plural gardens
1
a
: a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables are cultivated
b
: a rich well-cultivated region
c
: a container (such 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
see also garden apartment, garden level
1
: of, relating to, used in, or frequenting a garden
a garden gate
a garden hose
garden pests
2
: of a kind typically grown in gardens
garden phlox
also
: suitable for growth in an outdoor garden especially due to hardiness
garden chrysanthemums
3
: commonly found : garden-variety
Synonyms
Examples of garden in a Sentence
Noun
We planted a small garden in our backyard.
They were sitting out in the back garden.
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Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
The murky days of walled gardens and numbers being kept hidden from even the most in-the-know producers appear behind us, and Ted Sarandos was in the English capital to beat this particular drum.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2024
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2024
They are not allowed to dig deeper than 1.5 feet when gardening in their yard, a small oasis in the always buzzing city center.
—Demetrios Ioannou, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 8 Feb. 2018
Garden categories include vegetables, fruit, flowers and miscellaneous items such as gourds, pumpkins and sunflowers.
—Courant Community, 29 Aug. 2017
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Noun
The campus houses Michigan’s biggest tropical conservatory, as well as one of America’s largest interactive children’s gardens.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
The murky days of walled gardens and numbers being kept hidden from even the most in-the-know producers appear behind us, and Ted Sarandos was in the English capital to beat this particular drum.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2024
Verb
Install Fencing Encircling your lawn or garden with a sturdy fence made of hardware cloth, chicken wire, cement, or wood can exclude opossums and protect your produce.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2024
They are not allowed to dig deeper than 1.5 feet when gardening in their yard, a small oasis in the always buzzing city center.
—Demetrios Ioannou, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
Adjective
Wilma was a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church, and a member of many social, civic and garden groups.
—Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 8 Feb. 2018
Garden categories include vegetables, fruit, flowers and miscellaneous items such as gourds, pumpkins and sunflowers.
—Courant Community, 29 Aug. 2017
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garden
1 of 3 noun
gar·den
ˈgärd-ᵊn 
1
: a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables are grown
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
garden
2 of 3 verb
gardened; gardening
ˈgärd-niŋ
-ᵊn-iŋ
1
: to lay out or work in a garden
2
: to make into a garden
garden
3 of 3 adjective1
: of, relating to, used in, or frequenting gardens
2
: of a kind grown under cultivation especially in the open
garden plants
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