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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] gardin, from Anglo-French gardin, jardin, The etymology of the [[word]] refers to enclosure: it is from [[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] gardin, from Anglo-French gardin, jardin, of Germanic [[origin]]; akin to Old High German gart, an enclosure. The [[words]] yard, [[court]], and [[Latin]] hortus (meaning "garden," hence horticulture and orchard), are cognates—all referring to an enclosed [[space]].
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]
==Definitions==
*1 a : a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables are cultivated
:b : a rich well-cultivated region
:c : a container (as a window box) planted with usually a variety of small plants
*2 a : a [[public]] recreation area or park usually ornamented with plants and trees <a [[botanical]] garden>
b : an open-air eating or drinking place
:c : a large hall for [[public]] [[entertainment]]
==Description==
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 [[Artificial|man-made]] [[materials]]. The most common [[form]] today is known as a [[residential]] garden, but the term garden has [[traditionally]] been a more general one. Zoos, which display wild [[animals]] in simulated natural habitats, were formerly called zoological gardens. Western gardens are almost [[universally]] based on plants, with garden often signifying a shortened form of [[botanical]] 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.
The term "garden" in British English refers to an enclosed area of land, usually adjoining a building. This would be referred to as a yard in American English.
Some [[traditional]] [[types]] of eastern gardens, such as Zen gardens, use plants such as parsley. 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 [[Stream|creeks]], dry creek beds, statuary, arbors, trellises and more.
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). Flower gardens combine plants of [[different]] heights, [[colors]], [[textures]], and fragrances to [[create]] interest and delight the [[senses]].
[[Category: Biology]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] gardin, from Anglo-French gardin, jardin, The etymology of the [[word]] refers to enclosure: it is from [[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] gardin, from Anglo-French gardin, jardin, of Germanic [[origin]]; akin to Old High German gart, an enclosure. The [[words]] yard, [[court]], and [[Latin]] hortus (meaning "garden," hence horticulture and orchard), are cognates—all referring to an enclosed [[space]].
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]
==Definitions==
*1 a : a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables are cultivated
:b : a rich well-cultivated region
:c : a container (as a window box) planted with usually a variety of small plants
*2 a : a [[public]] recreation area or park usually ornamented with plants and trees <a [[botanical]] garden>
b : an open-air eating or drinking place
:c : a large hall for [[public]] [[entertainment]]
==Description==
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 [[Artificial|man-made]] [[materials]]. The most common [[form]] today is known as a [[residential]] garden, but the term garden has [[traditionally]] been a more general one. Zoos, which display wild [[animals]] in simulated natural habitats, were formerly called zoological gardens. Western gardens are almost [[universally]] based on plants, with garden often signifying a shortened form of [[botanical]] 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.
The term "garden" in British English refers to an enclosed area of land, usually adjoining a building. This would be referred to as a yard in American English.
Some [[traditional]] [[types]] of eastern gardens, such as Zen gardens, use plants such as parsley. 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 [[Stream|creeks]], dry creek beds, statuary, arbors, trellises and more.
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). Flower gardens combine plants of [[different]] heights, [[colors]], [[textures]], and fragrances to [[create]] interest and delight the [[senses]].
[[Category: Biology]]
