A residential garden is the most common form of garden and is found adjacent to, around or near to a residence. It may also be located in less traditional locations such as on a roof, in an atrium, on a balcony, in windowboxes, or on a patio. The garden is designed at human scale, as it is most often intended for private use. However, the garden of a great house, castle or a large estate may be larger than a public park in a village, and may produce foodstuff as well. Part of a garden in Bristol, England A flower bed in the gardens of Bristol Zoo, England Checkered flower bed in Tours, France A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. ... A roof garden is any garden on the roof of a building. ... Looking up inside the 32-story atrium of the Shanghai Grand Hyatt, part of the Jin Mao Building. ... A balcony comprising a balustrade supported at either end by plinths. ... A windowbox is a box for growing plants. ... A patio garden is an outdoor garden space generally used for dining or recreation that often adjoins a residence and is typically paved. ... Human scale means of a scale comparable to a human being. A number of characteristic physical quantities can be associated with the human body, the human mind, and the preservation of human life. ... A great house is a large and stately residence; the term encompasses different styles of dwelling in different countries. ... The Alcázar of Segovia, Spain A castle (from the Latin castellum, diminutive of castra, a military camp, in turn the plural of castrum or watchpost), is a fort, a camp and the logical development of a fortified enclosure. ... An Estate comprises the houses and outbuildings and supporting farmland and woods that surround the gardens and grounds of a very large property, such as a country house or mansion. ... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ...

Residential gardens may feature specialized gardens, such as those for exhibiting one particular type of plant, or special features, such as rockery or water features. 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. ... ...

See also

• Gardener
• Head gardener
• Garden design
• Landscape architecture

A gardener is any person involved in the growing and maintenance of plants, notably in a garden. ... The head gardener is an individial who manages the staff of a large garden, landscape or park, such as a: residential garden botanical garden theme park public park museum roadside embankments and islands A head gardeners responsibilty may therefore cross over into the management of or liaising among individuals... Garden Design is the process of designing the layout and planting of domestic gardens. ... Landscape architecture is the art, planning, design, management, preservation and rehabilitation of the land and the design of man-made constructs. ...

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