronga Zoo A zoological garden, zoological park, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. ...

See also

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Image File history File links Portal. ... Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Gymnaster_savatieri1_flower. ... Garden tourism is a type of niche tourism involving visits or travel to botanical gardens and places which are significant in the history of gardening. ... See also subsistence gardening, the art and craft of growing plants, considered as a circumscribed form of individual agriculture. ... The Museum of Garden History is based in the deconsecrated parish church of St Mary-at-Lambeth adjacent to Lambeth Palace on the south bank of the River Thames in London. ... A botanical garden is a place where plants, especially ferns, conifers and flowering plants, are grown and displayed for the purposes of research and education. ... This is a list of companion plant relationships. ... The List of gardens is a link page for any park or garden open to the public, anywhere in the world. ...


References

  1. ^ Garden history : philosophy and design, 2000 BC--2000 AD, Tom Turner. New York: Spon Press, 2005. ISBN 0415317487
  2. ^ The earth knows my name : food, culture, and sustainability in the gardens of ethnic Americans, Patricia Klindienst. Boston: Beacon Press, c2006. ISBN 0807085626
  3. ^ The Compact Oxford English Dictionary

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