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gar·den G0041900 (gär′dn)n.1. a. A plot of land used for the cultivation of flowers, vegetables, herbs, or fruit.b. An arrangement of living material that is cultivated for food, as a fungus garden maintained by ants.2. often gardens Grounds laid out with flowers, trees, and ornamental shrubs and used for recreation or display: public gardens; a botanical garden.3. A yard or lawn.4. A fertile, well-cultivated region.5. a. An open-air establishment where refreshments are served.b. A large public auditorium or arena.v. gar·dened, gar·den·ing, gar·dens v.tr.1. To cultivate (a plot of ground) as a garden.2. To furnish with a garden.v.intr.1. To plant or tend a garden.2. To work as a gardener.adj.1. Of, suitable to, or used in a garden: garden tools; garden vegetables.2. Provided with open areas and greenery: a garden community.3. Garden-variety.Idiom: lead/take down the garden path To mislead or deceive (another). [Middle English gardin, from Old North French, from gart, of Germanic origin; see gher- in Indo-European roots.]garden (ˈɡɑːdən) n1. (Horticulture) a. an area of land, usually planted with grass, trees, flowerbeds, etc, adjoining a house. US and Canadian word: yard b. (as modifier): a garden chair. 2. (Horticulture) a. an area of land used for the cultivation of ornamental plants, herbs, fruit, vegetables, trees, etcb. (as modifier): garden tools. horticultural3. (Horticulture) (often plural) such an area of land that is open to the public, sometimes part of a park: botanical gardens. 4. a. a fertile and beautiful regionb. (as modifier): a garden paradise. 5. (modifier) provided with or surrounded by a garden or gardens: a garden flat. 6. lead a person up the garden path informal to mislead or deceive a personadjcommon or garden informal ordinary; unexceptionalvb (Horticulture) to work in, cultivate, or take care of (a garden, plot of land, etc)[C14: from Old French gardin, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German gart enclosure; see yard2 (sense 1)] ˈgardenless adj ˈgarden-ˌlike adjgar•den (ˈgɑr dn) n. 1. a plot of ground, usu. near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated. 2. a piece of ground or other space, commonly with ornamental plants, trees, etc., used as a park. 3. a fertile spot. 4. Brit. yard 2 (def. 1) . adj. 5. pertaining to, produced in, or suitable for a garden. 6. garden-variety. v.i. 7. to tend a garden. Idioms: lead down or up the garden path, to deceive. [1300–50; < Old North French gardin, Old French jardin < Germanic; compare Old High German garto (see yard2)] garden Past participle: gardened Gerund: gardening
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I garden | you garden | he/she/it gardens | we garden | you garden | they garden |
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I gardened | you gardened | he/she/it gardened | we gardened | you gardened | they gardened |
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I am gardening | you are gardening | he/she/it is gardening | we are gardening | you are gardening | they are gardening |
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I have gardened | you have gardened | he/she/it has gardened | we have gardened | you have gardened | they have gardened |
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I was gardening | you were gardening | he/she/it was gardening | we were gardening | you were gardening | they were gardening |
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I had gardened | you had gardened | he/she/it had gardened | we had gardened | you had gardened | they had gardened |
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I will garden | you will garden | he/she/it will garden | we will garden | you will garden | they will garden |
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I will have gardened | you will have gardened | he/she/it will have gardened | we will have gardened | you will have gardened | they will have gardened |
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I will be gardening | you will be gardening | he/she/it will be gardening | we will be gardening | you will be gardening | they will be gardening |
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I will have been gardening | you will have been gardening | he/she/it will have been gardening | we will have been gardening | you will have been gardening | they will have been gardening |
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I had been gardening | you had been gardening | he/she/it had been gardening | we had been gardening | you had been gardening | they had been gardening |
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I would garden | you would garden | he/she/it would garden | we would garden | you would garden | they would garden |
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I would have gardened | you would have gardened | he/she/it would have gardened | we would have gardened | you would have gardened | they would have gardened | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | garden - a plot of ground where plants are cultivatedflower garden - a garden featuring flowering plantsformal garden - a garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designsorchard, woodlet, grove, plantation - garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowthherb garden - a garden for growing herbshop field, hop garden - a garden where hops are grownkitchen garden, vegetable garden, vegetable patch - a small garden where vegetables are grownlandscaping - a garden laid out for esthetic effect; "they spent a great deal of money on the landscaping"market garden - a garden where fruit and vegetables are grown for marketingpot farm - a plot of ground where marijuana is grown and harvested (often hidden in a national forest)rock garden, rockery - a garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plantsroof garden - a garden on a flat roof of a buildingrose garden - a garden for growing rosessunken garden - a garden set below the level of the ground surrounding ittea garden - a public garden where tea is servedtopiary - a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animalsplot of ground, plot of land, patch, plot - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" | | 2. | garden - the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a gardenbotany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China" | | 3. | garden - a yard or lawn adjoining a housepatio, terrace - usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residencecurtilage, grounds, yard - the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard" | Verb | 1. | garden - work in the garden; "My hobby is gardening"gardening, horticulture - the cultivation of plantslandscape - do landscape gardening; "My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living"tend - have care of or look after; "She tends to the children" |
gardennoun grounds, park, plot, patch, lawn, allotment, yard (U.S. & Canad.) the most beautiful garden on earthRelated words adjective horticulturalQuotations "God Almighty first planted a garden, and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures" [Francis Bacon Essays] "The kiss of the sun for pardon," "The song of the birds for mirth," "One is nearer God's Heart in a garden" "Than anywhere else on earth" [Dorothy Frances Gurney God's Garden] "Paradise haunts gardens, and some gardens are paradises" [Derek Jarman Derek Jarman's Garden] "If you would be happy for a week, take a wife; if you would be happy for a month, kill your pig; but if you would be happy all your life, plant a garden" Chinese proverbgardenadjectiveBeing of no special quality or type:average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried, formulaic, garden-variety, indifferent, mediocre, ordinary, plain, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, stock, undistinguished, unexceptional, unremarkable.Translationsgarden (ˈgaːdn) noun a piece of ground on which flowers, vegetables etc are grown. a small garden at the front of the house; (also adjective) a garden slug. 庭園 庭园 verb to work in a garden, usually as a hobby. The old lady does not garden much. (嗜好)整理花草樹木 从事园艺ˈgardener noun a person who works in, and looks after, a garden. 園丁 园丁ˈgardening noun the work of looking after a garden. Gardening is his favourite hobby; (also adjective) gardening clothes/tools. 整理花草樹木 园艺ˈgardens noun singular or plural a park, especially one where animals are kept or special trees or flowers are grown. zoological/botanical gardens. 動物園,植物園 花园,动物园或植物园 garden party a large (usually formal) party, held in the garden of a house etc. 大型(且常為正式的)庭園宴會 游园会garden
common or garden varietyA standard, unexceptional, or commonly found kind (of thing). Primarily heard in UK. That's just your common or garden variety house spider; there's no need to be concerned about its bite.See also: common, garden, varietygarden varietyA standard, unexceptional, or commonly found kind (of thing). That's just your garden variety house spider; there's no need to be concerned about its bite.See also: garden, varietycommon or garden(used before a noun; sometimes hyphenated) Standard, unexceptional, or commonly found. Primarily heard in UK. That's just your common or garden house spider; there's no need to be concerned about its bite. I'm just looking for a common-or-garden mobile phone; I don't need anything fancy.See also: common, gardenlady gardenslang A female's genitals, pubic hair, and/or the surrounding area. I was brought up in a very conservative household, so it was a shock to me to go to beach where women would display their lady gardens in public!See also: garden, ladyskunk at a garden partySomeone or something that is unwelcome or unpleasant. Running into my ex at that important networking event was like encountering a skunk at a garden party.See also: garden, party, skunkeverything in the garden is rosyEverything is going well. Often used in the negative. I doubt that everything in the garden is rosy for them—I think their happiness is just an act.See also: everything, garden, rosylead (one) down the garden pathTo mislead or deceive one. Don't lead me down the garden path—tell me what is really going on here.See also: down, garden, lead, pathlead (one) up the garden pathTo mislead or deceive one. Don't lead me up the garden path—tell me what is really going on here.See also: garden, lead, path, upeverything in the garden is lovelyEverything is going well. Often used in the negative. Primarily heard in UK. I doubt that everything in the garden is lovely for them—I think their happiness is just an act.See also: everything, garden, lovelygarden toolvulgar slang A derogatory term for a woman considered promiscuous. The term plays on the meanings of "ho" (a derogatory slang term for a prostitute or woman considered promiscuous) and "hoe" (a tool used for tilling soil). You can't go home with him—he'll think you're a garden tool!See also: garden, toollead someone down the garden path and lead someone up the garden pathto deceive someone. Now, be honest with me. Don't lead me down the garden path. That cheater really led her up the garden path.See also: down, garden, lead, pathgarden varietyOrdinary, common, as in I don't want anything special in a VCR-the garden variety will do. This term alludes to a common plant as opposed to a specially bred hybrid. [Colloquial; 1920] See also: garden, varietylead down the garden pathAlso, lead up the garden path. Deceive someone. For example, Bill had quite different ideas from Tom about their new investment strategy; he was leading him down the garden path . This expression presumably alludes to the garden path as an intentional detour. [Early 1900s] Also see lead on. See also: down, garden, lead, pathcommon-or-garden BRITISH or garden-variety AMERICANCOMMON You use common-or-garden to describe something of a very ordinary kind and with no special features. These are designer rain boots — not your common-or-garden wellies. He's just a common-or-garden petty criminal. The experiment itself is garden-variety science that normally would attract little public attention. Note: These expressions were originally used to describe the most ordinary variety of a species of plant. lead someone up the garden path BRITISH or lead someone down the garden path AMERICANIf someone leads you up the garden path, they deceive you by making you believe something which is not true. He led me up the garden path. He said the relationship with Penny was over but now he seems to be seeing her again. They led me down the garden path and made me believe there would be a job for me.See also: garden, lead, path, someone, upcommon or garden of the usual or ordinary type. British informal Common or garden was originally used to describe a plant in its most familiar domesticated form, e.g. ‘the common or garden nightshade’. 1964 Leonard Woolf Letter I certainly do not agree that the unconscious mind reveals deeper truths about someone else than plain common or garden common sense does. See also: common, gardeneverything in the garden is lovely (or rosy) all is well. informal Everything in the garden is lovely was an early 20th-century catchphrase, originating in a song popularized by the English music-hall artiste Marie Lloyd ( 1870–1922 ), and is used as an expression of general satisfaction and contentment.See also: everything, garden, lovelylead someone up the garden path give someone misleading clues or signals. informal The earliest (early 20th-century) examples of this phrase use just garden rather than garden path , which suggests that the original context was of someone enticing a person they wanted to seduce or flirt with out into a garden. A North American variant of the phrase is lead someone down the garden path .See also: garden, lead, path, someone, upˌcommon or ˈgarden (British English) (American English ˈgarden-variety) (informal) ordinary; not unusual: ...a pet shop full of snakes and spiders, and not a common or garden rabbit or hamster in sight!See also: common, gardeneverything in the garden is ˈlovely/ˈrosy (British English, saying, often ironic) everything is satisfactory, is going well, or could not be better: She pretends that everything in the garden is rosy, but I’ve heard that she’s heavily in debt.See also: everything, garden, lovely, rosylead somebody up the garden ˈpath (informal) cause somebody to believe something that is not true; deceive somebody: I think you’re just leading us up the garden path — now, come on, tell us the truth! ♢ He had led her up the garden path, telling her he wasn’t married.See also: garden, lead, path, somebody, upgarden tool n. a whore; a hoe. (Contrived word play.) She’s nothing more than a garden tool. See also: garden, toolgarden path, to lead up/down theTo deceive, to trick. This expression, often put simply as “up the garden,” originated early in the twentieth century and tends to suggest a romantic or seductive enticement. Often found in popular novels of the 1930s and 1940s, it is less frequently heard today. See also primrose path.See also: down, garden, lead, uplead down garden pathDeceive. The path to which the phrase refers meant an intentional detour, so to escort someone down it was to mislead a person who relied on your honesty.See also: down, garden, lead, pathgarden
garden, land set aside for the cultivation of flowers, herbs, vegetables, or small fruits, for either utility or ornament. Gardens range in size from window boxes and small dooryard plots to the public botanical gardenbotanical garden, public place in which plants are grown both for display and for scientific study. An arboretum is a botanical garden devoted chiefly to the growing of woody plants. ..... Click the link for more information. and commercial truck garden (see truck farmingtruck farming, horticultural practice of growing one or more vegetable crops on a large scale for shipment to distant markets. It is usually less intensive and diversified than market gardening. At first this type of farming depended entirely on local or regional markets. ..... Click the link for more information. ). Garden types are also widely varied: a garden may be devoted entirely to one kind of plant—e.g., cactuses, aquatic plants, alpine plants (see rock gardenrock garden, garden planned around natural rock formations or rocks artificially arranged to simulate natural (often mountainous) conditions. The concept of rock gardens is believed to have been introduced from China and Japan into the Western world in the 17th cent. ..... Click the link for more information. ), or herbs—or may combine many types of plants to achieve maximum beauty and productivity. Landscape and Ornamental Gardening In landscape gardening an overall aesthetic effect is sought, usually to enhance dwellings, public buildings, and monuments and to integrate and beautify parks, playgrounds, and fairgrounds. Formal landscaping involves artificial modifications of the terrain and emphasizes balanced plantings and geometrical design; the naturalistic style incorporates plantings with the natural scenery. Ornamental gardening and landscape gardening are ancient arts. The Egyptians built formal walled gardens, and the Mesopotamians constructed private parks and terraced gardens—usually on artificial mounds or supported by columns, as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Persians were especially skilled in using water for decorative effects; the Moors carried Middle Eastern styles to Spain. In the East the planting of sacred groves was spread by the Buddhists from India to China and set a style there for naturalistic gardens, in which the beauty of the natural scenery was accentuated by distributing plants so as to allow them free growth and set off their colors and fragrances to best advantage. The Japanese adopted this principle and elaborated it into a distinct style of highly disciplined arrangements of plants and their settings with the object of achieving subtle beauty based on economy and simplicity. The Japanese art of bonsaibonsai , art of cultivating dwarf trees. Bonsai, developed by the Japanese more than a thousand years ago, is derived from the Chinese practice of growing miniature plants. ..... Click the link for more information. gave rise to the unique miniature gardens and dish gardens. In Europe landscape gardening was highly developed under the Roman Empire; formal gardens, often terraced and adorned with statuary and fountains, were designed by architects. The Crusaders brought back from the East new gardening techniques that gave great impetus to horticulture in Western Europe. During the Renaissance the classical style was revived in Italy; the Italian gardens, planned by leading artists, sometimes went to extremes of formality and decor, among them those employing elaborate waterworks displays (see fountainfountain, natural or artificially conveyed flow of water. In ancient Greece columnar shrines were built over springs and dedicated to deities or nymphs. In ancient Rome fountains fed by the great aqueduct system furnished water in the streets, in the villa gardens, and in town ..... Click the link for more information. ). The Italian style was widely imitated. In Spain the Italian influence was modified by Moorish features. In turn, the Spaniards and the Portuguese introduced their ideas in the Americas, where these techniques were combined with the already well-developed Aztec and Inca traditions. The Dutch, famous for the development of the nurserynursery, in horticulture, an establishment or area for the propagation, breeding, and early cultivation of plants. In North America the term nursery originally specified a place where hardy woody plants, especially fruit trees, were started; but as the market for and ..... Click the link for more information. , were noted also for their topiary worktopiary work , pruning and training of shrubs and trees into ornamental shapes, used in landscape gardening. Elaborate topiary work in which trees and shrubs are clipped to resemble statuary (e.g. ..... Click the link for more information. , an art practiced earlier by the Romans. France became the leader in formal landscaping; the work of André Le NôtreLe Nôtre, André , 1613–1700, the most famous landscape architect in French history, b. near the Tuileries; studied drawing with Simon Vouet at the Louvre. ..... Click the link for more information. is exemplified in the gardens of Versailles. In the 18th cent. England inaugurated a revival of the naturalistic trend under such leaders as William KentKent, William, 1685–1748, English landscape gardener, architect, and painter. A minor painter, Kent made ceiling decorations for Kensington Palace. He greatly influenced landscape gardening by changing the prevailing artificial style to one based more closely on nature, as ..... Click the link for more information. , Capability BrownBrown, Capability (Lancelot Brown), 1715–83, English landscape gardener, b. Kirkharle, Northumberland. The leading landscape gardener of his time, he is known for designing gardens that broke with the French formal tradition. ..... Click the link for more information. , and Humphrey Repton. The 19th cent. brought a partial reversion to formal landscaping and an interest in horticulturehorticulture [Lat. hortus=garden], science and art of gardening and of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants. Horticulture generally refers to small-scale gardening, and agriculture to the growing of field crops, usually on a large scale, although ..... Click the link for more information. as well as in design. American landscape artists generally followed the example of the English masters. Landscaping, especially of public parks and buildings, was stimulated by the work of A. J. DowningDowning, Andrew Jackson, 1815–52, American horticulturist, rural architect, and landscape gardener, b. Newburgh, N.Y. With his brother Charles Downing, 1802–85, he took over the operation of the nursery that his father had established at Newburgh, and c. ..... Click the link for more information. , Calvert VauxVaux, Calvert , 1824–95, American landscape architect, b. London. He emigrated (1850) to the United States, and assisted A. J. Downing with the U.S. Capitol grounds and a number of Hudson River estates. ..... Click the link for more information. , and F. L. OlmstedOlmsted, Frederick Law, 1822–1903, American landscape architect and writer, b. Hartford, Conn. Although his Walks and Talks of an American Farmer in England ..... Click the link for more information. and his son. Today landscape gardening stresses practical as well as aesthetic design, selecting from a wealth of gardening traditions and emphasizing casual, naturalistic effects. Vegetable Gardening Vegetable, herb, and fruit growing (see orchardorchard, generally an area on which fruit or nut trees are planted and cultivated. The words grove and plantation are often used when the fruits are tropical, e.g., a "citrus grove" or a "banana plantation. ..... Click the link for more information. and vineyardvineyard, land on which cultivation of the grape—known as viticulture—takes place. As many as 40 varieties of grape, Vitis vinifera, are known. The few that grow wild are generally not used; all domesticated varieties require careful cultivation to produce ..... Click the link for more information. ) have become more the province of large-scale agriculture as advanced marketing techniques have threatened the family farm. Home vegetable gardening provided a major source of food during the emergency conditions of both world wars, however, and has been a popular hobby ever since. See also garden citygarden city, an ideal, self-contained community of predetermined area and population surrounded by a greenbelt. As formulated by Sir Ebenezer Howard, the garden city was intended to bring together the economic and cultural advantages of both city and country living, with land ..... Click the link for more information. . Bibliography See E. Hyams, A History of Gardens and Gardening (1971); D. Wyman, Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia (new exp. 2d ed. 1986); P. Thompson, Creative Propagation: A Grower's Guide (1989); F. G. Barth Insects and Flowers: The Biology of a Partnership (1991); C. T. Erler, The Garden Problem Solver (1994); J. E. Ingels, Ornamental Horticulture (1994); B. J. Barton, Gardening by Mail (5th ed. 1997); E. Clarke, Three Seasons of Summer: Gardening with Annuals and Biennials (1999); G. Rice, Discovering Annuals (1999); S. Harris, Planting Paradise: Cultivating the Garden, 1501–1900 (2011); M. and V. Vercelloni, Inventing the Garden (2011). GardenA piece of ground, open or enclosed, appropriated to plants, trees, shrubs, or other landscape features.What does it mean when you dream about a garden?A beautiful garden in glorious bloom is said to represent the psyche and the growth of the soul; the transition from earthly realms to heavenly planes, and peace and harmony. A sparse, weed-infested garden suggests that the spiritual needs of the dreamer should be tended. gardenA plot of ground used principally for growing vegetables, fruits, or flowering and/or ornamental plants.garden1. Brita. an area of land, usually planted with grass, trees, flowerbeds, etc., adjoining a house b. (as modifier): a garden chair 2. a. an area of land used for the cultivation of ornamental plants, herbs, fruit, vegetables, trees, etc. b. (as modifier): garden tools 3. such an area of land that is open to the public, sometimes part of a park www.garden.org www.gardenadvice.co.uk www.uk.gardenweb.com www.ngs.org.uk www.greenfingers.com www.bbc.co.uk/gardening www.abc.net.au/gardening www.bestgardening.co.nz/bgc/default.htm www.canadiangardening.com/home.shtml www.global-garden.com.auGarden (dreams)It may be a symbol of lost innocence or youth. Folklore tells us that dreaming of beautiful gardens is symbolic of great happiness and love. If the garden is wild, it means that you may have difficulties but with some care and attention you are capable of overcoming them.Garden
GARDEN. A piece of ground appropriated to raising plants and flowers. 2. A garden is a parcel of a house and passes with it. Br. Feoffm. de terre, 53; 2 Co. 32; Plowd. 171; Co. Litt. 5 b, 56 a, b. But see Moore, 24; Bac. Ab. Grants, I. FinancialSeeleadAcronymsSeeGRDNgarden
Synonyms for gardennoun groundsSynonyms- grounds
- park
- plot
- patch
- lawn
- allotment
- yard
Synonyms for gardenadj being of no special quality or typeSynonyms- average
- common
- commonplace
- cut-and-dried
- formulaic
- garden-variety
- indifferent
- mediocre
- ordinary
- plain
- routine
- run-of-the-mill
- standard
- stock
- undistinguished
- unexceptional
- unremarkable
Words related to gardennoun a plot of ground where plants are cultivatedRelated Words- flower garden
- formal garden
- orchard
- woodlet
- grove
- plantation
- herb garden
- hop field
- hop garden
- kitchen garden
- vegetable garden
- vegetable patch
- landscaping
- market garden
- pot farm
- rock garden
- rockery
- roof garden
- rose garden
- sunken garden
- tea garden
- topiary
- plot of ground
- plot of land
- patch
- plot
noun the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a gardenRelated Wordsnoun a yard or lawn adjoining a houseRelated Words- patio
- terrace
- curtilage
- grounds
- yard
verb work in the gardenRelated Words- gardening
- horticulture
- landscape
- tend
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